NHL: EDMONTON at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 1 MINNESOTA 5 2ND PRD: MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 2 (KIM JOHNSSON, MARTIN SKOULA) 14:59</div>
NHL: EDMONTON at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">NHL EDMONTON 2 MINNESOTA 5 2ND PRD: EDM - SHAWN HORCOFF 5 (ROBERT NILSSON, DUSTIN PENNER) 15:24</div>
NHL: EDMONTON at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- EDMONTON 0 2 2 MINNESOTA 3 2 5 END OF THE 2ND GOAL SCORING: 1ST PRD: MIN - (PP) MARK PARRISH 5 (PETTERI NUMMELIN, MIKKO KOIVU) 4:55 MIN - (PP) PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 4 (MIKKO KOIVU, ERIC BELANGER) 18:57 MIN - (PP) KURTIS FOSTER 1 (PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD) 19:08 2ND PRD: MIN - (PP) MARK PARRISH 6 (KURTIS FOSTER, PETTERI NUMMELIN) 3:21 EDM - (PP) DUSTIN PENNER 3 (ALES HEMSKY, JARRET STOLL) 13:57 MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 2 (KIM JOHNSSON, MARTIN SKOULA) 14:59 EDM - SHAWN HORCOFF 5 (ROBERT NILSSON, DUSTIN PENNER) 15:24 SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- EDM 5 10 15 MIN 8 12 20 GOALIES: EDM - DWAYNE ROLOSON MIN - NIKLAS BACKSTROM</div>
NHL: EDMONTON at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">------------------------------ Edmonton 0 2 --2 Minnesota 3 2 --5 ------------------------------ FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Minnesota, Mark Parrish 5 (power play) (Petteri Nummelin, Mikko Koivu), 4:55. 2, Minnesota, Pierre-Marc Bouchard 4 (power play) (Mikko Koivu, Eric Belanger), 18:57. 3, Minnesota, Kurtis Foster 1 (power play) (Pierre-Marc Bouchard), 19:08. Penalties: R Nilsson, Edm (hooking), 4:13; K Johnsson, Min (interference), 5:43; J Stoll, Edm (interference), 6:30; S Staios, Edm (delay of game), 8:16; E Belanger, Min (holding), 12:55; D Grebeshkov, Edm (hooking), 17:19; D Tarnstrom, Edm (hooking), 18:57. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Minnesota, Mark Parrish 6 (power play) (Kurtis Foster, Petteri Nummelin), 3:21. 5, Edmonton, Dustin Penner 3 (power play) (Ales Hemsky, Jarret Stoll), 13:57. 6, Minnesota, Stephane Veilleux 2 (Kim Johnsson, Martin Skoula), 14:59. 7, Edmonton, Shawn Horcoff 5 (Robert Nilsson, Dustin Penner), 15:24. Penalties: Z Stortini, Edm (interference), 2:16; K Carney, Min (hooking), 4:41; A Hemsky, Edm (high sticking), 6:57; A Cogliano, Edm (hooking), 10:23. Shots on goal: ---------------------------------- Edmonton 5 10 --15 Minnesota 8 12 --20 ---------------------------------- Goalies : Edmonton, Dwayne Roloson (8 shots, 5 saves), Mathieu Garon (start of 2nd period, 12, 10). Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom (15 shots, 13 saves). Referees: Kevin Pollock, Steve Kozari. Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Ryan Galloway.</div>
NHL: EDMONTON at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- EDMONTON 0 2 0 2 MINNESOTA 3 2 0 5 FINAL GOAL SCORING: 1ST PRD: MIN - (PP) MARK PARRISH 5 (PETTERI NUMMELIN, MIKKO KOIVU) 4:55 MIN - (PP) PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 4 (MIKKO KOIVU, ERIC BELANGER) 18:57 MIN - (PP) KURTIS FOSTER 1 (PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD) 19:08 2ND PRD: MIN - (PP) MARK PARRISH 6 (KURTIS FOSTER, PETTERI NUMMELIN) 3:21 EDM - (PP) DUSTIN PENNER 3 (ALES HEMSKY, JARRET STOLL) 13:57 MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 2 (MIKKO KOIVU, KIM JOHNSSON) 14:59 EDM - SHAWN HORCOFF 5 (ROBERT NILSSON, DUSTIN PENNER) 15:24 3RD PRD: NONE POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: EDM - 4 OF 10, MIN - 1 OF 6. SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- EDM 5 10 9 24 MIN 8 12 6 26 GOALIES: EDM - DWAYNE ROLOSON, MATHIEU GARON (2ND) MIN - NIKLAS BACKSTROM OFFICIALS: REF - KEVIN POLLOCK, STEVE KOZARI LIN - JONNY MURRAY, RYAN GALLOWAY ATT: 18,568</div>
NHL: EDMONTON at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">------------------------------------ Edmonton 0 2 0 --2 Minnesota 3 2 0 --5 ------------------------------------ FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Minnesota, Mark Parrish 5 (power play) (Petteri Nummelin, Mikko Koivu), 4:55. 2, Minnesota, Pierre-Marc Bouchard 4 (power play) (Mikko Koivu, Eric Belanger), 18:57. 3, Minnesota, Kurtis Foster 1 (power play) (Pierre-Marc Bouchard), 19:08. Penalties: R Nilsson, Edm (hooking), 4:13; K Johnsson, Min (interference), 5:43; J Stoll, Edm (interference), 6:30; S Staios, Edm (delay of game), 8:16; E Belanger, Min (holding), 12:55; D Grebeshkov, Edm (hooking), 17:19; D Tarnstrom, Edm (hooking), 18:57. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Minnesota, Mark Parrish 6 (power play) (Kurtis Foster, Petteri Nummelin), 3:21. 5, Edmonton, Dustin Penner 3 (power play) (Ales Hemsky, Jarret Stoll), 13:57. 6, Minnesota, Stephane Veilleux 2 (Mikko Koivu, Kim Johnsson), 14:59. 7, Edmonton, Shawn Horcoff 5 (Robert Nilsson, Dustin Penner), 15:24. Penalties: Z Stortini, Edm (interference), 2:16; K Carney, Min (hooking), 4:41; A Hemsky, Edm (high sticking), 6:57; A Cogliano, Edm (hooking), 10:23. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: S Veilleux, Min (hooking), 0:24; K Carney, Min (hooking), 3:30; J Stoll, Edm (hooking), 7:42; D Grebeshkov, Edm (hooking), 14:27; B Rolston, Min (holding), 15:22. Shots on goal: --------------------------------------- Edmonton 5 10 9 --24 Minnesota 8 12 6 --26 --------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: Edmonton - 1 of 6, Minnesota - 4 of 10. Goalies : Edmonton, Dwayne Roloson (8 shots, 5 saves; record: 3-8-0), Mathieu Garon (start of 2nd period, 18, 16). Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom (24 shots, 22 saves; record: 7-1-1). A: 18,568. Referees: Kevin Pollock, Steve Kozari. Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Ryan Galloway.</div>
NHL: EDMONTON at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- EDMONTON 0 2 0 2 MINNESOTA 3 2 0 5 FINAL GOAL SCORING: 1ST PRD: MIN - (PP) MARK PARRISH 5 (PETTERI NUMMELIN, MIKKO KOIVU) 4:55 MIN - (PP) PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD 4 (MIKKO KOIVU, ERIC BELANGER) 18:57 MIN - (PP) KURTIS FOSTER 1 (PIERRE-MARC BOUCHARD) 19:08 2ND PRD: MIN - (PP) MARK PARRISH 6 (KURTIS FOSTER, PETTERI NUMMELIN) 3:21 EDM - (PP) DUSTIN PENNER 3 (ALES HEMSKY, JARRET STOLL) 13:57 MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 2 (MIKKO KOIVU, KIM JOHNSSON) 14:59 EDM - SHAWN HORCOFF 5 (ROBERT NILSSON, DUSTIN PENNER) 15:24 3RD PRD: NONE POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: EDM - 1 OF 6, MIN - 4 OF 10. SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- EDM 5 10 9 24 MIN 8 12 6 26 GOALIES: EDM - DWAYNE ROLOSON, MATHIEU GARON (2ND) MIN - NIKLAS BACKSTROM OFFICIALS: REF - KEVIN POLLOCK, STEVE KOZARI LIN - JONNY MURRAY, RYAN GALLOWAY ATT: 18,568</div>
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Wild enteredMonday's contest against the Edmonton Oilers with the sixthworst power-play unit in the league and without arguably theirtwo best forwards. That didn't matter. Mark Parrish scored two power-play goals and the Wild convertedon 4-of-10 opportunities with an extra skater - including threein the first period - to top the Oilers, 5-2, for their secondstraight victory. Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Kurtis Foster added a goal and anassist apiece for Minnesota and goaltender Niklas Backstrom made22 saves to improve to 6-0-0 in his career against Edmonton. The Wild took the lead for good early in this one, with Parrishputting home the first of three first period power-play goals at4:55 on a laser cross-ice pass from Petteri Nummelin with MikkoKoivu also registering an assist. Bouchard scored his goal at 18:57 and Foster put home aone-timer 11 seconds later to make the score 3-0 and tie afranchise record with three power-play tallies in a period. Itwas enough to convince Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish to liftformer Wild goaltender Dwayne Roloson from net to start thesecond frame. But Minnesota treated Mathieu Garon just as rudely, with Parrishscoring the Wild's fourth power-play goal at 3:21 of the secondperiod. Backstrom had his bid for a fourth career shutout againstEdmonton spoiled at 5:18 of the second, when Dustin Pennerscored on assists from Ales Hemsky and Jarret Stoll. Backstromentered with a 0.40 goals-against average and .982 savepercentage against the Oilers. The teams then traded even-strength goals, with StephaneVeilleux giving Minnesota a 5-1 lead at 14:59 and Shawn Horcoffcutting the deficit back to three 25 seconds later. The Wild fell one power-play goal short of tying its single-gamefranchise record, but did improve its power play percentagefrom 14 to 19 percent. Edmonton, which entered the game deadlast with a 5.6 percent power play conversion rate, went 1-for-5with an extra skater. The Oilers lost for the fourth straight time at Xcel EnergyCenter and fell to 1-6 against Northwest Division opponents thisseason. Edmonton has lost seven of its last eight gamesagainst the Wild, but did break a three-game scoreless droughtin St. Paul. The Oilers had scored just three goals in theirprevious five games in Minnesota. Koivu notched three assists for the Wild to give him ateam-leading 10 this season.
By Anthony Maggio PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Ticker) -- The Minnesota Wild enteredMonday's contest against the Edmonton Oilers with the sixthworst power-play unit in the league and without arguably theirtwo best forwards. That didn't matter. Mark Parrish scored two power-play goals and the Wild convertedon 4-of-10 opportunities with an extra skater - including threein the first period - to top the Oilers, 5-2, for their secondstraight victory. Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Kurtis Foster added a goal and anassist apiece for Minnesota and goaltender Niklas Backstrom made22 saves to improve to 6-0-0 in his career against Edmonton. The Wild took the lead for good early in this one, with Parrishputting home the first of three first period power-play goals at4:55 on a laser cross-ice pass from Petteri Nummelin with MikkoKoivu also registering an assist. Bouchard scored his goal at 18:57 and Foster put home aone-timer 11 seconds later to make the score 3-0 and tie afranchise record with three power-play tallies in a period. Itwas enough to convince Edmonton coach Craig MacTavish to liftformer Wild goaltender Dwayne Roloson from net to start thesecond frame. But Minnesota treated Mathieu Garon just as rudely, with Parrishscoring the Wild's fourth power-play goal at 3:21 of the secondperiod. Backstrom had his bid for a fourth career shutout againstEdmonton spoiled at 5:18 of the second, when Dustin Pennerscored on assists from Ales Hemsky and Jarret Stoll. Backstromentered with a 0.40 goals-against average and .982 savepercentage against the Oilers. The teams then traded even-strength goals, with StephaneVeilleux giving Minnesota a 5-1 lead at 14:59 and Shawn Horcoffcutting the deficit back to three 25 seconds later. The Wild fell one power-play goal short of tying its single-gamefranchise record, but did improve its power play percentagefrom 14 to 19 percent. Edmonton, which entered the game deadlast with a 5.6 percent power play conversion rate, went 1-for-5with an extra skater. The Oilers lost for the fourth straight time at Xcel EnergyCenter and fell to 1-6 against Northwest Division opponents thisseason. Edmonton has lost seven of its last eight gamesagainst the Wild, but did break a three-game scoreless droughtin St. Paul. The Oilers had scored just three goals in theirprevious five games in Minnesota. Koivu notched three assists for the Wild to give him ateam-leading 10 this season.
NHL: EDMONTON at MINNESOTA <div class="pre">------------------------------------ Edmonton 0 2 0 --2 Minnesota 3 2 0 --5 ------------------------------------ FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Minnesota, Mark Parrish 5 (power play) (Petteri Nummelin, Mikko Koivu), 4:55. 2, Minnesota, Pierre-Marc Bouchard 4 (power play) (Mikko Koivu, Eric Belanger), 18:57. 3, Minnesota, Kurtis Foster 1 (power play) (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, James Sheppard), 19:08. Penalties: R Nilsson, Edm (hooking), 4:13; K Johnsson, Min (interference), 5:43; J Stoll, Edm (interference), 6:30; S Staios, Edm (delay of game), 8:16; E Belanger, Min (holding), 12:55; D Grebeshkov, Edm (hooking), 17:19; D Tarnstrom, Edm (hooking), 18:57. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 4, Minnesota, Mark Parrish 6 (power play) (Kurtis Foster, Petteri Nummelin), 3:21. 5, Edmonton, Dustin Penner 3 (power play) (Ales Hemsky, Jarret Stoll), 5:18. 6, Minnesota, Stephane Veilleux 2 (Mikko Koivu, Kim Johnsson), 14:59. 7, Edmonton, Shawn Horcoff 5 (Robert Nilsson, Dustin Penner), 15:24. Penalties: Z Stortini, Edm (interference), 2:16; K Carney, Min (hooking), 4:41; A Hemsky, Edm (high sticking), 6:57; A Cogliano, Edm (hooking), 10:23. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: S Veilleux, Min (hooking), 0:24; K Carney, Min (hooking), 3:30; J Stoll, Edm (hooking), 7:42; D Grebeshkov, Edm (hooking), 14:27; B Rolston, Min (holding), 15:22. Shots on goal: --------------------------------------- Edmonton 5 10 9 --24 Minnesota 8 12 6 --26 --------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: Edmonton - 1 of 6, Minnesota - 4 of 10. Goalies : Edmonton, Dwayne Roloson (8 shots, 5 saves; record: 3-8-0), Mathieu Garon (start of 2nd period, 18, 16). Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom (24 shots, 22 saves; record: 7-1-1). A: 18,568. Referees: Kevin Pollock, Steve Kozari. Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Ryan Galloway.</div>
