GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: MINNESOTA (11-11) at NASHVILLE (11-10)

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

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NASHVILLE 2 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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NASHVILLE 2 15:48 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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NASHVILLE 2 11:37 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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NASHVILLE 3
3RD PRD: NAS - VERNON FIDDLER 6 (ALEXANDER RADULOV) 10:16</div>

 

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NASHVILLE 3 7:37 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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NASHVILLE 3 4:00 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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NASHVILLE 3
3RD PRD: MIN - BRANKO RADIVOJEVIC 2 (DOMINIC MOORE, MARTIN SKOULA)
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NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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MINNESOTA 2 1 1 4
NASHVILLE 2 0 1 3 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: MIN - AARON VOROS 3 (BRENT BURNS, MATT FOY) 11:08
NAS - (PP) MARTIN ERAT 7 (VILLE KOISTINEN, RYAN SUTER) 12:49
NAS - MARTIN GELINAS 2 (GREG ZANON) 13:12
MIN - MATT FOY 2 (JAMES SHEPPARD) 14:50
2ND PRD: MIN - MARIAN GABORIK 8 (MARK PARRISH, DOMINIC MOORE) 18:49
3RD PRD: NAS - VERNON FIDDLER 6 (ALEXANDER RADULOV) 10:16
MIN - BRANKO RADIVOJEVIC 2 (DOMINIC MOORE, MARTIN SKOULA)
18:07

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: MIN - 0 OF 1, NAS - 1 OF 3.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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MIN 11 6 8 25
NAS 15 15 13 43

GOALIES: MIN - NIKLAS BACKSTROM
NAS - CHRIS MASON

OFFICIALS: REF - KELLY SUTHERLAND, MIKE HASENFRATZ
LIN - DON HENDERSON, SCOTT DRISCOLL

ATT: 12,639</div>

 

NHL: MINNESOTA at NASHVILLE

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Minnesota 2 1 1 --4
Nashville 2 0 1 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Minnesota, Aaron Voros 3 (Brent Burns, Matt
Foy), 11:08. 2, Nashville, Martin Erat 7 (power play) (Ville
Koistinen, Ryan Suter), 12:49. 3, Nashville, Martin Gelinas 2 (Greg
Zanon), 13:12. 4, Minnesota, Matt Foy 2 (James Sheppard), 14:50.
Penalties: M Skoula, Min (delay of game), 5:35; M Foy, Min (holding),
11:16; J Tootoo, Nas (unsportsmanlike cond), 20:00.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Minnesota, Marian Gaborik 8 (Mark Parrish,
Dominic Moore), 18:49. Penalties: T Fedoruk, Min (holding), 15:05.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Nashville, Vernon Fiddler 6 (Alexander
Radulov), 10:16. 7, Minnesota, Branko Radivojevic 2 (Dominic Moore,
Martin Skoula), 18:07. Penalties: T Fedoruk, Min (roughing), 6:27; R
Suter, Nas (roughing), 6:27.

Shots on goal:
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Minnesota 11 6 8 --25
Nashville 15 15 13 --43
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Power-play Conversions: Minnesota - 0 of 1, Nashville - 1 of 3.
Goalies : Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom (43 shots, 40 saves; record:
9-4-1). Nashville, Chris Mason (25 shots, 21 saves; record: 7-9-2). A:
12,639. Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Mike Hasenfratz. Linesmen: Don
Henderson, Scott Driscoll.</div>

 

By Jim Diamond
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - Branko Radivojevic celebratedhis 27th birthday in style.


The Czech Republic native scored the eventual game-winning goalwith 1:53 remaining in the third period as the Minnesota Wilddefeated the Nashville Predators, 4-3, on Saturday night.

Radivojevic wristed a shot from the right faceoff circle whichbeat Chris Mason high to the glove side for his second goal ofthe season.


Aaron Voros scored the game's first goal at 11:08 of the openingperiod.


Positioned in front of the net, Voros was able to deflect aBrent Burns shot from the top of the right faceoff circle byMason's glove.


The Predators answered with two goals in a 23-second span byMartin Erat and Martin Gelinas.


Erat scored a power-play goal on a one-timer from the top of theright circle off of a pass from Ville Koistinen.


Gelinas intercepted a shot by defenseman Greg Zanon and slid abackhand by goaltender Niklas Backstrom.


Foy's goal at 14:16 of the first period tied the game at 2-2.

James Sheppard slid a cross-ice pass to Foy at the left of theNashville goal. Foy redirected the puck between Mason's padsfor his second goal of the season.


Despite being outshot, 15-6, in the second period, the Wildscored the only goal of the period.


Mark Parrish carried the puck into the Nashville zone on theright side. From the right faceoff dot, Parrish slid across-ice pass to Marian Gaborik. With his feet below the goalline, Gaborik was able to tap the puck in for his eighth goal ofthe season.


Vernon Fiddler tied the game, 3-3, midway through the thirdperiod.


Alexander Radulov forced a turnover inside the Minnesota zone,and slid a pass to Fiddler right in front of Backstrom. Fiddlerredirected the puck low to Backstrom's stick side for his sixthgoal of the season.


Backstrom finished with 40 saves, while Mason stopped 21 shots.

 

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Minnesota 2 1 1 --4
Nashville 2 0 1 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Minnesota, Aaron Voros 3 (Brent Burns, Matt
Foy), 11:08. 2, Nashville, Martin Erat 7 (power play) (Ville
Koistinen, Ryan Suter), 12:49. 3, Nashville, Martin Gelinas 2 (Greg
Zanon), 13:12. 4, Minnesota, Matt Foy 2 (James Sheppard), 14:16.
Penalties: M Skoula, Min (delay of game), 5:35; M Foy, Min (holding),
11:16; J Tootoo, Nas (unsportsmanlike cond), 20:00.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Minnesota, Marian Gaborik 8 (Mark Parrish,
Dominic Moore), 18:49. Penalties: T Fedoruk, Min (holding), 15:05.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Nashville, Vernon Fiddler 6 (Alexander
Radulov), 10:16. 7, Minnesota, Branko Radivojevic 2 (Dominic Moore,
Stephane Veilleux), 18:07. Penalties: T Fedoruk, Min (roughing),
6:27; R Suter, Nas (roughing), 6:27.

Shots on goal:
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Minnesota 11 6 8 --25
Nashville 15 15 13 --43
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Power-play Conversions: Minnesota - 0 of 1, Nashville - 1 of 3.
Goalies : Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom (43 shots, 40 saves; record:
9-4-1). Nashville, Chris Mason (25 shots, 21 saves; record: 7-9-2). A:
12,639. Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Mike Hasenfratz. Linesmen: Don
Henderson, Scott Driscoll.</div>

 

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MINNESOTA 2 1 1 --4
NASHVILLE 2 0 1 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Minnesota, Aaron Voros 3 (Brent Burns, Matt
Foy), 11:08. 2, Nashville, Martin Erat 7 (power play) (Ville
Koistinen, Ryan Suter), 12:49. 3, Nashville, Martin Gelinas 2 (Greg
Zanon), 13:12. 4, Minnesota, Matt Foy 2 (James Sheppard), 14:16.
Penalties: M Skoula, Min (delay of game), 5:35; M Foy, Min (holding),
11:16; J Tootoo, Nas (unsportsmanlike cond), 20:00.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Minnesota, Marian Gaborik 8 (Mark Parrish,
Dominic Moore), 18:49. Penalties: T Fedoruk, Min (holding), 15:05.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 6, Nashville, Vernon Fiddler 6 (Alexander
Radulov), 10:16. 7, Minnesota, Branko Radivojevic 2 (Dominic Moore,
Stephane Veilleux), 18:07. Penalties: T Fedoruk, Min (roughing),
6:27; R Suter, Nas (roughing), 6:27.

Shots on goal:
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MINNESOTA 11 6 8 --25
NASHVILLE 15 15 13 --43
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Power-play Conversions: MIN - 0 of 1, NAS - 1 of 3. Goalies :
Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom (43 shots, 40 saves; record: 9-4-1).
Nashville, Chris Mason (25 shots, 21 saves; record: 7-9-2). A: 12,639.
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Mike Hasenfratz. Linesmen: Don Henderson,
Scott Driscoll.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

MINNESOTA NASHVILLE
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
M Gaborik 1 0 +1 2 M Erat 1 0 even 4
B Rolston 0 0 even 5 D Legwand 0 0 even 2
D Moore 0 2 +2 2 S Nichol 0 0 +1 2
S Veilleux 0 1 +1 3 R Bonk 0 0 -3 2
M Parrish 0 1 +1 1 J Arnott 0 0 even 4
E Belanger 0 0 even 1 D Hamhuis 0 0 even 2
K Foster 0 0 -1 0 R Suter 0 1 -3 1
K Carney 0 0 +3 0 J Tootoo 0 0 +1 3
M Skoula 0 0 even 1 M Gelinas 1 0 +1 4
A Voros 1 0 +2 1 J Smithson 0 0 -3 2
K Johnsson 0 0 +1 0 V Fiddler 1 0 even 1
N Schultz 0 0 even 0 V Koistinen 0 1 -2 1
J Sheppard 0 1 even 0 J Ortmeyer 0 0 -3 3
B Burns 0 1 +1 1 A Radulov 0 1 even 2
M Foy 1 1 +1 3 G Zanon 0 1 +1 1
T Fedoruk 0 0 -2 0 S Weber 0 0 -2 6
B Radivojevic 1 0 even 3 G de Vries 0 0 +2 0
P Bouchard 0 0 even 2 J Dumont 0 0 even 3
S Hill HEALTHY D Hordichuk HEALTHY
D Boogaard HEALTHY M Zidlicky BACK INJURY
J Harding HEAD INJURY</div>

 

By Jim Diamond
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - Branko Radivojevic celebratedhis 27th birthday in style.


The Czech Republic native scored the eventual game-winning goalwith 1:53 remaining in the third period as the Minnesota Wilddefeated the Nashville Predators, 4-3, on Saturday night.

Radivojevic wristed a shot from the right faceoff circle whichbeat Chris Mason high to the glove side for his second goal ofthe season.


"They are a really good transition team," Mason said. "Theywait in the neutral zone for you to turn it over or be out ofposition, and then they just go."


Radivojevic was a healthy scratch in Friday's loss to Columbusafter playing 103 straight games for the Wild.


"It feels really good to get that game-winning goal, especiallyafter being a healthy scratch last night," Radivojevic said.

"I went for the top shelf, but I didn't see what (Mason) wasdoing because I lost the puck a little bit."


"We came back twice within the game, and then you want to takeit to overtime at least to get that one point," Nashville coachBarry Trotz said. "They came down, we gave him a little toomuch space, and they scored."


Aaron Voros scored the game's first goal at 11:08 of the openingperiod.


Positioned in front of the net, Voros was able to deflect aBrent Burns shot from the top of the right faceoff circle byMason's glove.


The Predators answered with two goals in a 23-second span byMartin Erat and Martin Gelinas.


Erat scored a power-play goal on a one-timer from the top of theright circle off of a pass from Ville Koistinen.


Gelinas intercepted a shot by defenseman Greg Zanon and slid abackhand by goaltender Niklas Backstrom.


"At the start, I didn't like (Backstrom) that much," Minnesotacoach Jacques Lemaire said. "After that, especially in thethird, he was great."


Foy's goal at 14:16 of the first period tied the game at 2-2.

James Sheppard slid a cross-ice pass to Foy at the left of theNashville goal. Foy redirected the puck between Mason's padsfor his second goal of the season.


"Sheppard made a great pass, and I just got a stick on it and itwent through Mason's legs," Sheppard said.


Despite being outshot, 15-6, in the second period, the Wildscored the only goal of the period.


Mark Parrish carried the puck into the Nashville zone on theright side. From the right faceoff dot, Parrish slid across-ice pass to Marian Gaborik. With his feet below the goalline, Gaborik was able to tap the puck in for his eighth goal ofthe season.


Vernon Fiddler tied the game, 3-3, midway through the thirdperiod.


Alexander Radulov forced a turnover inside the Minnesota zone,and slid a pass to Fiddler right in front of Backstrom. Fiddlerredirected the puck low to Backstrom's stick side for his sixthgoal of the season.


Backstrom finished with 40 saves, while Mason stopped 21 shots.

"It's tough when you give up two goals in the first period,"Backstrom said. "It's great to get a win here, but the biggestthing is to keep playing like this so we don't go up and down."

 

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MINNESOTA 4
NASHVILLE 3</div>