National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Nashville 4, Minnesota 1
Friday, December 31, 2010 6:00 PM
When: 6:00 PM ET, Friday, December 31, 2010
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Chris Rooney, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Jay Sharrers
Attendance: 18285
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123T
Nashville 1124
Minnesota 0011
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Nashville 18-13-4-2 8-4-3-2 10-9-1-0 W1
Minnesota 17-15-1-4 9-9-0-2 8-6-1-2 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Minnesota Wild have a 9-9-0-2 record at home this season. The Nashville Predators have a 10-9-1-0 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Wild have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Nashville has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Predators have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Chuck Kobasew played for 15:18 during 19 shifts and scored 1 point. Chuck Kobasew had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • David Legwand played for 15:50 during 26 shifts and scored 2 points. David Legwand had 0 goals and 2 assists.
  • Minnesota had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
  • Nashville had 1 powerplay opportunity and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
Nashville   Minnesota
David Legwand 2 Points Chuck Kobasew 1
Cody Franson 1 Goals Chuck Kobasew 1
David Legwand 2 Assists Matt Cullen 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Pekka Rinne .957 Save Percentage Niklas Backstrom .933
Pekka Rinne 22 Saves Niklas Backstrom 28
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Nashville 32 4 0-1 4-4 8 27
Minnesota 23 1 0-4 1-1 2 33
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Wild have a W/L % of .471 after a win and .474 after a loss.
  • Nashville will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Predators have a W/L % of .647 after a win and .316 after a loss.