PLAYERS:
Dany Heatley,
Mikko Koivu,
Matt Cullen,
Kyle Brodziak,
Pierre-Marc Bouchard,
Brad Staubitz,
Cal Clutterbuck,
Niklas Backstrom,
Josh Harding,
Martin Erat,
Shea Weber,
David Legwand,
Craig Smith,
Mike Fisher,
Jordin Tootoo,
Brian McGrattan,
Jerred Smithson,
Pekka Rinne,
Anders Lindback,
Devin Setoguchi,
Guillaume Latendresse,
Marek Zidlicky,
Mike Lundin,
Jarod Palmer,
Francis Bouillon
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild
TEAMS: Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild
Record
Pts
Div. Rank
G/G
GA/G
PP%
PK%
Minnesota Wild
(24-18-7)
55
2nd Northwest
2.24 (29)
2.47 (8)
14.6% (23)
82.9% (14)
Nashville Predators
(30-16-4)
64
3rd Central
2.74 (12)
2.52 (9)
22.5% (2)
83.1% (12)
Minnesota Wild
Top 5 Scorers:
G
A
Pts
1. #15 Dany Heatley
15
19
34
2. #9 Mikko Koivu
9
24
33
3. #7 Matt Cullen
11
16
27
4. #21 Kyle Brodziak
13
13
26
5. #96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard
9
13
22
Top 3 Penalty Minutes:
PIM
1. #16 Brad Staubitz
73
2. #22 Cal Clutterbuck
58
3. #21 Kyle Brodziak
43
Goaltenders:
GAA
SV%
1. #32 Niklas Backstrom (13-12-4)
2.43
.921
2. #37 Josh Harding (9-6-3)
2.42
.925
3. #31 Matt Hackett (2-0-0)
0.85
.977
Nashville Predators
Top 5 Scorers:
G
A
Pts
1. #10 Martin Erat
11
24
35
2. #6 Shea Weber
10
24
34
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