PLAYERS:
Dany Heatley,
Mikko Koivu,
Matt Cullen,
Kyle Brodziak,
Pierre-Marc Bouchard,
Brad Staubitz,
Cal Clutterbuck,
Clayton Stoner,
Niklas Backstrom,
Josh Harding,
Jamie Benn,
Loui Eriksson,
Michael Ryder,
Mike Ribeiro,
Steve Ott,
Sheldon Souray,
Kari Lehtonen,
Richard Bachman,
Andrew Raycroft,
Casey Wellman,
Sidney Crosby,
Guillaume Latendresse,
Michael Russo,
Jarod Palmer
TEAMS: Minnesota Wild, Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers
TEAMS: Minnesota Wild, Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers
Record
Pts
Div. Rank
G/G
GA/G
PP%
PK%
Minnesota Wild
(25-19-7)
57
2nd Northwest
2.26 (28)
2.47 (8)
15.1% (23)
83.0% (13)
Dallas Stars
(26-22-2)
54
3rd Pacific
2.62 (14)
2.82 (18)
14.5% (24)
81.8% (17)
Minnesota Wild
Top 5 Scorers:
G
A
Pts
1. #15 Dany Heatley
17
21
38
2. #9 Mikko Koivu
9
24
33
3. #7 Matt Cullen
11
18
29
4. #21 Kyle Brodziak
14
14
28
5. #96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard
9
13
22
Top 3 Penalty Minutes:
PIM
1. #16 Brad Staubitz
73
2. #22 Cal Clutterbuck
60
3. #4 Clayton Stoner
47
Goaltenders:
GAA
SV%
1. #32 Niklas Backstrom (13-12-4)
2.43
.921
2. #37 Josh Harding (9-7-3)
2.55
.920
3. #31 Matt Hackett (2-0-0)
0.85
.977
Dallas Stars
Top 5 Scorers:
G
A
Pts
1. #14 Jamie Benn
15
31
46
2. #21 Loui Eriksson
17
27
44
3. #73 Michael Ryd...
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