Record
Pts
Div. Rank
G/G
GA/G
PP%
PK%
Minnesota Wild
(34-35-11)
79
4th Northwest
2.05 (30)
2.65 (14)
15.1% (26)
81.5% (19)
Chicago Blackhawks
(44-26-10)
98
4th Central
2.98 (5)
2.85 (23)
15.7% (23)
78.2%(28)
Minnesota Wild
Top 5 Scorers:
G
A
Pts
1. #15 Dany Heatley
23
28
51
2. #21 Kyle Brodziak
22
22
44
3. #9 Mikko Koivu
12
31
43
4. #10 Devin Setoguchi
19
17
36
5. #7 Matt Cullen
14
21
35
Top 3 Penalty Minutes:
PIM
1. #22 Cal Clutterbuck
97
2. #21 Kyle Brodziak
66
3. #4 Clayton Stoner
62
Goaltenders:
GAA
SV%
1. #32 Niklas Backstrom (19-17-8)
2.40
.921
2. #37 Josh Harding (12-12-4)
2.68
.916
3. #31 Matt Hackett (3-6-0)
2.37
.922
Chicago Blackhawks
Top 5 Scorers:
G
A
Pts
1. #81 Marian Hossa
29
48
77
2. #10 Patrick Sharp
33
34
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PLAYERS:
Dany Heatley,
Kyle Brodziak,
Mikko Koivu,
Devin Setoguchi,
Matt Cullen,
Cal Clutterbuck,
Clayton Stoner,
Niklas Backstrom,
Josh Harding,
Marian Hossa,
Patrick Sharp,
Patrick Kane,
Jonathan Toews,
Viktor Stalberg,
Jamal Mayers,
Daniel Carcillo,
Brandon Bollig,
Corey Crawford,
Ray Emery,
Steven Kampfer,
Mike Lundin,
Guillaume Latendresse,
Pierre-Marc Bouchard,
Matt Kassian,
Jared Spurgeon,
Dave Bolland,
Steve Montador,
Andrew Brunette,
Sami Lepisto
TEAMS: Minnesota Wild, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins
TEAMS: Minnesota Wild, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins
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