Zucker's 2 goals lead Wild over Predators 4-2

Play

Minnesota Wild

46-27-8 

 

 

 

 

4

Final

2

 

 

 

 

Nashville Predators

47-24-10 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	T
MIN	0	2	2	4
NSH	2	0	0	2

Pominville (Wild - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Forsberg (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Scandella (Wild - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

• Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Minnesota's record-breaking success on the road continues.
Jason Pominville scored with 2:03 remaining in regulation to give the Wild a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.
Jason Zucker scored twice and Marco Scandella had the other goal for Minnesota, which extended its franchise-record road winning streak to 12 games.
"We were better as the game went on," Pominville said. "We controlled more of the play in the second period. Guys kind of calmed down and made more plays."
Filip Forsberg and Seth Jones had the goals for Nashville, loser of the last five games. When St. Louis beat Chicago, it meant the Predators can't win the Central Division, which belongs to the Blues. Nashville will finish in the No. 2 spot in the Central and hold home-ice advantage in the first round against either Chicago or Minnesota.
"We came out and were able to score a couple of goals right away, but then the first period, the remainder of time after that, we sat back too much and that continued on into the second period," Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said. "You could kind of see it coming and we couldn't stop it."
Goaltender Darcy Kuemper saw his first action in the NHL since Jan. 20.
After starting 39 consecutive games, Devan Dubnyk finally got a rest Thursday. Having a playoff spot clinched, the Wild also did not dress their top three goal scorers: Zach Parise, Nino Niederreiter, and Thomas Vanek.
"We had a lot of guys out tonight and everyone just kind of stepped up," Kuemper said. "We stuck with it right to the end. Early deficit and we just kind of chipped away at it."
Kuemper made 32 saves.
"When we needed him most, that's when he was at his best, that's for sure," Minnesota coach Mike Yeo said. "We've never lost confidence in him."
Late in the third with the game tied 2-2, Jared Spurgeon sent a pass from the right point to Pominville in the high slot. He fired a slap shot past Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne on the stick side.
Forsberg scored the game's first goal 2:58 in with a slap shot from above the right faceoff circle that beat Kuemper high to the far side. Jones made it 2-0 with a wrist shot from the right point through traffic.
Forsberg leads Nashville with 25 goals on the season.
Minnesota answered back with two goals in 31 seconds late in the second period.
Zucker scored a power-play goal when Justin Fontaine had the puck in the left corner and whipped a pass to Zucker all alone in front.
After missing 29 games with a broken clavicle, Zucker has three goals in two games since returning to the lineup.
Scandella followed with a wrist shot from the right goal post that beat Rinne high to the far side just underneath the crossbar.
"It's not good enough," Nashville captain Shea Weber said. "We have to look at ourselves in the mirror and realize what it's going to take to win, especially going forward here. Maybe it's a good wakeup call so we can realize we're not playing good enough hockey going into the playoffs."
Zucker added an empty-net goal with a minute remaining in the match.
Game notes
Nashville D Cody Franson played his 400th career NHL game. ... Predators C Mike Fisher missed the game with a lower-body injury. After missing the first 21 games of the season with an Achilles tendon injury, Fisher played in 59 straight games. . The road team won all five games played between in the season series.

Final

Series (Game 5 of 5)

Wild 4

(46-27-8, 100 pts)

Predators 2

(47-24-10, 104 pts)

8:00PM,EDT,April 9,2015
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee

	1	2	3	T
MIN	0	2	2	4
NSH	2	0	0	2

J. Pominville (Wild - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
F. Forsberg (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
M. Scandella (Wild - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Nashville	Start of 1st period
0:00	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in neutral zone
0:21	Nashville	Gabriel Bourque credited with hit on Jared Spurgeon in offensive zone
0:39	Nashville	Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 58 ft)
0:40	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
0:40	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone
1:09	Nashville	Ryan Ellis shot blocked by Jordan Schroeder
1:16	Nashville	Cody Franson credited with hit on Matt Cooke in defensive zone
1:30	Nashville	Giveaway by Seth Jones in neutral zone
1:42	Minnesota	Sean Bergenheim credited with hit on Seth Jones in offensive zone
2:26	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
2:26	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone
2:42	Minnesota	Ryan Carter credited with hit on Cody Franson in offensive zone
2:52	Minnesota	Giveaway by Jason Zucker in neutral zone
2:58	Nashville	Goal scored by Filip Forsberg(Slapshot 40 ft)
2:58	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in neutral zone
3:29	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Chris Stewart saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 50 ft)
3:48	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck Frozen
3:48	Nashville	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
4:30	Nashville	Viktor Stalberg credited with hit on Mikael Granlund in offensive zone
5:20	Nashville	Stoppage - Icing
5:20	Nashville	Colin Wilson won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in defensive zone
5:41	Nashville	Shot missed by Ryan Ellis, Wide of Net(Slapshot 53 ft)
5:48	Nashville	Shot on goal by Ryan Ellis saved by Darcy Kuemper(Slapshot 41 ft)
5:49	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:49	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in offensive zone
5:52	Nashville	Shot on goal by Ryan Ellis saved by Darcy Kuemper(Slapshot 40 ft)
6:12	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
6:12	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
6:21	Nashville	Shot missed by Gabriel Bourque, Over Net(Snap 18 ft)
6:28	Nashville	Stoppage - Icing
6:28	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone
6:36	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 19 ft)
6:39	Nashville	Shea Weber credited with hit on Jason Zucker in defensive zone
7:19	Nashville	Takeaway by Filip Forsberg in neutral zone
7:28	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck Frozen
7:28	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Mike Santorelli in defensive zone
7:51	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck Frozen
7:51	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
7:54	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 44 ft)
7:55	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
7:55	Nashville	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
8:07	Nashville	Stoppage - Offside
8:07	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
8:21	Nashville	Giveaway by Filip Forsberg in defensive zone
8:48	Nashville	Giveaway by James Neal in defensive zone
9:01	Nashville	Giveaway by Mike Ribeiro in offensive zone
9:04	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Justin Fontaine saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 50 ft)
9:34	Minnesota	Jason Zucker credited with hit on Gabriel Bourque in defensive zone
10:20	Minnesota	Sean Bergenheim credited with hit on Mike Santorelli in defensive zone
10:29	Nashville	Goal scored by Seth Jones(Snap 47 ft) assisted by Mike Santorelli and Craig Smith
10:29	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in neutral zone
10:45	Minnesota	Marco Scandella credited with hit on Viktor Stalberg in defensive zone
11:08	Nashville	Shot on goal by Shea Weber saved by Darcy Kuemper(Slapshot 58 ft)
11:09	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
11:09	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone
11:26	Nashville	Giveaway by Filip Forsberg in defensive zone
12:01	Minnesota	Takeaway by Jordan Leopold in defensive zone
12:41	Nashville	Stoppage - Icing
12:41	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Mike Santorelli in defensive zone
12:51	Nashville	Shea Weber credited with hit on Jason Zucker in defensive zone
13:04	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Mikko Koivu saved by Pekka Rinne(Backhand 12 ft)
13:46	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
13:46	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in neutral zone
14:15	Minnesota	Matt Cooke credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in offensive zone
14:56	Minnesota	Matt Cooke shot blocked by Cody Franson
15:10	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Cody Franson
15:21	Nashville	Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Matt Cooke in defensive zone
15:22	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
15:22	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
15:44	Minnesota	penalty to Marco Scandella 2 minutes for Slashing Taylor Beck
15:44	Nashville	Power play - Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in offensive zone
15:51	Nashville	Power play - Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 30 ft)
16:00	Minnesota	Shorthanded - Matt Cooke shot blocked by Ryan Ellis
16:25	Nashville	Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Ellis saved by Darcy Kuemper(Slapshot 49 ft)
16:25	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:25	Nashville	Power play - Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in offensive zone
17:12	Nashville	Power play - Shot missed by Roman Josi, Wide of Net(Snap 33 ft)
17:20	Nashville	Power play - Shea Weber shot blocked by Matt Cooke
17:22	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck in Benches
17:22	Minnesota	Shorthanded - Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
17:40	Nashville	Power play - Takeaway by Craig Smith in neutral zone
18:11	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Sean Bergenheim saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 9 ft)
18:33	Nashville	Viktor Stalberg credited with hit on Ryan Suter in offensive zone
19:24	Minnesota	Marco Scandella credited with hit on Taylor Beck in defensive zone
19:52	Minnesota	Jordan Schroeder credited with hit on Mike Santorelli in defensive zone
20:00	Nashville	End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Nashville	Start of 2nd period
0:00	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in neutral zone
0:13	Nashville	Roman Josi credited with hit on Chris Stewart in defensive zone
0:35	Nashville	Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
0:44	Minnesota	Ryan Suter shot blocked by Paul Gaustad
1:04	Nashville	Giveaway by Shea Weber in defensive zone
1:05	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Mikael Granlund saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 15 ft)
1:29	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jonas Brodin saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 40 ft)
1:31	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:31	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
1:35	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Mathew Dumba saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 55 ft)
1:36	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:36	Nashville	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
1:52	Nashville	Shot on goal by Viktor Stalberg saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 28 ft)
1:56	Minnesota	Mathew Dumba credited with hit on Matt Cullen in defensive zone
2:01	Nashville	Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Darcy Kuemper(Slapshot 62 ft)
2:20	Nashville	Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok in neutral zone
2:21	Nashville	Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 42 ft)
2:22	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:22	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in offensive zone
2:30	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro credited with hit on Jared Spurgeon in offensive zone
2:44	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 35 ft)
3:19	Minnesota	Justin Fontaine shot blocked by Ryan Ellis
3:20	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
3:20	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Colin Wilson in offensive zone
3:41	Minnesota	Ryan Carter credited with hit on Colin Wilson in offensive zone
3:45	Nashville	Seth Jones credited with hit on Kyle Brodziak in defensive zone
4:40	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
4:40	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in neutral zone
4:57	Nashville	Giveaway by Pekka Rinne in defensive zone
4:58	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Mikko Koivu saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 11 ft)
5:51	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 47 ft)
5:52	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:52	Nashville	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
6:31	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
6:31	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
6:34	Minnesota	Matt Cooke shot blocked by Cody Franson
6:39	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Matt Cooke saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 28 ft)
6:40	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
6:40	Nashville	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
6:52	Nashville	Cody Franson credited with hit on Matt Cooke in neutral zone
7:18	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle credited with hit on Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
8:07	Nashville	Shot on goal by Shea Weber saved by Darcy Kuemper(Slapshot 54 ft)
8:08	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:08	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone
8:15	Minnesota	Giveaway by Chris Stewart in defensive zone
8:33	Minnesota	Ryan Suter credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in defensive zone
8:38	Nashville	Roman Josi shot blocked by Ryan Suter
8:40	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro shot blocked by Ryan Suter
9:07	Nashville	Takeaway by Matt Cullen in defensive zone
9:13	Nashville	Shot on goal by Viktor Stalberg saved by Darcy Kuemper(Snap 38 ft)
9:14	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:14	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone
9:25	Minnesota	Jason Pominville shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
9:35	Minnesota	Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
9:55	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Sean Bergenheim saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 10 ft)
9:56	Minnesota	Jason Pominville credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in offensive zone
10:15	Minnesota	Takeaway by Jordan Schroeder in defensive zone
10:17	Nashville	Shot on goal by Craig Smith saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 28 ft)
10:18	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
10:18	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Colin Wilson in defensive zone
10:25	Nashville	Shot missed by Colin Wilson, Wide of Net(Tip-In 16 ft)
10:41	Minnesota	Takeaway by Matt Cooke in defensive zone
10:53	Minnesota	Jordan Schroeder shot blocked by Ryan Ellis
11:02	Nashville	Shot on goal by Colin Wilson saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 47 ft)
11:08	Nashville	Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Darcy Kuemper(Snap 39 ft)
11:31	Nashville	Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Jared Spurgeon in offensive zone
11:45	Nashville	Stoppage - Offside
11:45	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in neutral zone
12:15	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Justin Fontaine saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 48 ft)
12:17	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:17	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
12:27	Nashville	Roman Josi credited with hit on Jason Zucker in defensive zone
12:48	Nashville	Stoppage - Icing
12:48	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
12:59	Nashville	Stoppage - Icing
12:59	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
13:06	Nashville	Takeaway by Roman Josi in defensive zone
13:12	Minnesota	Takeaway by Jared Spurgeon in neutral zone
13:18	Minnesota	Chris Stewart credited with hit on Shea Weber in offensive zone
13:54	Nashville	Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm in defensive zone
14:04	Minnesota	Marco Scandella credited with hit on Viktor Stalberg in defensive zone
14:18	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok credited with hit on Jason Pominville in offensive zone
14:27	Nashville	Mike Santorelli shot blocked by Marco Scandella
15:02	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Sean Bergenheim saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 41 ft)
15:12	Minnesota	Jordan Leopold shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
15:14	Nashville	penalty to Colin Wilson 2 minutes for High-sticking Charlie Coyle
15:14	Nashville	Stoppage - ; TV timeout
15:14	Minnesota	Power play - Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
15:36	Minnesota	Power play - Shot missed by Mikko Koivu, Wide of Net(Wristshot 39 ft)
15:44	Minnesota	Power play - Jason Pominville shot blocked by Paul Gaustad
16:12	Minnesota	Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 24 ft)
16:35	Minnesota	Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Suter saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 23 ft)
16:39	Minnesota	Power play - Jason Pominville shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
16:41	Minnesota	Power play - Shot missed by Chris Stewart, Wide of Net(Wristshot 9 ft)
16:50	Nashville	Shorthanded - Shot missed by Matt Cullen, Over Net(Slapshot 32 ft)
17:12	Minnesota	Power Play Goal Scored by Jason Zucker(Wristshot 16 ft) assisted by Justin Fontaine and Mathew Dumba
17:12	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
17:36	Nashville	Mattias Ekholm credited with hit on Jonas Brodin in neutral zone
17:43	Minnesota	Goal scored by Marco Scandella(Wristshot 6 ft) assisted by Matt Cooke and Jordan Schroeder
17:43	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in neutral zone
18:15	Nashville	Shot on goal by Shea Weber saved by Darcy Kuemper(Snap 56 ft)
19:27	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
19:27	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone
19:56	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Sean Bergenheim saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 6 ft)
20:00	Nashville	End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00	Nashville	Start of 3rd period
0:00	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in neutral zone
0:06	Nashville	Stoppage - Offside
0:06	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in neutral zone
0:12	Nashville	Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Chris Stewart in offensive zone
0:19	Minnesota	Chris Stewart credited with hit on Gabriel Bourque in neutral zone
0:33	Minnesota	penalty to Chris Stewart 2 minutes for Slashing Paul Gaustad
0:33	Nashville	penalty to Paul Gaustad 2 minutes for Interference Chris Stewart
0:33	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
0:54	Nashville	Takeaway by Shea Weber in neutral zone
1:06	Nashville	Takeaway by Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
1:26	Nashville	Shot missed by Seth Jones, Wide of Net(Wristshot 23 ft)
1:44	Nashville	Takeaway by Seth Jones in neutral zone
1:51	Nashville	Shot on goal by Colin Wilson saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 38 ft)
1:57	Nashville	Stoppage - Icing
1:57	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone
2:02	Nashville	Shot on goal by Shea Weber saved by Darcy Kuemper(Slapshot 64 ft)
2:03	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:03	Minnesota	Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone
2:50	Nashville	Shot on goal by Shea Weber saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 58 ft)
2:59	Minnesota	Giveaway by Chris Stewart in neutral zone
3:11	Nashville	Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 41 ft)
3:24	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak shot blocked by Ryan Ellis
3:39	Nashville	Colin Wilson shot blocked by Marco Scandella
3:53	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Marco Scandella saved by Pekka Rinne(Snap 42 ft)
3:54	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:54	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
4:23	Nashville	Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 46 ft)
4:24	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:24	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone
4:52	Minnesota	Takeaway by Sean Bergenheim in defensive zone
5:10	Nashville	Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 7 ft)
5:21	Nashville	Shot on goal by Cody Franson saved by Darcy Kuemper(Snap 46 ft)
5:22	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:22	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in offensive zone
5:28	Nashville	Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Darcy Kuemper(Slapshot 51 ft)
5:30	Nashville	Shot missed by Matt Cullen, Wide of Net(Wristshot 8 ft)
6:19	Nashville	Giveaway by Craig Smith in defensive zone
6:22	Minnesota	Kyle Brodziak shot blocked by Seth Jones
6:32	Nashville	Seth Jones credited with hit on Ryan Carter in defensive zone
7:05	Minnesota	Shot missed by Charlie Coyle, Wide of Net(Wristshot 17 ft)
8:08	Nashville	Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Darcy Kuemper(Snap 35 ft)
8:17	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
8:26	Nashville	Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Mikael Granlund
8:34	Nashville	Shot missed by Mike Ribeiro, Wide of Net(Tip-In 7 ft)
8:37	Nashville	Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 23 ft)
8:38	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
8:38	Nashville	Colin Wilson won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in offensive zone
8:41	Nashville	Ryan Ellis shot blocked by Justin Fontaine
9:08	Minnesota	Takeaway by Marco Scandella in offensive zone
9:17	Minnesota	Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Mike Santorelli
9:17	Minnesota	Giveaway by Kyle Brodziak in offensive zone
9:35	Nashville	Giveaway by Shea Weber in defensive zone
10:50	Nashville	Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm in defensive zone
11:08	Nashville	Shot on goal by Cody Franson saved by Darcy Kuemper(Snap 36 ft)
11:10	Nashville	Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 9 ft)
11:10	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
11:10	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Matt Cullen in defensive zone
11:20	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 31 ft)
11:30	Nashville	Craig Smith credited with hit on Sean Bergenheim in neutral zone
12:09	Nashville	Viktor Stalberg credited with hit on Jonas Brodin in offensive zone
12:18	Minnesota	Chris Stewart shot blocked by Shea Weber
12:37	Nashville	Stoppage - Icing
12:37	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in offensive zone
13:15	Nashville	James Neal shot blocked by Justin Fontaine
13:51	Nashville	Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 33 ft)
13:59	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Justin Fontaine saved by Pekka Rinne(Snap 42 ft)
14:00	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
14:00	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Charlie Coyle in defensive zone
15:09	Minnesota	penalty to Mikael Granlund 2 minutes for High-sticking Viktor Stalberg
15:09	Nashville	Stoppage - ; TV timeout
15:09	Minnesota	Shorthanded - Kyle Brodziak won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone
15:34	Minnesota	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Kyle Brodziak in defensive zone
15:49	Nashville	Power play - Giveaway by Mike Ribeiro in offensive zone
16:56	Nashville	Power play - Shot on goal by Gabriel Bourque saved by Darcy Kuemper(Tip-In 9 ft)
17:02	Nashville	Power play - Shea Weber shot blocked by Matt Cooke
17:04	Nashville	Stoppage - Puck in Netting
17:04	Nashville	Power play - Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in offensive zone
17:50	Minnesota	Shot on goal by Chris Stewart saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 41 ft)
17:51	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:51	Minnesota	Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
17:57	Minnesota	Goal scored by Jason Pominville(Slapshot 34 ft) assisted by Jared Spurgeon and Mikael Granlund
17:57	Minnesota	Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
18:52	Nashville	Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Darcy Kuemper(Snap 32 ft)
19:00	Minnesota	Goal scored by Jason Zucker(Wristshot 91 ft) assisted by Chris Stewart and Mikko Koivu
19:00	Nashville	Stoppage - ; Home Timeout
19:00	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in neutral zone
19:17	Nashville	Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Darcy Kuemper(Wristshot 25 ft)
19:19	Nashville	Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:19	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Kyle Brodziak in offensive zone
19:22	Nashville	Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Darcy Kuemper(Snap 40 ft)
19:37	Minnesota	Giveaway by Kyle Brodziak in defensive zone
19:55	Nashville	James Neal shot blocked by Mathew Dumba
19:59	Minnesota	Shot missed by Ryan Carter, Goalpost(Wristshot 68 ft)
20:00	Nashville	End of 3rd period
20:00	Nashville	game-end

Game Information

Arena: Bridgestone Arena Location: Nashville, Tennessee	Referees: Jean Hebert, Dan O'Rourke Linesmen: Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Attendance: 17,236 (100.7% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Minnesota   Nashville
Total Shots    27  34	PIM  6    4	Hits    16  20	Giveaways    5  12	Takeaways    7  8	Faceoffs Won  34    25

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	MIN	NSH
2:58		Filip Forsberg (25) Unassisted	0	1
10:29		Seth Jones (8) Assists: Mike Santorelli, Craig Smith	0	2
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
15:44		Marco Scandella: 2 Minutes for Slashing
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	MIN	NSH
17:12		Jason Zucker (20) (Power Play) Assists: Justin Fontaine, Matt Dumba	1	2
17:43		Marco Scandella (10) Assists: Matt Cooke, Jordan Schroeder	2	2
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
15:14		Colin Wilson: 2 Minutes for High-sticking
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	MIN	NSH
17:57		Jason Pominville (18) Assists: Jared Spurgeon, Mikael Granlund	3	2
19:00		Jason Zucker (21) Assists: Chris Stewart, Mikko Koivu	4	2
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
0:33		Paul Gaustad: 2 Minutes for Interference
0:33		Chris Stewart: 2 Minutes for Slashing
15:09		Mikael Granlund: 2 Minutes for High-sticking

Player Summary

Minnesota Wild Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % S. Bergenheim LW 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 14:17 0:00 0:00 14:17 0 0 00.0 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 22:08 0:00 1:44 20:24 0 0 00.0 K. Brodziak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17 14:52 0:00 2:11 12:41 6 8 42.9 R. Carter C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 14:08 0:00 1:37 12:31 0 0 00.0 M. Cooke LW 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 19 12:53 0:00 1:45 11:08 0 0 00.0 C. Coyle C 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 12:09 0:22 0:00 11:47 10 4 71.4 M. Dumba D 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 15:08 0:12 0:57 13:59 0 0 00.0 J. Fontaine RW 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 13:08 0:22 1:20 11:26 0 0 00.0 M. Granlund C 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 19 17:35 1:36 0:00 15:59 7 4 63.6 M. Koivu C 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 16:52 1:36 0:16 15:00 11 9 55.0 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 16:09 0:00 0:57 15:12 0 0 00.0 J. Pominville RW 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 16:29 1:36 0:00 14:53 0 0 00.0 M. Scandella D 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 29 19:32 0:00 1:19 18:13 0 0 00.0 J. Schroeder C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 11:37 0:00 0:46 10:51 0 0 00.0 J. Spurgeon D 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 19:49 0:12 1:41 17:56 0 0 00.0 C. Stewart RW 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 20 16:29 1:46 0:00 14:43 0 0 00.0 R. Suter D 0 0 -1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 25:42 1:46 1:22 22:34 0 0 00.0 J. Zucker LW 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 20 15:03 0:22 0:05 14:36 0 0 00.0 Minnesota Wild Scratches Player Detail Z. Parise Scratched C. Folin Scratched N. Niederreiter Foot Injury D. Dubnyk Scratched E. Haula Scratched T. Vanek Scratched N. Prosser Scratched Nashville Predators Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % T. Beck LW 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 13:02 0:05 0:21 12:36 0 0 00.0 G. Bourque LW 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 13:03 1:10 0:46 11:07 0 0 00.0 M. Cullen C 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 12:37 0:00 0:51 11:46 5 5 50.0 M. Ekholm D 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 21 17:40 0:22 0:51 16:27 0 0 00.0 R. Ellis D 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 15:36 1:26 0:00 14:10 0 0 00.0 F. Forsberg C 1 0 -1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 24 19:34 1:30 0:00 18:04 0 0 00.0 C. Franson D 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 18 14:31 0:00 0:00 14:31 0 0 00.0 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 22 14:44 1:02 0:46 12:56 10 8 55.6 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 12:34 0:00 0:51 11:43 2 5 28.6 S. Jones D 1 0 -1 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 24 20:30 1:48 0:51 17:51 0 0 00.0 R. Josi D 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 26:21 2:12 1:07 23:02 0 0 00.0 J. Neal LW 0 0 -1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 19:23 2:07 0:00 17:16 0 0 00.0 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 24 21:02 2:25 0:00 18:37 6 12 33.3 M. Santorelli C 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 12:45 0:00 0:21 12:24 0 2 00.0 C. Smith C 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 18 13:36 1:48 0:00 11:48 0 0 00.0 V. Stalberg LW 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16 11:12 0:05 0:00 11:07 0 0 00.0 S. Weber D 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 28 25:22 2:12 1:07 22:03 0 0 00.0 C. Wilson C 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 19 14:00 1:48 0:00 12:12 2 2 50.0 Nashville Predators Scratches Player Detail E. Nystrom Lower Body Injury V. Bartley Scratched M. Fisher Scratched A. Volchenkov Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Minnesota Wild Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM D. Kuemper 34 2 32 .941 60:00 0	Nashville Predators Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM P. Rinne 26 3 23 .885 58:30 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Minnesota	6	15	6	27
Nashville	8	9	17	34

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
Minnesota	1 of 1
Nashville	0 of 2

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.