Parise scored three times for his third hat trick of the season and added an assist as the Wild beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Thursday night, spoiling goalie Niklas Backstrom's return to Minnesota.
    Jared Spurgeon scored two power-play goals as Minnesota, which holds a three-point advantage over Colorado for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, matched a season high with its fourth straight victory.
    After being held out of Wednesday's practice for what interim coach John Torchetti described as "maintenance," Parise got his three goals in a span of 11 minutes, 12 seconds of the first period, the fastest three goals by a player in franchise history.
    Parise had totaled two goals in his previous 25 games and reportedly has been dealing with an unspecified injury.
    "Of course," Parise said when asked if he felt some relief following the three-goal output. "You work hard and when things aren't going well, it's tough. It feels good when it shifts the other way."
    Backstrom, the Wild's all-time leader in wins and shutouts, made 23 saves for Calgary in his second game after being acquired by the Flames at the trade deadline. Johnny Gaudreau scored his 28th goal and rookie Jakub Nakladal added his second.
    "It was weird, but you can't really hide behind that," Backstrom said. "You have to find a way to be out there and play at your best every night and be ready in every situation. At the end of the day you just have to find a way."
    Parise reached the 20-goal mark for the eighth time in his 11-year career by becoming the first Wild player to record three goals in a period. He became the first player with three hat tricks in the NHL this season.
    "That's something special in this league, and to do it in one period is pretty crazy," said Spurgeon, who set a career-high with his ninth and 10th goals of the season. "You could tell from the first shift he was going out there. The team followed, that's for sure."
    Backstrom was warmly greeted by his former teammates a day earlier when he arrived at the arena during practice. A day later, the reunion wasn't as sweet.
    A video tribute was shown on the Xcel Energy Center's videoboard shortly after Parise's second goal. Backstrom was a free-agent signing out of Finland in 2006 and went on to become the franchise's leader in games played and started. Minnesota traded Backstrom and a sixth-round draft pick for forward David Jones.
    Backstrom earned the start, in part, because he made 21 saves to win his Flames debut on Sunday in his first game since Jan. 13,2015, for the Wild.
    "I felt that then he settled down," Calgary coach Bob Hartley said of Backstrom. "I didn't want to pull him. Tonight, it was his show. It was in front of his fans. I thought that he deserved it. A tough start cost us, and then their power play went to work."
    Nino Niederreiter scored his fifth goal in seven games and goalie Devan Dubnyk had 31 saves for the Wild, who visit Colorado on Saturday.
    "This might come down to the last period of the last game of the year, so that's what we're focused on," Torchetti said. "But we're game-by-game. We're not worried about who our next opponent was when we've got a game in front of us."
    Game notes
    Nine of Parise's 22 goals this season (41 percent) have come in three games. ... Jason Pominville returned to the lineup for Minnesota after missing seven games with a lower-body injury. Thomas Vanek returned after being a healthy scratch for three straight games with Jason Zucker being a healthy scratch. ... Calgary F Josh Jooris was held out with a lower-body injury. Freddie Hamilton was recalled from the AHL on an emergency basis and was in Thursday's lineup.



    Final
    Series (Game 2 of 3)

    Flames 2

    (31-37-6, 68 pts)

    Wild 6

    (36-28-11, 83 pts)





    8:00PM,EDT,March 24,2016
    Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota

    1 2 3 T
    CGY 1 1 02
    MIN 3 1 26
    Z. Parise (Wild - LW): Goals: 3, Assists: 1
    M. Koivu (Wild - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 3
    J. Spurgeon (Wild - D): Goals: 2, 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
    Start of 1st period
    0:00 Minnesota Erik Haula won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
    0:11 Calgary Micheal Ferland credited with hit on Erik Haula in defensive zone
    0:23 Minnesota Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Niklas Backstrom(Slapshot 24 ft)
    0:53 Calgary Lance Bouma shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
    1:00 Minnesota Takeaway by Charlie Coyle in offensive zone
    1:07
    Stoppage - Icing
    1:07 Calgary Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
    1:50 Minnesota Thomas Vanek shot blocked by Sam Bennett
    3:29 Minnesota Nino Niederreiter shot blocked by Mark Giordano
    3:43 Calgary Shot on goal by Michael Frolik saved by Devan Dubnyk(Snap 46 ft)
    3:50 Calgary Takeaway by Mikael Backlund in offensive zone
    3:53 Calgary Shot on goal by Dougie Hamilton saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 53 ft)
    4:19
    Stoppage - Offside
    4:19 Minnesota Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Sam Bennett in neutral zone
    4:29 Calgary Freddie Hamilton credited with hit on Marco Scandella in offensive zone
    5:07 Calgary Garnet Hathaway credited with hit on Thomas Vanek in neutral zone
    5:15
    Stoppage - Icing
    5:15 Minnesota Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Matt Stajan in offensive zone
    5:21 Minnesota Goal scored by Zach Parise(Wristshot 11 ft) assisted by Mike Reilly and Mikko Koivu
    5:21 Calgary Sean Monahan won faceoff against Erik Haula in neutral zone
    5:28
    Stoppage - Icing
    5:28 Minnesota Erik Haula won faceoff against Sean Monahan in offensive zone
    5:30 Minnesota Shot missed by Erik Haula, Wide of Net(Wristshot 30 ft)
    5:32
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
    5:32 Calgary Sean Monahan won faceoff against Erik Haula in defensive zone
    5:39 Minnesota Shot missed by Erik Haula, Wide of Net(Snap 26 ft)
    5:40
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
    5:40 Calgary Sean Monahan won faceoff against Erik Haula in defensive zone
    5:52
    Stoppage - Offside
    5:52 Calgary Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in neutral zone
    6:07 Minnesota Goal scored by Zach Parise(Backhand 30 ft) assisted by Charlie Coyle and Mikko Koivu
    6:07 Calgary Sam Bennett won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
    6:39 Minnesota Shot on goal by Jonas Brodin saved by Niklas Backstrom(Snap 55 ft)
    6:40
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
    6:40 Calgary Sean Monahan won faceoff against Erik Haula in defensive zone
    7:06 Minnesota Ryan Suter credited with hit on Micheal Ferland in defensive zone
    7:26 Minnesota Shot on goal by Jordan Schroeder saved by Niklas Backstrom(Wristshot 6 ft)
    7:27
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    7:27 Minnesota Jarret Stoll won faceoff against Matt Stajan in offensive zone
    7:55 Minnesota Giveaway by Justin Fontaine in neutral zone
    8:01 Minnesota Shot on goal by Mathew Dumba saved by Niklas Backstrom(Backhand 48 ft)
    8:03
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    8:03 Calgary Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
    8:17 Calgary Lance Bouma shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
    8:23 Calgary Shot missed by Mikael Backlund, Wide of Net(Wristshot 42 ft)
    8:30
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
    8:30 Calgary Sam Bennett won faceoff against Thomas Vanek in defensive zone
    9:00 Calgary Shot on goal by Freddie Hamilton saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 12 ft)
    9:05
    Stoppage - Icing
    9:05 Minnesota Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Micheal Ferland in defensive zone
    10:00 Calgary Jakub Nakladal shot blocked by Marco Scandella
    10:27 Minnesota penalty to Mikko Koivu 2 minutes for Tripping Mikael Backlund
    10:27
    Stoppage - ; TV timeout
    10:27 Calgary Power play - Sean Monahan won faceoff against Jarret Stoll in offensive zone
    10:32 Calgary Power play - Shot missed by Sean Monahan, Wide of Net(Wristshot 23 ft)
    10:35 Calgary Power Play Goal Scored by Johnny Gaudreau(Snap 23 ft) assisted by Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano
    10:35 Minnesota Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in neutral zone
    11:02 Minnesota Takeaway by Jonas Brodin in defensive zone
    11:15 Calgary Jyrki Jokipakka shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
    11:22
    Stoppage - Icing
    11:22 Calgary Sam Bennett won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in offensive zone
    11:28 Calgary Jyrki Jokipakka shot blocked by Zach Parise
    11:32 Minnesota Takeaway by Charlie Coyle in neutral zone
    11:43 Minnesota Shot on goal by Charlie Coyle saved by Niklas Backstrom(Deflected 14 ft)
    12:31
    Stoppage - Icing
    12:31 Calgary Matt Stajan won faceoff against Jarret Stoll in defensive zone
    12:41
    Stoppage - Icing
    12:41 Minnesota Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Matt Stajan in offensive zone
    12:49 Minnesota Zach Parise credited with hit on Tyler Wotherspoon in offensive zone
    13:04 Minnesota Shot on goal by Zach Parise saved by Niklas Backstrom(Backhand 15 ft)
    13:17 Calgary Shot missed by Johnny Gaudreau, Wide of Net(Wristshot 39 ft)
    13:34 Calgary Shot missed by Mark Giordano, Goalpost(Snap 50 ft)
    13:41 Calgary Johnny Gaudreau shot blocked by Ryan Suter
    14:19 Calgary Shot on goal by Michael Frolik saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 38 ft)
    14:43 Calgary T.J. Brodie shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
    14:59 Calgary Freddie Hamilton credited with hit on Mike Reilly in offensive zone
    15:20 Calgary Sam Bennett shot blocked by Jarret Stoll
    15:24 Calgary Shot on goal by Joe Colborne saved by Devan Dubnyk(Deflected 39 ft)
    15:26 Calgary Shot on goal by Joe Colborne saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 15 ft)
    15:33 Calgary Freddie Hamilton credited with hit on Justin Fontaine in offensive zone
    15:50
    Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
    15:50 Minnesota Erik Haula won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
    16:22 Calgary penalty to Sean Monahan 2 minutes for Hooking Jason Pominville
    16:22 Minnesota Power play - Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in offensive zone
    16:33 Minnesota Power Play Goal Scored by Zach Parise(Tip-In 20 ft) assisted by Ryan Suter and Mikko Koivu
    16:33 Calgary Matt Stajan won faceoff against Jarret Stoll in neutral zone
    17:24 Calgary Shot on goal by Johnny Gaudreau saved by Devan Dubnyk(Snap 32 ft)
    18:14 Calgary Freddie Hamilton credited with hit on Mike Reilly in offensive zone
    18:22 Minnesota Shot on goal by David Jones saved by Niklas Backstrom(Wristshot 46 ft)
    18:37
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
    18:37 Minnesota Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in defensive zone
    19:00 Calgary Shot on goal by Dougie Hamilton saved by Devan Dubnyk(Snap 63 ft)
    19:02 Calgary Mark Giordano shot blocked by Mikko Koivu
    19:51 Calgary Takeaway by Sean Monahan in neutral zone
    19:54 Calgary Sean Monahan shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
    20:00
    End of 1st period

    2nd Period Summary

    Time Team Detail
    0:00
    Start of 2nd period
    0:00 Minnesota Erik Haula won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
    0:05
    Stoppage - Offside
    0:05 Calgary Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in neutral zone
    0:26 Calgary Shot on goal by Mikael Backlund saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 11 ft)
    0:37 Calgary Michael Frolik shot blocked by Zach Parise
    0:50 Minnesota Shot on goal by Zach Parise saved by Niklas Backstrom(Wristshot 31 ft)
    0:51
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    0:51 Calgary Sam Bennett won faceoff against Thomas Vanek in defensive zone
    1:45 Minnesota Shot on goal by Thomas Vanek saved by Niklas Backstrom(Slapshot 30 ft)
    3:25 Calgary Michael Frolik credited with hit on Jared Spurgeon in defensive zone
    3:36 Calgary Shot on goal by Mikael Backlund saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 36 ft)
    3:37
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    3:37 Calgary Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in offensive zone
    3:43 Calgary Shot missed by Michael Frolik, Wide of Net(Wristshot 34 ft)
    3:46 Calgary Shot on goal by Mikael Backlund saved by Devan Dubnyk(Tip-In 164 ft)
    4:17 Calgary Mikael Backlund shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
    4:30 Calgary Shot missed by Michael Frolik, Wide of Net(Wristshot 52 ft)
    4:40 Calgary Mark Giordano shot blocked by Charlie Coyle
    4:58 Calgary Shot on goal by T.J. Brodie saved by Devan Dubnyk(Snap 63 ft)
    4:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    4:59 Minnesota Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
    5:10 Calgary Jyrki Jokipakka credited with hit on David Jones in offensive zone
    5:20 Calgary Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 10 ft)
    5:46 Calgary Shot on goal by Garnet Hathaway saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 12 ft)
    5:48
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
    5:48 Minnesota Jarret Stoll won faceoff against Matt Stajan in defensive zone
    6:25 Calgary Goal scored by Jakub Nakladal(Slapshot 52 ft) assisted by Matt Stajan and Tyler Wotherspoon
    6:25 Calgary Sean Monahan won faceoff against Erik Haula in neutral zone
    7:52 Minnesota Zach Parise credited with hit on Michael Frolik in offensive zone
    7:59 Minnesota Shot on goal by Zach Parise saved by Niklas Backstrom(Snap 19 ft)
    8:00 Calgary penalty to T.J. Brodie 2 minutes for Hooking Mikko Koivu
    8:00
    Stoppage - ; TV timeout
    8:00 Calgary Shorthanded - Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
    8:30 Minnesota Power Play Goal Scored by Jared Spurgeon(Wristshot 16 ft) assisted by Charlie Coyle and Zach Parise
    8:30 Calgary Sean Monahan won faceoff against Erik Haula in neutral zone
    9:57 Minnesota Shot on goal by Mikael Granlund saved by Niklas Backstrom(Wristshot 8 ft)
    9:58
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    9:58 Calgary Sam Bennett won faceoff against Jarret Stoll in defensive zone
    10:06
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout
    10:06 Calgary Sam Bennett won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in neutral zone
    10:19 Minnesota Takeaway by Mikko Koivu in neutral zone
    10:32
    Stoppage - Icing
    10:32 Minnesota Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
    10:36 Minnesota Shot on goal by Thomas Vanek saved by Niklas Backstrom(Wristshot 12 ft)
    10:37
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    10:37 Calgary Mikael Backlund won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in defensive zone
    10:56 Minnesota Shot missed by Mathew Dumba, Goalpost(Snap 47 ft)
    11:02 Minnesota Shot on goal by Mathew Dumba saved by Niklas Backstrom(Snap 44 ft)
    11:12 Minnesota Shot on goal by Mike Reilly saved by Niklas Backstrom(Backhand 9 ft)
    11:20 Minnesota David Jones credited with hit on Jyrki Jokipakka in neutral zone
    12:02 Calgary Takeaway by Tyler Wotherspoon in neutral zone
    12:06 Calgary Tyler Wotherspoon shot blocked by Erik Haula
    12:08
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
    12:08 Calgary Matt Stajan won faceoff against Jordan Schroeder in offensive zone
    12:32 Calgary Shot on goal by Dougie Hamilton saved by Devan Dubnyk(Slapshot 59 ft)
    13:20 Calgary Shot on goal by Jyrki Jokipakka saved by Devan Dubnyk(Backhand 166 ft)
    13:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    13:23 Minnesota Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
    13:30 Calgary Shot on goal by Joe Colborne saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 12 ft)
    13:31 Minnesota Thomas Vanek credited with hit on Brandon Bollig in defensive zone
    13:33
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
    13:33
    Stoppage - ; Rink Repair
    13:33 Minnesota Erik Haula won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
    14:01 Minnesota penalty to Jason Pominville 2 minutes for Slashing Jakub Nakladal
    14:01
    Stoppage - ; TV timeout
    14:01 Calgary Power play - Sean Monahan won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in offensive zone
    14:08 Calgary Power play - Shot on goal by Mark Giordano saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 50 ft)
    14:26 Calgary Power play - Shot on goal by Mark Giordano saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 12 ft)
    14:27 Calgary Power play - Shot on goal by Mark Giordano saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 10 ft)
    14:27 Calgary Power play - Shot missed by Sean Monahan, Over Net(Wristshot 26 ft)
    14:50 Calgary Power play - Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Ryan Suter
    14:51 Calgary Power play - Shot on goal by Johnny Gaudreau saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 10 ft)
    15:13 Minnesota Shorthanded - Takeaway by Justin Fontaine in defensive zone
    15:28 Calgary Power play - Shot missed by Jakub Nakladal, Wide of Net(Slapshot 64 ft)
    15:54 Minnesota penalty to Devan Dubnyk 2 minutes for Tripping Michael Frolik(served by Justin Fontaine)
    15:54 Minnesota Shorthanded - Erik Haula won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
    16:37
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
    16:37 Minnesota Shorthanded - Jarret Stoll won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
    17:55 Calgary Shot on goal by Michael Frolik saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 32 ft)
    17:56
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    17:56 Minnesota Erik Haula won faceoff against Matt Stajan in defensive zone
    18:23 Minnesota Jonas Brodin credited with hit on Matt Stajan in defensive zone
    18:32 Calgary Shot missed by Jakub Nakladal, Wide of Net(Slapshot 66 ft)
    18:44 Calgary Jakub Nakladal shot blocked by Jason Pominville
    19:03 Minnesota Shot missed by Mikael Granlund, Over Net(Snap 21 ft)
    19:32
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
    19:32 Minnesota Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in offensive zone
    19:39 Minnesota Marco Scandella shot blocked by Michael Frolik
    19:47 Calgary Shot on goal by Michael Frolik saved by Devan Dubnyk(Snap 41 ft)
    20:00
    End of 2nd period

    3rd Period Summary

    Time Team Detail
    0:00
    Start of 3rd period
    0:00 Calgary Sam Bennett won faceoff against Jarret Stoll in neutral zone
    0:43 Minnesota Takeaway by Erik Haula in neutral zone
    0:46 Minnesota Shot on goal by Erik Haula saved by Niklas Backstrom(Wristshot 41 ft)
    0:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    0:47 Minnesota Erik Haula won faceoff against Sean Monahan in offensive zone
    2:00 Calgary Lance Bouma credited with hit on Mike Reilly in offensive zone
    2:36 Minnesota Marco Scandella credited with hit on Garnet Hathaway in defensive zone
    3:13 Minnesota Shot on goal by Jarret Stoll saved by Niklas Backstrom(Wristshot 10 ft)
    3:15 Minnesota Shot on goal by Jordan Schroeder saved by Niklas Backstrom(Backhand 10 ft)
    3:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    3:16 Calgary Sean Monahan won faceoff against Erik Haula in defensive zone
    3:30 Minnesota Takeaway by Jason Pominville in neutral zone
    3:51 Calgary Shot on goal by Johnny Gaudreau saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 18 ft)
    4:24 Calgary penalty to Sam Bennett 2 minutes for High-sticking Mike Reilly
    4:24 Calgary Shorthanded - Sean Monahan won faceoff against Mikko Koivu in defensive zone
    5:15 Calgary Shorthanded - Takeaway by Michael Frolik in defensive zone
    5:21 Calgary Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Michael Frolik saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 20 ft)
    5:41 Minnesota Power play - Shot on goal by Mike Reilly saved by Niklas Backstrom(Wristshot 55 ft)
    5:42 Minnesota Power play - Thomas Vanek shot blocked by Jyrki Jokipakka
    5:47
    Stoppage - ; Chlg Vis - goal interference
    5:47 Minnesota Power play - Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Sean Monahan in neutral zone
    6:14 Calgary Shorthanded - Shot missed by Sean Monahan, Over Net(Wristshot 11 ft)
    6:16 Minnesota penalty to Mike Reilly 2 minutes for Tripping Sean Monahan
    6:16
    Stoppage - ; TV timeout
    6:16 Minnesota Jarret Stoll won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
    6:30 Calgary Power play - Shot on goal by Sean Monahan saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 30 ft)
    6:37 Calgary Power play - Dougie Hamilton credited with hit on Jarret Stoll in offensive zone
    6:46 Calgary Power play - Shot missed by Dougie Hamilton, Wide of Net(Snap 45 ft)
    6:53 Calgary Power play - Mark Giordano shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
    7:16 Minnesota Shorthanded - Takeaway by Justin Fontaine in defensive zone
    7:37 Minnesota Shorthanded - Takeaway by Jonas Brodin in defensive zone
    8:05 Calgary Power play - Joe Colborne credited with hit on Mathew Dumba in offensive zone
    8:42 Calgary Shot missed by Micheal Ferland, Wide of Net(Wristshot 16 ft)
    8:50 Minnesota penalty to Mikko Koivu 2 minutes for High-sticking Matt Stajan
    8:50 Calgary Power play - Sean Monahan won faceoff against Erik Haula in offensive zone
    8:59 Calgary Power play - Mark Giordano shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
    9:09 Calgary Power play - Shot on goal by Dougie Hamilton saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 58 ft)
    9:10
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    9:10 Minnesota Shorthanded - Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Sean Monahan in defensive zone
    9:29 Minnesota Shorthanded - Takeaway by Erik Haula in defensive zone
    9:49 Calgary Power play - Shot on goal by Johnny Gaudreau saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 48 ft)
    9:50 Minnesota Shorthanded - Zach Parise credited with hit on Johnny Gaudreau in defensive zone
    10:15 Calgary Power play - Shot on goal by Michael Frolik saved by Devan Dubnyk(Backhand 8 ft)
    10:16
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    10:16 Minnesota Shorthanded - Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in neutral zone
    10:59 Calgary T.J. Brodie shot blocked by Justin Fontaine
    11:09 Calgary Mikael Backlund shot blocked by Mikko Koivu
    11:45 Minnesota Zach Parise credited with hit on Garnet Hathaway in neutral zone
    11:57 Minnesota Shot on goal by Mikko Koivu saved by Niklas Backstrom(Slapshot 22 ft)
    12:32 Minnesota Mathew Dumba shot blocked by Brandon Bollig
    12:44 Calgary penalty to Brandon Bollig 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass
    12:44
    Stoppage - ; TV timeout
    12:44 Minnesota Power play - Mikko Koivu won faceoff against Matt Stajan in offensive zone
    13:22 Minnesota Power play - Takeaway by Zach Parise in neutral zone
    13:25 Minnesota Power play - Shot missed by Zach Parise, Wide of Net(Snap 26 ft)
    13:41 Calgary Shorthanded - Giveaway by Mark Giordano in defensive zone
    13:42 Minnesota Power Play Goal Scored by Jared Spurgeon(Wristshot 8 ft)
    13:42 Calgary Sam Bennett won faceoff against Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
    13:56 Calgary Joe Colborne shot blocked by Thomas Vanek
    13:59 Calgary penalty to Brandon Bollig 2 minutes for Hooking Marco Scandella
    13:59 Minnesota Power play - Mikael Granlund won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in offensive zone
    14:12 Calgary Shorthanded - Giveaway by T.J. Brodie in offensive zone
    14:33 Minnesota Power play - Shot missed by Nino Niederreiter, Wide of Net(Tip-In 10 ft)
    14:51 Calgary Shorthanded - Shot missed by Mikael Backlund, Wide of Net(Snap 35 ft)
    14:59 Minnesota Power play - Shot missed by Thomas Vanek, Wide of Net(Wristshot 34 ft)
    15:23 Minnesota Power play - Shot missed by Zach Parise, Over Net(Tip-In 11 ft)
    15:24
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
    15:24 Minnesota Power play - Charlie Coyle won faceoff against Matt Stajan in offensive zone
    15:33 Minnesota Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Niklas Backstrom(Wristshot 57 ft)
    15:49
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
    15:49 Minnesota Power play - Jarret Stoll won faceoff against Freddie Hamilton in offensive zone
    15:57 Minnesota Power play - Jonas Brodin shot blocked by Garnet Hathaway
    15:59 Minnesota Power play - Shot on goal by Marco Scandella saved by Niklas Backstrom(Slapshot 60 ft)
    16:00
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
    16:00 Minnesota Erik Haula won faceoff against Sean Monahan in offensive zone
    16:11 Minnesota Goal scored by Nino Niederreiter(Backhand 12 ft) assisted by Jason Pominville and Erik Haula
    16:11 Minnesota Jarret Stoll won faceoff against Sam Bennett in neutral zone
    16:26 Calgary Tyler Wotherspoon credited with hit on Jarret Stoll in defensive zone
    17:27 Minnesota Shot on goal by Thomas Vanek saved by Niklas Backstrom(Slapshot 35 ft)
    17:35 Minnesota Shot on goal by Thomas Vanek saved by Niklas Backstrom(Wrap-around 8 ft)
    17:35 Calgary Dougie Hamilton credited with hit on Thomas Vanek in defensive zone
    17:51 Calgary Garnet Hathaway credited with hit on Mikael Granlund in neutral zone
    18:09
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
    18:09 Calgary Matt Stajan won faceoff against Erik Haula in defensive zone
    18:30 Calgary Jyrki Jokipakka shot blocked by Justin Fontaine
    19:31 Calgary Freddie Hamilton shot blocked by Mike Reilly
    19:35 Calgary Shot on goal by Freddie Hamilton saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 15 ft)
    19:43 Calgary Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Devan Dubnyk(Wristshot 8 ft)
    19:44
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
    19:44 Minnesota Erik Haula won faceoff against Mikael Backlund in defensive zone
    20:00
    End of 3rd period
    20:00
    End of Game




    Player Summary

    Calgary FlamesTime On IceFaceoffs
    Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
    M. Backlund C 00-1320000102417:213:242:3911:187750.0
    S. Bennett C 000201120002415:453:330:0012:128561.5
    B. Bollig LW00000124000189:090:000:009:090000.0
    L. Bouma LW00-1000001002113:170:001:2411:530000.0
    T. Brodie D 00-1100120012722:042:083:0616:500000.0
    J. Colborne C 00-1300001002314:154:200:009:550000.0
    M. Ferland LW000010001002014:000:000:0014:000100.0
    M. Frolik RW00-1621001102417:313:102:1012:110000.0
    J. Gaudreau LW10-1510000002417:594:430:0013:160000.0
    M. Giordano D 01-1311000012624:135:454:0214:260000.0
    D. Hamilton D 00-1410002002623:545:361:4516:330000.0
    F. Hamilton C 000200004002012:500:001:2811:220100.0
    G. Hathaway RW000101002001811:360:000:4210:540000.0
    J. Jokipakka D 000101001002316:340:001:1915:150000.0
    S. Monahan C 01-1130120102417:104:200:4412:06111247.8
    J. Nakladal D 100120000002418:362:170:1016:090000.0
    M. Stajan C 010000000001913:390:091:5511:354736.4
    T. Wotherspoon D 01-1000001101914:390:000:4013:590000.0
    Calgary Flames Scratches
    PlayerDetail
    D. EngellandPersonal Reasons
    D. WidemanTricep Injury
    J. JoorisScratched
    J. OrtioScratched
    Minnesota WildTime On IceFaceoffs
    Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL %
    J. Brodin D 000104001203122:330:103:4318:400000.0
    C. Coyle C 022102000202415:533:010:1812:3410100.0
    M. Dumba D 000210000002013:362:120:2810:560000.0
    J. Fontaine RW00-1002000212312:010:102:588:530000.0
    M. Granlund C 000110000002719:322:123:3313:479469.2
    E. Haula LW011121000202917:320:004:0013:3210952.6
    D. Jones RW000100001001912:100:000:0012:100000.0
    M. Koivu C 032102240102618:043:091:2213:337943.8
    N. Niederreiter RW101110000002415:112:200:0712:440000.0
    Z. Parise LW312622004102817:333:011:4412:480000.0
    J. Pominville RW011101120102112:210:000:0712:140000.0
    M. Reilly D 010201120002113:222:170:0011:050000.0
    M. Scandella D 000101001003123:580:103:4320:050000.0
    J. Schroeder C 00-120000000167:440:100:007:340100.0
    J. Spurgeon D 202303000003522:343:093:4215:430000.0
    J. Stoll C 00-110100000198:410:101:307:016554.5
    R. Suter D 012002001003724:003:044:1016:460000.0
    T. Vanek LW000411001001915:072:200:0012:470200.0
    Minnesota Wild Scratches
    PlayerDetail
    N. ProsserScratched
    R. CarterUpper Body
    J. ZuckerScratched
    C. PorterScratched

    Goaltending Summary

    Calgary Flames Goaltending
    Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
    N. Backstrom29623.79359:490
    Minnesota Wild Goaltending
    Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM
    D. Dubnyk33231.93960:002

    * - 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.