Addition of Wojtek Wolski Gives Panthers a New Scoring Threat
Florida takes a risk on shootout specialist Wolski
| Final - 2.23.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Florida Panthers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Stories
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Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers - Game 59 Preview
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Thursday Caterwaul: Panthers GameDay Open Forum
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A look at the week ahead and behind.
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | 2OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Florida | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - No scoring. Penalties - Ed Jovanovski, Florida (Interference), 10:52; Kris Versteeg, Florida (Holding the stick), 16:51. |
| Second Period |
| - 1, Florida Power-Play Goal - Mikael Samuelsson (8), from Tomas Kopecky and Stephen Weiss at 13:23. 2, Minnesota Goal - Kyle Brodziak (16), from Dany Heatley and Marek Zidlicky at 19:40. Penalties - Nick Schultz, Minnesota (Hi-sticking), 7:29; Devin Setoguchi, Minnesota (Interference on goalkeeper), 13:11. |
| Third Period |
| - 3, Minnesota Power-Play Goal - Matt Cullen (13), from Dany Heatley and Jared Spurgeon at 1:14. 4, Florida Goal - Sean Bergenheim (13), from Brian Campbell and Mikael Samuelsson at 15:48. Penalties - Stephen Weiss, Florida (Tripping), :42; Marek Zidlicky, Minnesota (Hi-sticking), 3:33. |
| Overtime |
| - No scoring. |
| Shootout |
| : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () |
Shots on Goal:
Minnesota 11 + 8 + 7 + 2 = 28.
Florida 11 + 14 + 14 + 4 = 43.
Power Play Conversion: Minnesota 1-3. Florida 1-3.
Goaltenders: Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom 2-43-.953. Florida, Jose Theodore 2-28-.929.
Referees: Justin StPierre, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Pierre Racicot
Power Play Conversion: Minnesota 1-3. Florida 1-3.
Goaltenders: Minnesota, Niklas Backstrom 2-43-.953. Florida, Jose Theodore 2-28-.929.
Referees: Justin StPierre, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Pierre Racicot
