32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 Zidlicky2003 playoff resultsSeries NotesFor the second straight series, the <strong>Minnesota</strong> <strong>Wild</strong> overcame a 3-games-<strong>to</strong>-1 deficit, this time defeating the Vancouver Canucks in aWestern Conference Semifinal series, 4-3...The <strong>Wild</strong> became the first team in NHL his<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>to</strong> come back from a 3-1 deficit twice in thesame postseason and also became only the second club ever <strong>to</strong> win two Game Sevens on the road in the same playoff year...The winalso raised the team’s record <strong>to</strong> 6-0 in its first six “elimination games”...<strong>Minnesota</strong> outscored the Canucks 16-5 over the final threegames of the series...Marian Gaborik led all scorers with five goals and 11 points (5-6=11) in seven games...Wes Walz tied for the teamlead in goals with five and finished the seven-game series with nine points (5-4=9)...Dwayne Roloson won Games Five, Six and Sevenand finished the series with a 4-1 record and only seven goals allowed in 130 shots faced...<strong>Minnesota</strong> battled back from a 2-0 secondperiod hole <strong>to</strong> earn a 4-2 win over Vancouver in Game Seven at GM Place...Darby Hendrickson scored the game-winning goal with justunder six minutes <strong>to</strong> play as the <strong>Wild</strong> earned its first-ever trip <strong>to</strong> the Western Conference Final...The two teams split the first two gamesof the series at GM Place with the Canucks winning Game One, 4-3 in overtime, and the <strong>Wild</strong> capturing Game Two, 3-2...Vancouverseized control of the series with two road wins at Xcel Energy Center, including a 3-2 overtime vic<strong>to</strong>ry in Game Four...<strong>Minnesota</strong> stavedoff elimination thanks <strong>to</strong> five second-period goals and a 7-2 road win in Game Five...The <strong>Wild</strong> scored five more goals in a 5-1 Game Sixvic<strong>to</strong>ry at Xcel Energy Center...Gaborik posted his third consecutive multi-point game (0-2=2) and Andrew Brunette scored a pair ofgoals <strong>to</strong> set up another his<strong>to</strong>ric Game Seven showdown.2003 WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL#6 MINNESOTA WILD VS. #7 MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIM<strong>Wild</strong> loses series, 4-0 (<strong>Wild</strong> 0-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-2 at Anaheim)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Penalties/ Game-Winning GoalieDATE OPP. 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T Plays Minutes Goal (Saves-Shots) Attn.G1 ANA 0 0 0 1 1 6 7 4 8/1 26 0-1 5/10 Sykora Giguere (39-39)5/10 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 8 11 10 7/3 39 0-5 1/2 Fernandez (25-26) *19,350G2 ANA 0 1 1 - 2 7 10 5 - 22 0-3 3/6 Sauer Giguere (24-24)5/12 @MIN 0 0 0 - 0 9 6 9 - 24 0-3 3/6 Roloson (20-22) *19,344G3 @ANA 1 3 0 - 4 11 12 9 - 32 0-4 5/10 Rucchin Giguere (35-35) 17,1745/14 MIN 0 0 0 - 0 16 7 12 - 35 0-4 5/10 ROLOSON (13-16); Fernandez (15-16)G4 @ANA 1 1 0 - 2 9 13 6 - 28 2-3 6/12 Oates Giguere (24-25) 17,1745/16 MIN 1 0 0 - 1 8 10 7 - 25 1-4 5/10 Fernandez (26-28)Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)ANA 2 5 1 1 9 33 42 24 8/1 108 2-11 (18.2) 19-38 Giguere (4-0, 122-123)MIN 1 0 0 0 1 39 34 38 7/3 123 1-16 (6.3) 14-28 Fernandez (0-2, 66-70); Roloson (0-2, 33-38)Series NotesThe <strong>Wild</strong> fell in four games <strong>to</strong> the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim during the club’s first-ever appearance in the Western Conference Final...Ducks goaltender J.S. Giguere posted a 4-0 mark in the series, turned aside 122-of-123 shots faced and recorded a 212:43 shu<strong>to</strong>utstreak...<strong>Minnesota</strong>’s season came <strong>to</strong> an end with a 2-1 defeat in Game Four at Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim...Andrew Brunette nettedthe <strong>Wild</strong>’s lone goal of the series and staked the team <strong>to</strong> a 1-0 advantage in its seventh “elimination game” of the post season...TheDucks answered with a pair of goals from Adam Oates <strong>to</strong> clinch the Western Conference crown...The <strong>Wild</strong> lost its home-ice advantagein the series when it dropped Game One at Xcel Energy Center, 1-0, in double overtime...The game marked the franchise’s first-ever,double-overtime Stanley Cup Playoff game...<strong>Minnesota</strong> was shu<strong>to</strong>ut in back-<strong>to</strong>-back games for the first time in its playoff his<strong>to</strong>ry whenit dropped Game Two <strong>to</strong> Anaheim, 2-0, in Saint Paul...Both Mighty Ducks goals were shorthanded and Giguere ran his playoff scorelessstreak <strong>to</strong> 148:06 with the win...The <strong>Wild</strong> fell behind 3-0 in the series when it lost Game Three in Anaheim, 4-0.All-Time Playoff Overtime ResultsGame/ Goal SeriesDate Opponent Series Score Scorer Time/OT Winner4/21/03 vs. Colorado 6/Con. Qrt 3-2 Richard Park 4:22/1OT <strong>Minnesota</strong> (4-3)4/22/03 @ Colorado 7/Con. Qrt 3-2 Andrew Brunette 3:25/1OT <strong>Minnesota</strong> (4-3)4/25/03 @ Vancouver 1/Con. Semi 3-4 Trent Klatt 3:42/1OT <strong>Minnesota</strong> (4-3)5/02/03 vs. Vancouver 4/Con. Semi 2-3 Brent Sopel 15:52/1OT <strong>Minnesota</strong> (4-3)5/10/03 vs. Anaheim 1/Con. Final 0-1 Petr Sykora 8:06/2OT Anaheim (4-0)4/09/08 vs. Colorado 1/Con. Qrt 2-3 Joe Sakic 11:11/OT Colorado (4-2)4/11/08 vs. Colorado 2/Con. Qrt 3-2 Keith Carney 1:14/OT Colorado (4-2)4/14/08 @ Colorado 3/Con. Qrt 3-2 Pierre-Marc Bouchard 11:58/OT Colorado (4-2)Playoff OT Record: 4-4 • Playoff OT Home Record: 2-3 • Playoff OT Road Record: 2-1TEAM RECORDSPLAYOFF HISTORYCONFERENCE FINAL APPEARANCES1 - 2003CONFERENCE SEMIFINAL APPEARANCES1 - 2003PLAYOFF APPEARANCES3 - 2003, 2007, 2008GAMES PLAYED, TOTAL: 28GAMES WON, TOTAL: 10GAMES LOST, TOTAL: 18GAMESGAMES PLAYED, SEASON18 - 2003At Home:8 - 2003On Road:10 - 2003MOST GAMES PLAYED, SERIES7 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL7 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANFEWEST GAMES PLAYED, SERIES4 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAWINSWINS, SEASON8 - 2003At Home:2 - 2003On Road:6 - 2003MOST WINS, SERIES4 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL4 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANFEWEST WINS, SERIES0 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANALOSSESLOSSES, SEASON10 - 2003At Home:6 - 2003On Road:4 - 2003MOST LOSSES, SERIES4 - 2003, Conference Final vs. Anaheim- 2007, Conference Quarterfinal vs. Anaheim- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. ColoradoFEWEST LOSSES, SERIES3 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. Colorado3 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VancouverOVERTIMEOVERTIME GAMES, TOTAL: 8OVERTIME WINS, TOTAL: 4OVERTIME LOSSES, TOTAL: 4OVERTIME GAMES, SEASON5 - 2003Playoff record bookAt Home:3 - 2003On Road:2 - 2003OVERTIME GAMES, SERIES3 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLAt Home:2 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOn Road:1 - 3x, last, 2008 Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOVERTIME WINS, SEASON2 - 2003- 2008At Home:1 - 2003- 2008On Road:1 - 2003- 2008OVERTIME WINS, SERIES2 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLAt Home:1 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOn Road:1 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOVERTIME LOSSES, SEASON3 - 2003At Home:2 - 2003On Road:1 - 2003OVERTIME LOSSES, SERIES2 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANAt Home:1 - 3x, last, 2008 Conference Final vs. COLOn Road:1 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANLONGEST OVERTIME GAME28:06 - 5/10/03, 1-0 (OT) loss vs. ANA (CF-Game 1)At Home:28:06 - 5/10/03, 1-0 (OT) loss vs. ANA (CF-Game 1)On Road:3:42 - 4/25/03, 4-3 (OT) loss at VAN (CS-Game 1)SHORTEST OVERTIME GAME1:14 - 4/11/08, 3-2 (OT) win vs. COL (CQ-Game 2)At Home:1:14 - 4/11/08, 3-2 (OT) win vs. COL (CQ-Game 2)On Road:3:25 - 4/22/03, 3-2 (OT) win at COL (CQ-Game 7)MARGINSLARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY, GAME5 - 5/5/03 in 7-2 vic<strong>to</strong>ry at VAN (CS-Game 5)At Home:4 - 5/7/03 in 5-1 vic<strong>to</strong>ry vs. VAN (CS-Game 6)200 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 201Table of contents Hockey Operations <strong>Wild</strong> THings The Players Team His<strong>to</strong>ry Team Records Playoff His<strong>to</strong>ry The NHL
32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyOn Road:5 - 5/5/03 in 7-2 vic<strong>to</strong>ry at VAN (CS-Game 5)LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT, GAME4 - 5/14/03 in 4-0 defeat at ANA (CF-Game 3)- 4/15/08 in 5-1 defeat at COL (CQ-Game 4)At Home:3 - 4/14/03 in 3-0 defeat vs. COL (CQ-Game 3)On Road:4 - 5/14/03 in 4-0 defeat at ANA (CF-Game 3)- 4/15/08 in 5-1 defeat at COL (CQ-Game 4)streaksLONGEST WINNING STREAK3 - 5/5-5/8/033 - 4/19-4/22/03At Home:1 - 4x, last, 4/11/08On Road:3 - 5/5-5/8/033 - 4/19-4/22/03LONGEST LOSING STREAK4 - 5/10-5/16/03At Home:2 - 3x, last, 5/10-5/12/03On Road:3 - 4/11-4/19/07LONGEST SHUTOUT STREAK95:36 - 5/8-5/10/03At Home:88:06 - 5/10/03On Road:56:12 - 4/12-4/19/03LONGEST SCORELESS STREAK215:26 - 5/8-5/16/03At Home:157:29 - 5/7-5/12/03On Road:67:10 - 5/8-5/16/03GOALSMOST GOALS, SEASON43 - 2003At Home:13 - 2003On Road:30 - 2003MOST GOALS AGAINST, SEASON43 - 2003At Home:18 - 2003On Road:25 - 2003MOST GOALS, SERIES26 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN (7G)At Home:9 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN (7G)On Road:17 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN (7G)PLAYOFF RECORD BOOKMOST GOALS, 4-GAME SERIES:1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAAt Home:0 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAOn Road:1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAMOST GOALS, 5-GAME SERIES:9 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAAt Home:5 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAOn Road:4 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAMOST GOALS, 6-GAME SERIES:12 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLAt Home:7 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLOn Road:5 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLMOST GOALS, 7-GAME SERIES26 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANAt Home:9 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANOn Road:17 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VANFEWEST GOALS, SERIES1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)At Home:0 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)On Road:1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)FEWEST GOALS, 4-GAME SERIES1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAAt Home:0 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAOn Road:1 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAFEWEST GOALS, 5-GAME SERIES:9 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAAt Home:5 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAOn Road:4 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAFEWEST GOALS, 6-GAME SERIES:12 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLAt Home:7 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLOn Road:5 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLFEWEST GOALS, 7-GAME SERIES16 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLAt Home:4 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOn Road:12 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLMOST GOALS AGAINST, SERIES17 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN (7G)- 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL (7G)- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL (6G)At Home:8 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL (7G)- 2008, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COL (6G)On Road:10 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN (7G)MOST GOALS AGAINST, 4-GAME SERIES9 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAAt Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAOn Road:6 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAMOST GOALS AGAINST, 5-GAME SERIES12 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAAt Home:3 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAOn Road:9 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAMOST GOALS AGAINST, 6-GAME SERIES17 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLAt Home:8 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLOn Road:9 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLMOST GOALS AGAINST, 7-GAME SERIES17 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN- 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLAt Home:8 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLOn Road:10 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. VANFEWEST GOALS AGAINST, SERIES9 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)At Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)On Road:6 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANA (4G)FEWEST GOALS AGAINST, 4-GAME SERIES9 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAAt Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAOn Road:6 - 2003, Conference Final vs. ANAFEWEST GOALS AGAINST, 5-GAME SERIES12 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAAt Home:3 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAOn Road:9 - 2007, Conference Quaterfinal vs. ANAFEWEST GOALS AGAINST, 6-GAME SERIES17 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLAt Home:8 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLOn Road:9 - 2008, Conference Quaterfinal vs. COLFEWEST GOALS AGAINST, 7-GAME SERIES17 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VAN- 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. COLPLAYOFF RECORD BOOKAt Home:7 - 2003, Conference Semifinal vs. VancouverOn Road:9 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal vs. ColoradoMOST GOALS COMBINED, SERIES43 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-26, VAN-17)At Home:16 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-9, VAN-7)On Road:27 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-17, VAN-10)MOST GOALS COMBINED, 4-GAME SERIES10 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-9)At Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-0, ANA-3)On Road:7 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-6)MOST GOALS COMBINED, 5-GAME SERIES21 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-9, ANA-12)At Home:8 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-5, ANA-3)On Road:13 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-4, ANA-9)MOST GOALS COMBINED, 6-GAME SERIES29 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-12, COL-17)At Home:15 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-7, COL-8)On Road:14 - 2008, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-5, COL-9)MOST GOALS COMBINED, 7-GAME SERIES43 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-26, VAN-17)At Home:16 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-9, VAN-7)On Road:27 - 2003, Conference Semifinal (MIN-17, VAN-10)FEWEST GOALS COMBINED, SERIES10 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-9)At Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-0, ANA-3)On Road:7 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-6)FEWEST GOALS COMBINED, 4-GAME SERIES10 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-9)At Home:3 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-0, ANA-3)On Road:7 - 2003, Conference Final (MIN-1, ANA-6)FEWEST GOALS COMBINED, 5-GAME SERIES21 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-9, ANA-12)At Home:8 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-5, ANA-3)On Road:13 - 2007, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-4, ANA-9)FEWEST GOALS COMBINED, 7-GAME SERIES33 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-16, COL-17)At Home:12 - 2003, Conference Quarterfinal (MIN-4, COL-8)202 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 203Table of contents Hockey Operations <strong>Wild</strong> THings The Players Team His<strong>to</strong>ry Team Records Playoff His<strong>to</strong>ry The NHL
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