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32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyTEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)....................HSBC Arena (18,690, 1996)Mailing Address...............................One Seymour Knox III PlazaBuffalo, NY 14203Telephone.............................................................716.855.4100Fax .......................................................................717.855.4110Website....................................................................sabres.comFounded........................................................................1970-71Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors....................................Black, White, Red, Gray and SilverDirectoryGeneral Manager.................................................... Darcy RegierHead Coach................................................................Lindy RuffAssociate Coach............................................ Brian McCutcheonAssistant Coach.................................................... James PatrickGoaltender Coach.........................................................Jim CorsiCommunications DepartmentDirector of Public Relations................................ Michael GilbertManager of Publications & Hockey Information........ Kevin SnowCoordinator of Media Relations............................ Chris Bandurabuffalo sabres2008-09 matchupsTue. 10/23 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: NonePenalty Shots: One, 3/9/07 at BUF; Marian Gaborik vs. Ryan Miller; no goalShutouts: One; 1/14/03, @ MIN 0-BUF 1(Miller-22 saves)Last Trade Between Sabres and Wild: 3/8/04, Acquired 2005 fourth round draft pick from Buffalo in exchange for D Brad Brown andWild’s 2005 sixth round pick.WILD VS. BUFFALO SABRES2007-08 Wild Record: Teams Did Not MeetAll-Time Wild Record: 4-4-0 (1-3-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1-0 at Buffalo)Series NotesThe Wild and Sabres did not meet during the 2007-08 season...Minnesota claimed a 5-1 win at Buffalo (3/9/07) in the only meeting duringthe 2006-07 season to even the all-time series 4-4-0...Dominic Moore scored two first period goals and Josh Harding made 35 saves inhis second start of the season...Minnesota assistant coach Mike Ramsey is a former player and assistant coach with the Sabres...Ramseyplayed 14 of his 18 NHL seasons with Buffalo and ranks third on the club’s all-time regular season games played list with 911...He wasoriginally the Sabres’ first choice (11th overall) in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft...Thomas Vanek played his college hockey at the University ofMinnesota...wen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Buffalo with 40 points (17-23=40)...Jaroslav Spacek leads the Sabres in all-timescoring vs. Minnesota with 11 assists.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)........Pengrowth Saddledome (19,289, 1983)Mailing Address......................................Box 1540, Station “M”Calgary, Alberta T2P 3B9Telephone.............................................................403.777.2177Fax .......................................................................403.777.2195Website........................................................ calgaryflames.comFounded...................1972-73 (Relocated from Atlanta in 1980)Stanley Cup Titles..............................................................1989Colors.............................................. Red, White, Black and GoldDirectoryPresident & CEO............................................................Ken KingGeneral Manager.....................................................Darryl SutterHead Coach.............................................................Mike KeenanAssociate Coach....................................................... Jim PlayfairAssistant Coaches.........Rich Preston, Rob Cookson, Wayne FlemingGoaltending Coach...............................................David MarcouxCommunications DepartmentVice President, Communications.............................Peter HanlonDirector of Team Services............................................Sean KelsoAdministrative Assistant, Communications....... Bernie Hargravecalgary flames2008-09 matchupsWed. 12/17 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Mon. 12/29 Pengrowth Saddledome 8:00 p.m.Thu. 2/19 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Fri. 2/27 Pengrowth Saddledome 8:00 p.m.Sat. 3/28 Pengrowth Saddledome 9:00 p.m.Fri. 4/3 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Marc Chouinard, 10/5/05, (M. Kiprusoff), 3-0=3 pts.; Jarome Iginla, 3/29/07, (N. Backstrom/J. Harding), 3-0=3 pts.;Jarome Iginla, 3/22/08, (J. Harding), 3-0=3pts.Overtime Games: 12, last, 1/16/08, 3-2 shootout loss (Huselius) vs. CGYPenalty Shots: Two, last, 12/29/05 at CGY; Brian Rolston vs. Miikka Kiprusoff; no goalShutouts: Seven (CGY-4, MIN-3), last, 3/27/07, 1-0 shootout loss vs. CGY (Kiprusoff – 38 saves, Backstrom – 24 saves)Last Trade Between Flames and Wild: Acquired a ninth round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft (Mika Hannula) in exchange for GJamie McLennanWILD VS. CALGARY FLAMES2007-08 Wild Record: 2-5-1 (2-1-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-4-0 at Calgary)All-Time Wild Record: 14-23-8 (11-8-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-15-4 at Calgary)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.MIN 3 0 0 – 3 7 6 6 – 19 2-9 9-32 Backstrom (19-24)10/24 CGY 0 3 2 – 5 8 7 9 – 24 1-6 11-28 Tanguay Kiprusoff (16-19) 19,289CGY 0 1 0 – 1 9 8 7 – 24 0-3 6-26 Kiprusoff (13-16)11/3 MIN 1 1 2 – 4 5 5 7 – 17 1-3 6-16 Gaborik (1) Backstrom (23-24) *18,568MIN 0 0 2 – 2 7 8 13 – 28 1-5 5-10 Backstrom (25-28)11/13 CGY 1 0 2 – 3 13 10 5 – 28 1-5 5-10 Huselius Kiprusoff (26-28) 19,289CGY 0 1 1 0 3 7 7 14 3 31 1-4 8-19 Huselius (SO) Kiprusoff (29-31)1/16 MIN 0 1 1 0 2 7 14 7 3 31 2-7 5-13 Backstrom (29-31) *18,568MIN 1 0 0 – 1 9 4 11 – 24 0-3 5-10 Harding (35-37)1/22 CGY 0 1 1 – 2 10 14 13 – 37 0-4 4-8 Conroy Kiprusoff (23-24) 19,289CGY 1 1 0 – 2 5 8 3 – 16 1-4 8-16 Conroy Kiprusoff (38-39)2/24 MIN 0 0 1 – 1 8 17 14 – 39 1-6 6-12 Backstrom (14-16) *18,568MIN 0 2 2 – 4 10 13 10 – 33 0-4 8-25 Harding (26-31)3/22 CGY 0 2 3 – 5 10 11 10 – 31 0-5 7-23 Lombardi Kiprusoff (29-33) 19,289CGY 1 0 0 – 1 7 12 8 – 27 1-3 8-19 Kiprusoff (23-26)4/3 MIN 1 0 2 – 3 7 9 10 – 26 2-6 5-13 Gaborik (8) Backstrom (26-27) *18,568Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)CGY 3 9 9 0 22 69 77 69 3 218 5-34 (14.7) 57-149 Kiprusoff (6-2-0, 197-216)MIN 6 4 10 0 20 60 76 78 3 217 9-43 (20.9) 49-131 Backstrom (2-3-1, 136-150); Harding (0-2-0, 61-68)Series NotesJarome Iginla is the all-time scoring leader vs. Minnesota with 47 points (27-20=47) in 43 games...Miikka Kiprusoff is 19-6-3 with a 1.83GAA and three shutouts in 28 career matches vs. the Wild, the most wins of any goaltender against Minnesota...The Wild is 1-11-2 in itslast 14 trips to Calgary – the only win in that span was a 4-2 decision (3/17/07)...The two teams played to the Wild’s second scoreless tie infranchise history (3/27/07)...Doug Risebrough was a member of Calgary as a player, assistant coach, head coach and GM from 1982-95...Risebrough played in the Stanley Cup Final with the Flames in 1986 and captured a Cup as an assistant coach in 1988-89...Craig Weller isa Calgary native...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. the Flames with 41 points (22-15=37) in 35 contests.220 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 221Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL