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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)...... American Airlines Center (18,532, 2001)Mailing Address..................................2601 Avenue of the StarsFrisco, Texas 75034Telephone.............................................................214.387.5500Fax .......................................................................214.387.5564Website.............................................................dallasstars.comFounded..............1967-68 (Relocated from Minnesota in 1993)Stanley Cup Titles..............................................................1999Colors...................................................... Green, Gold and BlackDirectoryCo-General Managers............................. Les Jackson, Brett HullHead Coach............................................................ Dave TippettAssociate Coach.......................................................Rick WilsonAssistant Coach........................................................ Mark LambGoaltending Consultant............................................. Andy MoogCommunications DepartmentAssistant Vice President, Communications.............. Rob ScichiliDirector, Media Relations................................... Jason RademanManager, Communications & Publications.........Erin ChenderlinDALLAS STARS2008-09 matchupsWed. 10/29 American Airlines Center 7:30 p.m.Wed. 11/26 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 3/14 American Airlines Center 7:00 p.m.Tue. 4/7 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: Six, last, 2/20/07, 2-1 shootout win (Koivu) vs. DALPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: Two (MIN-1, DAL-2), last, 2/7/08, 1-0 loss vs. DAL (Smith – 25 saves)Last Trade Between Stars and Wild: Acquired D Martin Skoula and D Shawn Belle in exchange for D Willie Mitchell and a secondround pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft (Nico Sacchetti)WILD VS. DALLAS STARS2007-08 Wild Record: 1-3-0 (1-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-2-0 at Dallas)All-Time Wild Record: 10-14-4 (7-6-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-8-3 at Dallas)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 2 1 0 – 3 8 3 6 – 17 0-4 5-10 Harding (25-33)12/26 DAL 3 1 4 – 8 10 8 15 – 33 2-5 4-8 Barnes Turco (14-17) 18,532DAL 1 2 0 – 3 7 12 9 – 28 0-3 9-32 Turco (1-4); SMITH (14-17)1/3 MIN 4 1 1 – 6 7 8 6 – 21 1-5 4-10 Gaborik (4) Backstrom (25-28) *18,568MIN 0 1 0 – 1 5 8 6 – 19 0-4 5-10 Backstrom (27-30)1/7 DAL 0 2 1 – 3 8 14 8 – 30 0-5 4-8 Niskanen Turco (18-19) 17,502DAL 0 0 1 – 1 15 7 4 – 26 0-6 3-9 Hagman Smith (25-25)2/7 MIN 0 0 0 – 0 10 7 8 – 25 0-2 7-27 Backstrom (25-26) *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)DAL 4 5 6 – 15 40 41 36 – 117 2-19 (10.5) 20-57 Turco (1-1-0, 33-40); Smith (1-1-0, 39-42)MIN 6 3 1 – 10 30 26 26 – 82 1-15 (6.7) 21-57 Harding (0-1-0, 25-33); Backstrom (1-2-0, 77-84)Series NotesThe Wild was outscored 12-4 in the three losses, including an 8-3 decision in Dallas (12/26/07)...Minnesota lost both games played atAmerican Airlines Center last season and hasn’t won in Dallas since a 3-2 OT win (3/21/03), a span of eight games (0-6-2)...The DallasStars were known as the Minnesota North Stars from 1967-93, before moving to the Lone Star State prior to the 1993-94 season...MartinSkoula spent one season (2005-06) in a Stars uniform...Toby Peterson (Minneapolis) and D Matt Niskanen (Virginia) are Minnesota natives...OwenNolan leads the Wild in career scoring against the Stars with 29 points (14-15=29) in 52 games...Mike Modano leads Dallasin all-time scoring vs. Minnesota with 24 points (7-17=24) in 27 contests...Modano is the only player left on the Stars’ roster to have worna North Stars uniform.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built).............. Joe Louis Arena (20,066, 1979)Mailing Address......................................600 Civic Center DriveDetroit, MI 48226Telephone.............................................................313.394.7000Fax .......................................................................313.567.0296Website......................................................detroitredwings.comFounded........................................................................1926-27Stanley Cup Titles................11; 1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 19541955, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008Colors.................................................................. Red and WhiteDirectoryGeneral Manager..................................................... Ken HollandHead Coach.......................................................... Mike BabcockAssistant Coaches...................Paul MacLean, Brad McCrimmonGoaltending Coach................................................... Jim BedardCommunications DepartmentSenior Director of Communications.............................John HahnMedia Relations Manager..........................................Todd BeamPublic Relations Coordinator.................................... Lisa HickokDETROIT RED WINGSAll-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: Henrik Zetterberg, 12/7/07, (J. Harding), 3-0=3 pts.Overtime Games: Eight, last, 2/5/08, 3-2 overtime loss (Lebda) vs. DETPenalty Shots: 11/15/03 vs. DET; Pavel Datsyuk vs. Dwayne Roloson; no goalShutouts: Four (MIN-1, DET-3), last, 12/01/06, 4-0 loss at DET (Hasek 20 – saves)Last Trade Between Red Wings and Wild: None2008-09 matchupsSat. 1/3 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Thu. 2/12 Joe Louis Arena 6:30 p.m.Sat. 2/21 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sun. 4/5 Joe Louis Arena 4:00 p.m.WILD VS. DETROIT RED WINGS2007-08 Wild Record: 1-2-1 (0-1-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-1-0 at Detroit)All-Time Wild Record: 7-16-5 (3-7-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 4-9-1 at Detroit)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 0 0 0 – 0 4 6 9 – 19 0-4 4-11 Harding (29-34)12/7 DET 1 3 1 – 5 10 12 12 – 34 1-2 6-15 Zetterberg Hasek (19-19) 19,508DET 1 2 1 – 4 16 17 18 – 51 1-7 2-4 Franzen Hasek (18-19)12/22 MIN 0 1 0 – 1 7 7 5 – 19 1-2 7-14 Backstrom (47-51) *18,568MIN 3 1 1 0 6 8 9 8 3 28 0-3 5-10 Gaborik (SO) Backstrom (15-19); HARDING (26-27)1/10 DET 2 2 1 0 5 13 15 16 2 46 0-5 3-6 Osgood (23-28) 17,848DET 1 0 1 1 3 8 13 16 1 38 0-3 5-10 Lebda Hasek (24-26)2/5 MIN 1 1 0 0 2 13 9 3 1 26 1-4 4-8 Backstrom (35-38) *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)DET 5 7 4 1 17 47 57 62 3 169 2-17 (11.8) 16-35 Hasek (3-0-0, 61-64); Osgood (0-0-1, 23-28)MIN 4 3 1 – 9 32 31 25 4 92 2-13 (15.4) 20-43 Harding (1-1-0, 55-61); Backstrom (0-1-1; 97-108)Series NotesDetroit claimed the 2007-08 season-series (3-1-0) starting off the season series with a 5-0 shutout (12/7/07) on its way to a Stanley Cuptitle...The Wild is 2-7-1 in the last 10 meetings, with one regulation win, a 3-2 victory (12/23/06)...Minnesota clinched its first-ever playoffberth with a 4-0 shutout win vs. Detroit (3/23/03)...Assistant Coach Mike Ramsey was a member of the 1995 Western Conference ChampionDetroit Red Wings...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring vs. Detroit with 33 points (15-18=33) in 45 matches...Dan Cleary leads theRed Wings in all-time scoring vs. Minnesota with 21 points (11-10=21) in 28 game.226 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 227Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL