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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)................... Rexall Place (16,839, 1974)Mailing Address....................................... 11230 – 110th StreetEdmonton, Alberta TG5 3H7Telephone.............................................................780.414.4000Fax .......................................................................780.409.5848Website...................................................... edmontonoilers.comFounded........................................................................1979-80Stanley Cup Titles......................1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990Colors......................Midnight Blue, White, Metallic Copper, RedDirectoryPresident of Hockey Operations..................................Kevin LoweGeneral Manager.............................................. Steve TambelliniHead Coach......................................................Craig MacTavishAssistant Coaches......Charlie Huddy, Bill Moores, Kelly BuchbergerGoaltending Coach..................................................Pete PeetersCommunications DepartmentVice President, Communications & Broadcast............Allan WattManager, Communications & Media Relations........... J.J. HebertInformation Coordinator........................................Steve KnowlesTeam Services Coordinator................................. Patrick GarlandEdmonton oilers2008-09 matchupsThu. 1/15 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Fri. 1/30 Rexall Place 8:00 p.m.Sun. 2/8 Xcel Energy Center 2:00 p.m.Sat. 2/28 Rexall Place 9:00 p.m.Sun. 3/22 Xcel Energy Center 2:00 p.m.Sun. 3/29 Rexall Place 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: 12; last, 12/29/07, 5-4 overtime win (Nummelin) vs. EDMPenalty Shots: 10/15/00, @MIN; Scott Pellerin (MIN) vs. Joaquin Gage (EDM), no goalShutouts: Eight (Six by Wild), last, 10/10/07, 2-0 win vs. EDM (Backstrom – 21 saves)Last Trade Between Oilers and Wild: 3/8/06, Acquired Edmonton’s first round pick (later traded to Los Angeles – Trevor Lewis) in the2006 NHL Entry Draft for G Dwayne Roloson.WILD VS. EDMONTON OILERS2007-08 Wild Record: 4-2-1 (3-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-2-1 at Edmonton)All-Time Wild Record: 20-16-8 (10-9-2 at Xcel Energy Center, 10-7-6 at Edmonton)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.EDM 0 0 0 – 0 5 5 11 – 21 0-4 1-2 Roloson (24-26)10/10 MIN 1 1 0 – 2 10 10 6 – 26 0-1 4-8 Burns (2) Backstrom (21-21) *18,568MIN 0 2 2 0 4 9 15 3 3 30 0-4 6-12 Harding (27-31)10/25 EDM 2 1 1 0 5 9 8 13 1 31 1-5 5-10 Hemsky (SO) Roloson (26-30) 16,839EDM 0 2 0 – 2 5 10 9 – 24 1-6 10-20 ROLOSON (5-8); Garon 16-18)11/5 MIN 3 2 0 – 5 8 12 6 – 26 4-10 6-12 Foster (1) Backstrom (22-24) *18,568MIN 1 2 1 – 4 8 7 10 – 25 2-9 5-10 Foster (2) BACKSTROM (24-26); Harding (14-14)11/15 EDM 0 2 0 – 2 16 10 14 – 40 0-5 9-18 Roloson (21-25) 16,839EDM 2 2 0 0 4 11 10 6 0 27 1-3 5-10 Roloson (30-35)12/29 MIN 1 1 2 1 5 15 7 10 3 35 2-5 3-6 Nummelin (1) Backstrom (23-27) *18,568MIN 0 1 1 – 2 10 21 9 – 40 1-4 4-8 Backstrom (9-11); HARDING (10-12)2/12 EDM 1 1 2 – 4 7 4 12 – 23 1-4 4-8 Brodziak Garon (38-40) 16,839MIN 1 1 1 – 3 10 11 13 – 34 0-4 3-6 Backstrom (7-10); HARDING (21-23)3/24 EDM 3 2 0 – 5 15 12 6 – 33 0-3 4-8 Brodziak Roloson (31-34) 16,839EDM 0 0 1 – 1 11 8 14 – 33 0-6 4-11 Roloson (18-21)3/26 MIN 2 1 0 – 3 7 8 6 – 21 1-3 7-17 Hill (1) Backstrom (32-33) *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)EDM 8 10 4 0 23 79 67 85 1 232 4-36 (11.1) 42-87 Roloson (1-5-1, 155-179); Garon (0-1-0, 54-58)MIN 9 11 7 1 28 77 91 63 6 237 10-40 (25.0) 38-79 Backstrom (5-0-0, 138-152); Harding (0-2-1, 72-80)Series NotesNiklas Backstrom was the winning netminder in all five wins vs. the Oilers last season...Backstrom is 9-0-0 with a 1.64 GAA lifetime againstEdmonton with three shutouts...The Wild has won seven straight home meetings with the Oilers, last losing 2-1 (1/16/07)...Wild President/General Manager Doug Risebrough served as Edmonton’s vice president of hockey operations from 1996-99...Dwayne Roloson spent parts offour seasons with Minnesota...Tom Gilbert (Minneapolis) is a Minnesota native...Ryan Potulny played college hockey at the University of Minnesota...Marc-AndreBergeron spent four seasons with Edmonton...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in all-time scoring vs. the Oilers with 41 points(21-20=41) in 51 games...Shawn Horcoff leads Edmonton in career scoring against Minnesota with 18 points (8-10=18) in 36 contests.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built).......BankAtlantic Center (19,250, 1998)Mailing Address........................................One Panther ParkwaySunrise, FL 33323Telephone.............................................................954.835.7000Fax .......................................................................954.835.7700Website...................................................... floridapanthers.comFounded........................................................................1993-94Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors...............................................Red, Navy, Yellow and GoldDirectoryGeneral Manager................................................ Jacques MartinHead Coach............................................................Peter DeBoerAssistant Coaches............................... Jim Hulton, Mike KitchenGoaltending Coach................................................. Pierre GroulxCommunications DepartmentManager, Communications................................. Justin CopertinCoordinator, Communications............................. Brian GoldmanDirector of Internet and Publication Content............Dave JosephWebsite Coordinator......................................... Glenn Odebralskiflorida panthers2008-09 matchupsThu. 10/16 BankAtlantic Center 6:30 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: One; 10/22/00, 0-0 tie vs. FLAPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: Three (MIN-2, FLA-1), last, 11/29/01, 6-0 win vs. FLA (Roloson – 29 saves)Last Trade Between Panthers and Wild: NoneWILD VS. FLORIDA PANTHERS2007-08 Wild Record: 1-0-0 (Did not play at Xcel Energy Center, 1-0-0 at Florida)All-Time Wild Record: 6-1-1 (3-0-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1-0 at Florida)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 1 2 0 – 3 10 9 6 – 25 1-3 4-8 Burns (4) Backstrom (32-34)2/29 FLA 0 1 1 – 2 10 8 16 – 34 1-3 5-18 Vokoun (22-25) 16,927Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)FLA 0 1 1 – 2 10 8 16 – 34 1-3 (33.3) 4-8 Vokoun (0-1-0, 22-25)MIN 1 2 0 – 3 10 9 6 – 25 1-3 (33.3) 5-18 Backstrom (1-0-0, 32-34)Series NotesThe Wild defeated the Panthers 3-2 (2/29/08) in their first meeting at the BankAtlantic Center since the 2003-04 season...Minnesota haswon the past six games against Florida, having given up a total of nine goals in those six contests...In eight all-time meetings, the Wild hassurrendered just 11 goals to the Panthers while scoring 25...Wild Head Coach Jacques Lemaire earned his 300th career coaching win againstthe Panthers (10/15/02)...Owen Nolan leads Minnesota in career scoring against Florida with 23 points (11-12=23) in 23 games...AndrewBrunette has scored 17 points (6-11=17) against Florida...Niklas Backstrom in 2-0-0 lifetime against Florida with a 2.00 GAA...Keith Ballard(1-8=9) and Radek Dvorak (2-7=9) lead the Panthers in all-time scoring vs. Minnesota...Ballard (Baudette) is a Minnesota native.228 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 229Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL