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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)...........Jobing.com Arena (17,125, 2004)Mailing Address........................... 6751 N. White Out Way, #200Glendale, AZ 85305Telephone.............................................................623.772.3200Fax .......................................................................623.872.2000Website.......................................................phoenixcoyotes.comFounded................1979-80 (Relocated form Winnipeg in 1996)Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors.........Black, Brick Red, Hunter Green, Sand, Sienna and PurpleDirectoryManaging Partner & Head Coach..........................Wayne GretzkyGeneral Manager.................................................... Don MaloneyAssociate Coach................................................ Ulf SamuelssonAssistant Coach...................................................Doug SullimanCommunications DepartmentVice President of News Content...................................Dave VestDirector of Media Relations............................... Sergey KocharovDirector of Publicity...........................................Ryan NarramoreManager of Communications......................................Rob Creanphoenix coyotes2008-09 matchupsSat. 11/1 Jobing.com Arena 9:00 p.m.Thu. 11/13 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Thu. 12/11 Jobing.com Arena 8:00 p.m.Tue. 1/13 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: Five; most recent, 3/22/04, 3-2 overtime loss (Comrie) vs. PHXPenalty Shots: Two; 10/8/05, at PHX; Alexandre Daigle vs. Curtis Joseph; no goal; Ladislav Nagy vs. Dwayne Roloson; goalShutouts: Five (PHX-3, MIN-2), last, 2/3/07, 1-0 win vs. PHX (Backstrom – 29 saves)Last Trade Between Coyotes and Wild: 8/26/05, Acquired C Erik Westrum and D Dustin Wood in exchange for D Zybanek MichalekWILD VS. PHOENIX COYOTES2007-08 Wild Record: 4-0-0 (2-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 2-0-0 at Phoenix)All-Time Wild Record: 13-10-5 (7-4-3 at Xcel Energy Center, 6-6-2 at Phoenix)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 0 2 – 3 10 5 11 – 26 1-6 7-22 Belanger (1) Backstrom (27-29)10/13 PHX 2 0 0 – 2 16 9 4 – 29 1-4 8-24 Auld (23-26) 12,088PHX 0 0 1 – 1 9 6 7 – 22 0-2 3-6 Bryzgalov (25-28)11/28 MIN 0 2 1 – 3 8 11 9 – 28 0-2 3-6 Gaborik (2) Backstrom (21-22) *18,568MIN 1 1 1 – 3 11 6 9 – 26 3-4 6-12 Rolston (5) Backstrom (46-48)12/27 PHX 0 1 1 – 2 14 16 18 – 48 1-6 4-8 Bryzgalov (23-26) 13,756PHX 0 0 1 – 1 10 8 9 – 27 1-3 2-7 Bryzgalov (30-34)1/13 MIN 0 2 2 – 4 8 15 11 – 34 0-1 4-11 Sheppard (1) Harding (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)PHX 2 1 3 – 6 49 39 38 – 126 3-15 (20.0) 17-45 Auld (0-1-0, 23-26); Bryzgalov (0-3-0, 78-88)MIN 2 5 6 – 13 37 37 40 – 114 4-13 (30.8) 20-51 Backstrom (3-0-0, 94-99); Harding (1-0-0, 26-27)Series NotesThe Wild has won seven straight meetings against Phoenix...The Wild defeated Phoenix in the last Coyotes game ever playedat America West Arena (12/15/03)...Marian Gaborik potted two goals and added four assists for a franchise-record six points(10/26/02), becoming the youngest player to accomplish the feat (20 years, 254 days) since Wild teammate Owen Nolan in 1992...Peter Mueller (Bloomington) and Kurt Sauer (Saint Cloud) are Minnesota Natives...Todd Fedoruk played 58 games for the Wild lastseason...Zbynek Michalek appeared in 22 games with Minnesota in 2003-04...Andrew Brunette leads the Wild in career scoring vs.Phoenix with 30 points (7-23=30) in 31 games...Shane Doan (10-6=16) leads the Coyotes in all-time scoring against Minnesotawith 16 points in 27 contests...Owen Nolan spent the 2006-07 season with Phoenix...Niklas Backstrom is 6-0-0 with two careershutouts and a 1.17 GAA against Phoenix.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built).................. Mellon Arena (16,940, 1961)Mailing Address....................................66 Mario Lemieux PlacePittsburgh, PA 15219Telephone.............................................................412.642.1300Fax .......................................................................412.642.1859Website............................................... pittsburghpenguins.comFounded........................................................................1967-68Stanley Cup Titles....................................................1991, 1992Colors...................................................... Black, Gold and WhiteDirectoryChairman............................................................. Mario LemieuxGeneral Manager........................................................ Ray SheroHead Coach........................................................Michel TherrienAssistant Coaches..................................Andre Savaro, Mike YeoGoaltending Coach.............................................. Gilles MelocheCommunications DepartmentDirector of Communications..............................Jennifer BullanoCommunications Coordinator..................................Erik HeasleyDirector of Content/Publications.................................. Joe SagerPittsburgh penguins2008-09 matchupsTue. 11/18 Mellon Arena 6:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: One, 11/14/02, 1-1 tie (Park) vs. PITPenalty Shots: 11/19/03, at PIT; Marian Gaborik vs. Sebastien Caron; goalShutouts: 12/8/05, 5-0 win vs. PIT (Fernandez – 22 saves)Last Trade Between Penguins and Wild: 2/27/07, Acquired C Dominic Moore in exchange for a 2007 third-round pick (80th overall –Casey Pierro-Zabotel)WILD VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS2007-08 Wild Record: 0-1-0 (0-1-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 0-0-0 at Pittsburgh)All-Time Wild Record: 5-2-1 (2-1-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1-0 at Pittsburgh)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.PIT 0 2 2 – 4 6 12 9 – 27 1-1 5-13 Sykora Sabourin (28-30)10/30 MIN 0 1 1 – 2 10 8 12 – 30 0-2 4-11 Harding (23-27) *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)PIT 0 2 2 – 4 6 12 9 – 27 1-1 (100.0) 5-13 Sabourin (1-0-0, 28-30)MIN 0 1 1 – 2 10 8 12 - 30 0-2 (0.0) 4-11 Harding (0-1-0, 23-27)Series NotesMinnesota lost in the lone meeting between the teams last season, 4-2, at the Xcel Energy Center (10/30/07)...The Wild holdsa 5-2-1 record in the all-time series...The Wild has outscored Pittsburgh 28-15 all-time...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in careerscoring vs. Pittsburgh with 36 points (15-21=36) in 32 contests...Matt Cooke has 17 career points (6-11=17) vs. Minnesota in 39games to lead all Penguins...Sidney Crosby, who played hockey at Shattuck Saint Mary’s in Faribault, has four points (1-3=4) intwo games against the Wild...Pascal Dupuis played 334 games for Minnesota over six seasons.238 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 239Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL