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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)..... General Motors Place (18,630, 1995)Mailing Address..............................................800 Griffiths WayVancouver, B.C. V6B 6G1Telephone.............................................................604.899.4600Fax .......................................................................604.899.4640Website................................................................. canucks.comFounded........................................................................1970-71Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors..............Deep Blue, Deep Red, Sky Blue, Silver and WhiteDirectoryGeneral Manager & Alternate Governor.......................Mike GillisHead Coach........................................................ Alain VigneaultAssociate Coach................................................... Rick BownessAssistant Coaches..........................Ryan Walter, Darryl WilliamsGoaltending Coach.......................................................Ian ClarkCommunications DepartmentDirector, Media Relations & Team Operations...........T.C. CarlingManager, Media Relations & Team Operations........... Ben BrownCoordinator, Media Relations & Publications...........Stephanie Maniagovancouver canucks2008-09 matchupsSat. 11/8 General Motors Place 9:00 p.m.Thu. 11/20 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Fri. 12/5 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.Sat. 1/31 General Motors Place 9:00 p.m.Tue. 3/3 General Motors Place 9:00 p.m.Tue. 3/31 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.All-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: 11/21/07, Markus Naslund, (J. Harding), 3-0=3 pts.; 12/7/02, Marian Gaborik, (D. Cloutier), 3-0=3 pts.; 11/26/00, AnttiLaaksonen, (F. Potvin), 3-1=4Overtime Games: 16, last, 2/19/08, 3-2 overtime win (D. Sedin) vs. VANPenalty Shots: Six, last, 11/2/06 @MIN; Brian Rolston vs. Roberto Luongo; goalShutouts: Four (MIN-3, VAN-1), last, 3/128/08, 4-0 win @MIN (Backstrom-28 saves)Last Trade Between Canucks and Wild: NoneWILD VS. VANCOUVER CANUCKS2007-08 Wild Record: 5-2-1 (2-1-1 at Xcel Energy Center, 3-1-0 at Vancouver)All-Time Wild Record: 21-13-11 (12-7-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 9-6-7 at Vancouver)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 1 – 2 8 5 9 – 22 1-3 13-34 HARDING (8-11); Backstrom (17-20)11/16 VAN 4 1 1 – 6 14 4 13 – 31 3-10 6-23 Ohlund Luongo (20-22) 18,630VAN 2 0 2 – 4 6 8 12 – 26 1-4 6-15 Naslund Sanford (18-20)11/21 MIN 2 0 0 – 2 5 6 9 – 20 1-3 6-15 Harding (22-26) *18,568VAN 0 1 0 – 1 4 9 7 – 20 0-2 13-48 Luongo (28-30)12/2 MIN 1 1 0 – 2 12 8 10 – 30 1-7 6-18 Voros (1) Backstrom (19-20) *18,568MIN 0 2 2 – 4 6 10 10 – 26 0-5 5-10 Koivu (3) Backstrom (38-40)1/21 VAN 0 1 1 – 2 17 9 14 – 40 0-3 7-14 Luongo (22-25) 18,630MIN 1 1 2 0 5 4 7 14 1 26 0-4 5-16 Koivu (SO) Backstrom (24-28)2/14 VAN 0 1 3 0 4 9 6 13 0 28 0-2 8-30 Luongo (22-26) 18,630VAN 0 1 1 1 3 13 11 12 1 37 1-3 5-13 D. Sedin Luongo (20-22)2/19 MIN 1 0 1 0 2 3 5 12 2 22 2-4 5-21 Backstrom (34-37) *18,568MIN 0 1 1 – 2 11 5 5 – 21 1-6 4-8 Radivojevic (3) Backstrom (30-31)3/21 VAN 0 0 1 – 1 9 12 10 – 31 1-4 6-12 Luongo (19-21) 18,630VAN 0 0 0 – 0 9 10 9 – 28 0-5 12-49 LUONGO (17-21); Sanford (9-9)3/28 MIN 2 2 0 – 4 14 8 8 – 30 2-4 14-64 Bouchard (4) Backstrom (28-28) *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)VAN 6 5 9 1 21 81 69 90 1 241 6-33 (18.2) 63-204 Luongo (2-4-1, 148-157); Sanford (1-0-0, 27-29)MIN 8 7 7 0 23 63 54 77 3 197 8-36 (22.2) 58-186 Harding (0-2-0, 30-37); Backstrom (5-0-1, 190-204)Series NotesThe Canucks and Wild have now met in 16 overtime contests in the Wild’s seven seasons, the most of any Wild opponent...TheWild’s 6-0 victory tied the biggest win margin in team history (10/12/06)...Marian Gaborik registered his fifth career hat trick(12/7/02) to become the fourth player in NHL history to post five hat tricks prior to his 21st birthday...Andrew Brunette leadsMinnesota in all-time scoring vs. Vancouver with 46 points (14-32=46) in 48 contests...Henrik Sedin leads Vancouver in all-timescoring vs. Minnesota with 28 points (5-23=28) in 44 contests...Niklas Backstrom went 5-0-1 last season with a 2.02 GAA and is7-1-3 with a 2.03 GAA lifetime against the Canucks...Josh Harding is 0-2-0 lifetime giving up seven goals in two games.TEAM INFORMATIONHome Ice (Cap., Built)................ Verizon Center (18,277, 1997)Mailing Address.................................... 601 F St. NW, Suite 750Washington, DC 20004Telephone.............................................................202.266.2277Fax .......................................................................202.266.2210Website.....................................................washingtoncaps.comFounded........................................................................1974-75Stanley Cup Titles.............................................................. NoneColors............................................................... Red, White, BlueDirectoryChairman and Majority Owner..................................Ted LeonsisGeneral Manager................................................ George McPheeHead Coach.......................................................Bruce BoudreauAssistant Coaches.................................Jay Leach, Dean EvasonCommunications DepartmentVice President of Communications...............................Kurt KehlDirector of Media Relations........................................ Nate EwellManager of Media Relations....................................Paul RoynakDirector of New Media.............................................. Sean Parkerwashington capitalsAll-Time Series NotesHat Tricks: NoneOvertime Games: One, 10/12/07, 3-2 shootout win (Koivu) @MINPenalty Shots: NoneShutouts: One; 11/16/02, @MIN 1-WSH 0 (Roloson-17 saves)Last Trade Between Capitals and Wild: None2008-09 matchupsMon. 11/24 Xcel Energy Center 7:00 p.m.WILD VS. WASHINGTON CAPITALS2007-08 Wild Record: 0-1-0 (Did not play at Xcel Energy Center, 0-1-0 at Washington)All-Time Wild Record: 5-3-0 (4-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 1-3-0 at Washington)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 1 0 – 1 15 12 8 – 35 0-2 4-14 Backstrom (22-26)2/26 WSH 2 2 0 – 4 12 9 5 – 26 0-2 4-14 Morrisonn Kolzig (34-35) 17,391Scoring By Period Shots By Period Power Plays Penalties/ GoaltendersTOTALS 1 2 3 OT F 1 2 3 OT T (Percentage) Minutes (Record, Saves-Shots)WSH 2 2 0 – 4 12 9 5 – 26 0-2 (0.0) 4-14 Kolzig (1-0-0, 34-35)MIN 0 1 0 – 1 15 12 8 – 35 0-2 (0.0) 4-14 Backstrom (0-1-0, 22-26)Series NotesMinnesota lost the only meeting between the two clubs in 2007-08 by a 4-1 score (2/26/08), breaking a four-game winning streakagainst Washington...The Wild holds a 5-3-0 advantage in the all-time series and is 4-0-0 at Xcel Energy Center...Minnesota outshotthe Capitals in the first six all-time meetings...The Wild won the franchise’s first-ever 1-0 game against the Caps (11/16/02...Owen Nolan leads the Wild in career scoring against Washington with 23 points (11-12=23) in 33 contests...Sergei Fedorov leadsWashington in career scoring vs. Minnesota with 19 points (6-13=19) in 24 games.244 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 245Table of contents Hockey Operations Wild THings The Players Team History Team Records Playoff History The NHL