32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyMOST PENALTIES BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME31 - 2/02/04 in 4-0 win vs. STL (MIN-15, STL-16)At Home:31 - 2/02/04 in 4-0 win vs. STL (MIN-15, STL-16)On Road:25 - 3/02/02 in 6-3 loss at VAN (MIN-16, VAN-9)FEWEST PENALTIES, GAME0 - 1/02/04 in 2-1 loss vs. EDM- 3/14/03 in 3-1 win vs. NSHAt Home:0 - 1/02/04 in 2-1 loss vs. EDM- 3/14/03 in 3-1 win vs. NSHOn Road:1 - 4x, most recently, 11/11/06 in 3-2 (SO) win at LAFEWEST PENALTIES BY OPPONENT, GAME0 - 3/6/07 in 3-0 loss vs. SJAt Home:0 - 3/6/07 in 3-0 loss vs. SJOn Road:1 - 3x, last, 1/5/08 in 4-1 loss at NSHFEWEST PENALTIES BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME2 - 1/02/04 in 2-1 loss vs. EDM (MIN-0, EDM-2)- 12/31/02 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (MIN-1, ANA-1)At Home:2 - 1/02/04 in 2-1 loss vs. EDM (MIN-0, EDM-2)- 12/31/02 in 4-1 win vs. ANA (MIN-1, ANA-1)On Road:3 - 3/08/02 in 5-3 win at DAL (MIN-1, DAL-2)SHOTSMOST SHOTS, SEASON2,431 - 2006-07At Home:1,235 - 2006-07On Road:1,196 - 2006-07FEWEST SHOTS, SEASON1,954 - 2001-02At Home:965 - 2001-02On Road:981 - 2003-04MOST SHOTS AGAINST, SEASON2,460 - 2005-06At Home:1,244 - 2000-01On Road:1,323 - 2005-06FEWEST SHOTS AGAINST, SEASON2,297 - 2001-02At Home:1,046 - 2001-02On Road:1,091 - 2002-03MOST SHOTS, GAME47 - 12/21/02 in 4-2 loss at COLAt Home:43 - 1/10/03 in 2-1 win vs. PHXrecord bookOn Road:47 - 12/21/02 in 4-2 loss at COLMOST SHOTS AGAINST, GAME56 - 11/08/01 in 5-3 win at BOSAt Home:51 - 12/22/07 in 4-1 loss vs. DETOn Road:56 - 11/08/01 in 5-3 win at BOSMOST SHOTS BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME90 - 11/16/06 in 7-6 (SO) win at NSH (MIN-45, NSH-45)At Home:73 - 1/10/03 in 2-1 win vs. PHX (MIN-43, PHX-30)On Road:90 - 11/16/06 in 7-6 (SO) win at NSH (MIN-45, NSH-45)FEWEST SHOTS, GAME11 - 3x, last, 1/23/04 in 6-2 loss at ANAAt Home:13 - 10/27/00 in 3-1 win vs. CGYOn Road:11 - 3x, last, 1/23/04 in 6-2 loss at ANAFEWEST SHOTS AGAINST, GAME13 - 1/18/03 in 1-0 loss vs. ANAAt Home:13 - 1/18/03 in 1-0 loss vs. ANAOn Road:15 - 3/01/03 in 2-0 loss at STLFEWEST SHOTS BY BOTH TEAMS, GAME32 - 2/15/04 in 2-1 loss vs. CGY (MIN-16, CGY-16)At Home:32 - 2/15/04 in 2-1 loss vs. CGY (MIN-16, CGY-16)On Road:38 - 10/13/00 in 2-0 loss at STL (MIN-16, STL-22)MOST SHOTS, PERIOD22 - 11/22/06 in 2nd of 4-2 loss at MTLAt Home:18 - 1/10/03 in 2nd of 2-1 win vs. PHXOn Road:22 - 11/22/06 in 2nd of 4-2 loss at MTLMOST SHOTS AGAINST, PERIOD25 - 11/14/05 in 3rd of 3-2 loss at CGYAt Home:19 - 1/14/04 in 1st of 2-2 (OT) tie vs. LAOn Road:25 - 11/14/05 in 3rd of 3-2 loss at CGYMOST SHOTS BY BOTH TEAMS, PERIOD36 - 2/27/03 in 2nd of 6-3 win at MTL(MIN-21, MTL-15)- 12/21/02 in 2nd of 4-2 loss at COL(MIN-20, COL-16)At Home:28 - 10/10/01 in 3rd per. of 2-1 win vs. BOS(MIN-11, BOS-17)- 12/22/00 in 3rd per. of 4-3 win vs. LA(MIN-10, LA-18)On Road:36 - 2/27/03 in 2nd per. of 6-3 win at MTL(MIN-21, MTL-15)- 12/21/02 in 2nd per. of 4-2 loss at COL(MIN-20, COL-16)FEWEST SHOTS, PERIOD0 - 11/08/01 in 3rd per. of 5-3 win at BOSAt Home:1 - 4x, last, 10/10/03 in 3rd of 5-3 win vs. NYROn Road:0 - 11/08/01 in 3rd per. of 5-3 win at BOSFEWEST SHOTS AGAINST, PERIOD0 - 10/29/00 in 3rd of 3-2 loss vs. CHIAt Home:0 - 10/29/00 in 3rd of 3-2 loss vs. CHIOn Road:2 - 6x, last, 3/6/08 in 3rd of 3-2 loss at CARFEWEST SHOTS BY BOTH TEAMS, PERIOD4 - 10/18/05 in 3rd of 2-1 loss at PHX(MIN 2, PHX 2)At Home6 - 3/14/01 in 3rd of 1-0 loss vs. STL(STL-1, MIN-5)On Road4 - 10/18/05 in 3rd of 2-1 loss at PHX(MIN 2, PHX 2)FASTEST GOALSFASTEST GOAL FROM START OF GAME0:21 - Matt Johnson, 3/23/03 in 4-0 win vs. DETAt Home:0:21 - Matt Johnson, 3/23/03 in 4-0 win vs. DETOn Road:0:38 - Wes Walz, 4/02/01 in 4-2 loss at SJFASTEST GOAL AGAINST FROM START OF GAME0:16 - Andrew Cassels, 3/15/03 in 5-0 loss at CBJAt Home:0:26 - Andrew Brunette, 12/23/05 in 5-3 win vs. COLOn Road:0:16 - Andrew Cassels, 3/15/03 in 5-0 loss at CBJFASTEST GOAL FROM START OF 2ND PERIOD:0:09 - Brian Rols<strong>to</strong>n, 11/30/07 in 3-2 (OT) win vs. STLAt Home:0:09 - Brian Rols<strong>to</strong>n, 11/30/07 in 3-2 (OT) win vs. STLOn Road:0:12 - Marian Gaborik, 02/03/07 in 1-0 win at PHXFASTEST GOAL AGAINST FROM START OF 2ND PERIOD0:11 - Brad Richards, 10/25/03 in 3-2 loss at TBAt Home:0:36 - Ryan Smyth, 4/06/06 in 2-1 win vs. EDMOn Road:0:11 - Brad Richards, 10/25/03 in 3-2 loss at TBFASTEST GOAL FROM START OF 3RD PERIOD0:29 - Wes Walz, 4/06/01 in 3-2 win vs. CBJAt Home:0:29 - Wes Walz, 4/06/01 in 3-2 win vs. CBJOn Road:0:36 - Brian Rols<strong>to</strong>n, 12/3/05 in 3-2 (SO) loss at NJrecord bookFASTEST GOAL AGAINST FROM START OF 3RD PERIOD0:07 - Trent Klatt, 11/26/00 in 4-2 win vs. VANAt Home:0:07 - Trent Klatt, 11/26/00 in 4-2 win vs. VANOn Road:0:27 - Henrik Zetterberg, 3/25/03 in 4-0 loss at DETFASTEST GOAL FROM START OF OVERTIME0:25 - Marian Gaborik, 10/18/06 in 2-1 (OT) win vs. LAAt Home:0:53 - Marc Chouinard, 3/31/04 in 5-4 (OT) win vs. COLOn Road:0:25 - Marian Gaborik, 10/18/06 in 2-1 (OT) win vs. LAFASTEST GOAL AGAINST FROM START OF OVERTIME0:21 - Oleg Tverdovsky, 12/08/00 in 1-0 (OT) loss vs. ANAAt Home:0:21 - Oleg Tverdovsky, 12/08/00 in 1-0 (OT) loss vs. ANAOn Road:0:25 - Lee Stempniak, 3/10/06 in 2-1 (OT) loss at STLLATEST OVERTIME GOAL4:55 - Marian Gaborik, 2/17/08 in 5-4 (OT) win vs. NSHAt Home:4:55 - Marian Gaborik, 2/17/08 in 5-4 (OT) win vs. NSHOn Road:4:16 - Jim Dowd, 1/02/03 in 2-1 (OT) win at EDMLATEST OVERTIME GOAL AGAINST4:36 - Claude Lemieux, 11/16/01 in 2-1 (OT) loss at PHXAt Home:4:35 - Mike Comrie, 3/22/04 in 3-2 (OT) loss vs. PHXOn Road:4:36 - Claude Lemieux, 11/16/01 in 2-1 (OT) loss at PHXFASTEST TWO GOALS, INDIVIDUAL0:16 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2/10/06, @18:51 & 19:07of 1st of 6-3 win at EDMAt Home:1:20 - Richard Park, 3/18/02, @ 17:02 & 18:22 of 2ndof 4-2 win vs. CGYOn Road:0:16 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2/10/06, @18:51 & 19:07of 1st of 6-3 win at EDMFASTEST TWO GOALS AGAINST, INDIVIDUAL0:20 - Stu Barnes, 10/19/03, @ 8:16 & 8:36 of 2ndof 3-1 loss at DALAt Home:0:57 - Sergei Zubov, 11/25/01, @ 8:23 & 9:20 of 3rdof 4-3 loss vs. DALOn Road:0:20 - Stu Barnes, 10/19/03, @ 8:16 & 8:36 of 2ndof 3-1 loss at DALFASTEST TWO GOALS, TEAM0:03 - Jim Dowd & Richard Park, 1/21/04, @ 19:44 &19:47 of 3rd of 4-2 win vs. CHIAt Home:0:03 - Jim Dowd & Richard Park, 1/21/04, @ 19:44 &19:47 of 3rd of 4-2 win vs. CHIOn Road:0:11 - Mattias Weinhandl & Wes Walz, 4/15/06, @ 7:37& 7:48 of 3rd of 4-3 (OT) loss at DAL164 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 165Table of contents Hockey Operations <strong>Wild</strong> THings The Players Team His<strong>to</strong>ry Team Records Playoff His<strong>to</strong>ry The NHL
32 Backstrom25 Belanger47 Bergeron24 Boogaard96 Bouchard15 brunette8 burns26 foster10 Gaborik29 Harding5 johnsson9 koivu20 miettinen11 nolan2 reitz55 schultz51 Sheppard41 skoula19 Veilleux12 Weller3 ZidlickyFASTEST TWO GOALS AGAINST, TEAM0:10 - Scott Mellanby & Sergei Varlamov, 12/02/01@ 6:42 & 6:52 of 2nd of 4-4 (OT) tie vs. STLAt Home:0:10 - Scott Mellanby & Sergei Varlamov, 12/02/01@ 6:42 & 6:52 of 2nd of 4-4 (OT) tie vs. STLOn Road:0:14 - Jarret S<strong>to</strong>ll & Shawn Horcoff, 12/14/06 @ 15:22 &15:36 of 3rd of in 3-1 loss at EDM- Brenden Morrow & Mike Modano, 12/26/06 @ 8:12& 8:26 of 3rd in 8-3 loss at DALFASTEST TWO GOALS, BOTH TEAMS0:07 - Owen Nolan (SJ) & Marian Gaborik (MIN),11/9/02, @ 7:25 & 7:32 of 2nd in 4-2 win at SJ- Taylor Pyatt (VAN) & Pierre-Marc Bouchard (MIN),1/21/08, @ 19:31 & 19:38 of 3rd in 4-2 win at VANAt Home:0:10 - Mark Parrish (MIN) & Jonathan Cheechoo (SJ),12/31/07, @ 15:22 & 15:32 of 3rd in 3-2 loss vs. SJOn Road:0:07 - Owen Nolan (SJ) & Marian Gaborik (MIN),11/9/02, @ 7:25 & 7:32 of 2nd in 4-2 win at SJ- Taylor Pyatt (VAN) & Pierre-Marc Bouchard (MIN),1/21/08, @ 19:31 & 19:38 of 3rd in 4-2 win at VANFASTEST THREE GOALS, INDIVIDUALNeverAt Home:NeverOn Road:NeverFASTEST THREE GOALS AGAINST, INDIVIDUAL12:38 - Vaclav Prospal (ANA), 1/23/04 @ 5:05, 15:20 &17:43 of 3rd of 6-2 loss at ANAAt Home:NeverOn Road:12:38 - Vaclav Prospal (ANA), 1/23/04 @ 5:05, 15:20 &17:43 of 3rd per. of 6-2 loss at AnaheimFASTEST THREE GOALS, TEAM1:41 - Andrei Zyuzin, Wes Walz and Matt Johnson,3/25/04, @ 7:27, 7:47 & 9:08 of 1st of 8-2 win at CHIAt Home:1:53 - Alexandre Daigle, Filip Kuba and Antti Laaksonen,1/16/04, @ 12:00, 12:30 & 13:53 of 3rd of 4-2win vs. PITOn Road:1:41 - Andrei Zyuzin, Wes Walz and Matt Johnson,3/25/04, @ 7:27, 7:47 & 9:08 of 1st of 8-2 win at CHIFASTEST THREE GOALS AGAINST, TEAM1:08 - Todd Bertuzzi, Trevor Le<strong>to</strong>wski & Ed Jovanovski,11/02/02 @ 9:24, 9:51 & 10:32 of 1st of 4-2 lossvs. VANAt Home:1:08 - Todd Bertuzzi, Trevor Le<strong>to</strong>wski & Ed Jovanovski,11/02/02 @ 9:24, 9:51 & 10:32 of 1st of 4-2 lossvs. VANrecord bookOn Road:1:53 - 2x, last, Pierre Turgeon, Manny Malhotra andDarryl Sydor, 4/10/02 @ 6:55, 8:05 & 9:40 of 2ndof 4-4 tie at DALFASTEST THREE GOALS, BOTH TEAMS0:35 - Ales Kotalik and Stu Barnes (BUF), Antti Laaksonen(MIN), 12/28/02, @ 18:29, 18:46, & 19:04 of 3rdof 4-3 win at BUFAt Home:0:38 - Pascal Dupuis (MIN), Scott Mellanby and SergeiVarlamov (STL), 12/02/01, @ 6:14, 6:42, & 6:52 of2nd of 4-4 (OT) tie vs. STLOn Road:0:35 - Ales Kotalik and Stu Barnes (BUF), Antti Laaksonen(MIN), 12/28/02, @ 18:29, 18:46, & 19:04 of 3rdper. of 4-3 win at BUFFASTEST FOUR GOALS, TEAM5:20 - Andrew Brunette, Alexandre Daigle, Filip Kuba andAntti Laaksonen, 1/16/04, @ 8:33, 12:00, 12:30 &13:53 of 3rd of 4-2 win vs. PITAt Home:5:20 - Andrew Brunette, Alexandre Daigle, Filip Kuba andAntti Laaksonen, 1/16/04, @ 8:33, 12:00, 12:30 &13:53 of 3rd of 4-2 win vs. PITOn Road:7:34 - Andrei Zyuzin, Wes Walz, Matt Johnson, and AnttiLaaksonen, 3/25/04 @ 7:27, 7:47, 9:08 & 15:01 of1st of 8-2 win at CHIFASTEST FOUR GOALS AGAINST, TEAM2:36 - Ladislav Nagy, Landon Wilson, Denis Pedersonand Daymond Langkow, 4/12/02 @ 11:23, 11:42,13:16 & 13:59 of the 2nd of 7-1 loss at PHXAt Home:11:27 - Josef Vasicek, Rod Brind’Amour, Jeff O’Neill andErik Cole, 10/24/01 @ 1:15, 6:18, 6:40 & 12:40 ofthe 3rd per. of 7-3 loss vs. CAROn Road:2:36 - Ladislav Nagy, Landon Wilson, Denis Pederson& Daymond Langkow, 4/12/02 @ 11:23, 11:42,13:16 & 13:59 of the 2nd of 7-1 loss at PHXFASTEST FOUR GOALS, BOTH TEAMS1:57 - Patrick Marleau, Scott Hannan (SJ) & RichardPark, Pascal Dupuis (MIN), 2/07/03, @ 4:37, 5:10,5:50 & 6:34 of 1st of 4-3 win vs. SJAt Home:1:57 - Patrick Marleau, Scott Hannan (SJ) & RichardPark, Pascal Dupuis (MIN), 2/07/03, @ 4:37, 5:10,5:50 & 6:34 of 1st of 4-3 win vs. SJOn Road:2:47 - Cliff Ronning, Marian Gaborik, Antti Laaksonen(MIN) & Jaroslav Modry (LA), 11/04/02 @ 17:07,18:21, 18:51 & 19:54 of 3rd per. of 5-2 win at LAINDIVIDUAL RECORDSGAMES PLAYEDMOST GAMES PLAYED, CAREER485 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Left Wing334 - Pascal Dupuis, 2000-07By Center438 - Wes Walz, 2000-07By Right Wing485 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman448 - Nick Schultz, 2001-presentMOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED288 - Antti Laaksonen, 2000-04MOST GAMES PLAYED, SEASON82 - Antti Laaksonen; 2002-03; 2001-02; 2000-01- Andrew Brunette, 2003-04; 2002-03- Wes Walz, 2000-01; 2005-06- Jim Dowd, 2001-02- Brian Rols<strong>to</strong>n, 2005-06- Pierre-Marc Bouchard, 2006-07- Mikko Koivu, 2006-07- Branko Radivojevic, 2006-07- Nick Schultz, 2006-07- Brent Burns, 2007-08By Defenseman82 - Nick Schultz, 2006-07- Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie78 - James Sheppard, 2007-08GOALSMOST GOALS, CAREER206 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Left Wing67 - Pascal Dupuis, 2000-07By Center82 - Wes Walz, 2000-07By Right Wing206 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman33 - Filip Kuba, 2000-06MOST GOALS, SEASON42 - Marian Gaborik, 2007-08By Left Wing21 - Andrew Brunette, 2001-02By Center34 - Brian Rols<strong>to</strong>n, 2005-06By Right Wing42 - Marian Gaborik, 2007-08By Defenseman15 - Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie18 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-01MOST GOALS, GAME5 - Marian Gaborik, 12/20/07 vs. NYRBy Defenseman2 - 9x, last, Kim Johnsson, 3/22/08 at CGYrecord bookBy Rookie2 - 7x, last, Benoit Pouliot, 3/22/08 at CGYBy Rookie in his NHL debut1 - Rickard Wallin, 12/12/02 at DET- Pascal Dupuis, 04/02/01 at SJ- Marian Gaborik, 10/06/00 at ANAMOST GOALS AGAINST, GAME3 - 7x, last, Jarome Iginla, 3/22/08 at CGYMOST GOALS, PERIOD2 - 41x, last, Marian Gaborik, 1/3/08 vs. DAL (1st)MOST GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD3 - Vaclav Prospal, 1/23/04 at ANA (3rd)MOST GOALS AT HOME, SEASON28 - Marian Gaborik, 2007-08By Defenseman10 - Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie9 - Pascal Dupuis, 2001-02- Kurtis Foster, 2005-06MOST GOALS ON ROAD, SEASON22 - Marian Gaborik, 2002-03By Defenseman5 - Lubomir Sekeras, 2000-01- Andrei Zyuzin, 2005-06- Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie11 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-01MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, CAREER57 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-presentBy Defenseman14 - Filip Kuba, 2000-06MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, SEASON15 - Brian Rols<strong>to</strong>n, 2005-06By Defenseman8 - Brent Burns, 2007-08By Rookie6 - Marian Gaborik, 2000-01- Kurtis Foster, 2005-06MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, GAME2 - 19x, last, Marian Gaborik, 12/20/07 vs. NYRMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, GAME2 - 5x, last, Petr Prucha, 12/5/05 at NYRMOST POWER-PLAY GOALS, PERIOD2 - 8x, last, Marian Gaborik, 12/20/07 vs. NYR (2nd)MOST POWER-PLAY GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD2 - Vaclav Prospal, 1/23/04 at ANA (3rd)- Mark Recchi, 11/20/03 at PHI (2nd)MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, CAREER14 - Wes Walz, 2000-2007MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, SEASON7 - Wes Walz, 2000-2001MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, GAME1 - 62x, last, Marian Gaborik, 1/3/08 vs. DALMOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, GAME1 - 60x, last, Dion Phaneuf, 3/22/08 at CGYMOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS, PERIOD1 - 62x, last, Marian Gaborik, 1/3/08 vs. DAL (1st)MOST SHORT-HANDED GOALS AGAINST, PERIOD1 - 60x, last, Dion Phaneuf, 3/22/08 at CGY (2nd)166 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 2008-09 MINNESOTA WILD TEAM GUIDE 167Table of contents Hockey Operations <strong>Wild</strong> THings The Players Team His<strong>to</strong>ry Team Records Playoff His<strong>to</strong>ry The NHL