2008-09 Minnesota Wild Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 40-33-9 (SO: 5-3) - 89 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Northwest Division
Coach: Jacques Lemaire (40-33, 9 OTL)
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
2008-09 Minnesota Wild RosterTeam Record: 40-33-9 (SO: 5-3) - 89 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Northwest Division
Coach: Jacques Lemaire (40-33, 9 OTL)
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
2008-09 Minnesota Wild Results
The Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 40 wins and 33 losses (and 9 overtime losses), with a 5-3 showing in shootouts for 89 points, finishing third in the NHL's Northwest Division.
The Wild potted 219 goals and allowed 200. Owen Nolan scored 25 goals for Minnesota, and Mikko Koivu contributed 47 assists. Niklas Backstrom earned 37 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.33 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Jacques Lemaire coached the team.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Koivu | C | 79 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 66 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 236 | 8.5 |
| Andrew Brunette | L | 80 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 18 | -5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 18.6 |
| Pierre-Marc Bouchard | C | 71 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 20 | -5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 11.3 |
| Owen Nolan | R | 59 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 148 | 16.9 |
| Antti Miettinen | R | 82 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 32 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 186 | 8.1 |
| Marek Zidlicky | D | 76 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 76 | -12 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 8.2 |
| Eric Belanger | C | 79 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 26 | -5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 8.8 |
| Marc-Andre Bergeron | D | 72 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 140 | 10.0 |
| Brent Burns | D | 59 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 45 | -7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 5.4 |
| James Sheppard | C | 82 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 41 | -14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 5.7 |
| Kim Johnsson | D | 81 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 44 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 2.2 |
| Marian Gaborik | R | 17 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 19.1 |
| Stephane Veilleux | L | 81 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 8.9 |
| Cal Clutterbuck | R | 78 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 76 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 8.1 |
| Martin Skoula | D | 81 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 7.3 |
| Benoit Pouliot | L | 37 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 14.7 |
| Nick Schultz | D | 79 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 31 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4.2 |
| Dan Fritsche | C | 34 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11.8 |
| Colton Gillies | C | 45 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9.1 |
| Peter Olvecky | L | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 |
| Krys Kolanos | C | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| Kurtis Foster | D | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Craig Weller | R | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 47 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 |
| Derek Boogaard | L | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Erik Reitz | D | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 |
| John Scott | D | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Tomas Mojzis | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Niklas Backstrom | G | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Harding | G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1566 | 214 | 370 | 584 | 869 | -72 | 66 | 127 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 2257 | 9.5 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niklas Backstrom | 71 | 4088 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 159 | 2.33 | 2059 | 1900 | .923 |
| Josh Harding | 19 | 870 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2.21 | 453 | 421 | .929 |
| Totals | 90 | 4958 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 191 | 2.31 | 2703 | 2512 | .929 |
