CreaseAndAssist Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Wild vs. Golden Knights Game Preview Minnesota Wild (16-13-5) 37pts 5th in the Central 3.06 Goals For Per Game (14th in the NHL) 3.26 Goals Against Per Game (28th in the NHL) 18% Power Play (18th in the NHL) 77.7% Penalty Kill (24th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #12 Eric Staal ~ 12G 14A = 26pts 2. #16 Jason Zucker ~ 12G 12A = 24pts 3. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 3G 19A = 22pts 4. #11 Zach Parise ~ 13G 6A = 19pts 5. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 8G 11A = 19pts Top 3 PIM’s: 1. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 42 PIM’s 2. #24 Matt Dumba ~ 31 PIM’s 3. #18 Jordan Greenway ~ 25 PIM’s Top Goaltenders: 1. #32 Alex Stalock (9-4-2) 2.79GAA .908%SP 1SO 2. #40 Devan Dubnyk (4-8-2) 3.35GAA .893%SP Vs. Vegas Golden Knights (18-13-5) 41pts 3rd in the Pacific 2.94 Goals For Per Game (19th in the NHL) 2.86 Goals Against Per Game (12th in the NHL) 22.5% Power Play (8th in the NHL) 83.3% Penalty Kill (9th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #67 Max Pacioretty ~ 15G 19A = 34pts 2. #61 Mark Stone ~ 12G 18A = 30pts 3. #71 William Karlsson ~ 10G 18A = 28pts 4. #19 Reilly Smith ~ 13G 13A = 26pts 5. #81 Jonathan Marchessault ~ 9G 15A = 24pts Top 3 PIM’s: 1. #3 Brayden McNabb ~ 32 PIM’s 2. #75 Ryan Reaves ~ 26 PIM’s 3. #28 William Carrier ~ 23 PIM’s Top Goaltenders: 1. #29 Marc-Andre Fleury (13-7-2) 2.56GAA .918%SP 2SO 2. #30 Malcolm Subban (5-5-3) 2.96GAA .903%SP @MNSOTA wrote up the game preview, I'll be on the post-gamer. Some more roster shuffling as Eriksson Ek's 'upper body' injury means he may be out a while. Dubnyk will probably be on the bench for this one. It will be interesting to see what pairing Dumba starts on for this game too. Enjoy and discuss... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confrontational Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Looking forward to this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllaZilla Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Looks like Zucker is out now too. Probably going to miss this one since it’s past my bedtime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I can hear my bed calling my name, but to be fair to LIG, I'm staying up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Vegas giving Minnesota chances, but for some reason, Wild players are taking the puck TOWARDS the perimeter instead of taking prime real estate ice to take better shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 That McNabb on Vegas...one nasty piece of work. But he isn't your typical "hitter"...he can play. Working over some Wild forwards along the walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 5 on 3 for the Wild....doesn't get much better than that.... Gotta do something with it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNSOTA Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 ZUCARELLO!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 And there we go... 5 on 3 PP goal. Wild almost HAD to score on that. Now they start the 2nd with almost a minute left of 5 on 4. They were smart to walk away from the nonsense Vegas was trying to bait them into as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Cowboy Alex doing Stalock things out there... One handed the puck away.....oh, to a Vegas player. He has made some good stops, but the puck slinging needs to stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Looks like Staal is injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Staal being crosschecked on the ice....then pinned down with a stick by Engelland. Right in front of the official. No call on that right, zebra? Gotcha….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Small goalie + moving downward on the ice = More net for the shooter. Knights tie at 1 Edited December 18, 2019 by TropicalFruitGirl26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 1:1 game is tied now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown guy Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown guy Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: Staal being crosschecked on the ice....then pinned down with a stick by Engelland. Right in front of the official. No call on that right, zebra? Gotcha….. That was terrible 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown guy Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Johnson keeps moving his feet while backchecking that goal doesn’t happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Just now, Jimtown guy said: That was terrible And then the league wonders why players sometimes go bonkers out there and things spiral out of control... Classic example: stuff that needs to be called doesn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Staal sitting upright on the bench, drinking water, looks ready for his next shift... good to see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Staal and Engelland having an exchange...no surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Nice save by Stalock. It seems Staal is back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbgarnett Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 another good save by Stalock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 @Alexandron Just now, yes...now THAT was a fantastic save by the Minnesota goalie. I'd rather see him do that than his impersonations of Martin Brodeur with the puck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandron Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Nice save by Stalock again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Oooo look... Vegas got called for a crosscheck... Cmon Wild....NOW is a good time to make them pay for that garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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