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8/3/2002
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Phoenix Coyotes 4 , Minnesota Wild 3
Shots: 22 - 33
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:59/70=84 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
PP: 2 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:36/47=75 %
Attendance: 12250 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 573300 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:14 0-1
Brian Rolston [23] (Brent Sopel, Kurtis Foster)PP
07:31 0-2
Martin Skoula [9] (Petteri Nummelin, Pavol Demitra)PP
15:42 0-3
Brian Rolston [24] (Brent Sopel)
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28:53 1-3
Steven Reinprecht [18] (Pavel Brendl, Ed Jovanovski)
33:47 2-3
Fredrik Sjöström [10] (Nick Boynton, Steven Reinprecht)
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48:16 3-3
Ed Jovanovski [12] (Steven Reinprecht, Owen Nolan)PP
54:16 4-3
Mike Ricci [11] (Bill Thomas, Patrick Fischer)
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Penalty summary:
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00:04
Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
02:04
Vaclav Varada (5 min for fighting)
02:04
Ed Jovanovski (5 min for fighting)
04:53
Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for boarding)
06:05
Nick Boynton (2 min for slashing)
07:13
Owen Nolan (2 min for slashing)
08:42
Mike Ricci (2 min for elbowing)
11:06
Scott Walker (2 min for tripping)
18:44
Scott Mellanby (2 min for tripping)
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26:43
Scott Mellanby (2 min for tripping)
29:53
Zbynek Michalek (2 min for elbowing)
38:18
Ed Jovanovski (5 min for fighting)
38:18
Kurtis Foster (5 min for fighting)
39:14
Greg de Vries (2 min for tripping)
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46:51
Wes Walz (2 min for high-sticking)
57:14
Vaclav Varada (2 min for elbowing)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 5
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
R Fredrik Sjöström 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 18.30 6
R Owen Nolan 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 20.50 6
C Mike Ricci 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 11.20 8
C Jeremy Roenick 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 11.00 7
C Dave Scatchard 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 15.50 7
C Steven Reinprecht 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.50 9
L Bill Thomas 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 5
L Patrick Fischer 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 7
L Dan LaCouture 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 12.30 7
L Pavel Brendl 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 20.40 6
D Travis Roche 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.50 5
D Jim Fahey 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 22.00 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 28.20 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 11.00 6
D Nick Boynton 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 21.20 7
D Ed Jovanovski 1 1 3 2 0 2 10 2 26.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis Joseph 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Scott Mellanby 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -2 11.10 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 15.50 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 1 14.00 8
C Wes Walz 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 15.40 6
C Todd White 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 -1 8.20 6
C Brian Rolston 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 -1 20.00 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 12.50 6
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 3 3 0 3 7 0 20.10 9
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Petteri Nummelin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.30 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 0 12.20 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 18.10 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -3 22.20 5
D Brent Sopel 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Martin Skoula 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 4 0 18 0 0 59.50 5
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steven Reinprecht
2nd star: Ed Jovanovski
3rd star: Mike Ricci
Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Fredrik Sjöström scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Steven Reinprecht notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Blake Wheeler had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Mike Ricci finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Mike Ricci finally ended his 15 game point drought.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Mark Parrish had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Pavol Demitra had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Ed Jovanovski beat Vaclav Varada in a fight.
-Ed Jovanovski beat Kurtis Foster in a fight.
Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 6( 29) , Houston Aeros 1( 5)
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0-1 HOU Benoit Pouliot (Dominic Moore, Shawn Belle)
1-1 SPR Don MacLean (Keith Yandle, Lance Monych)
2-1 SPR Éric Dazé (Niko Kapanen)
3-1 SPR Éric Dazé
4-1 SPR Éric Dazé (Enver Lisin, Matt Jones)
5-1 SPR Jason Woolley (Niko Kapanen, Enver Lisin)
6-1 SPR Éric Dazé (Niko Kapanen)
Goalies: David LeNeveu - Josh Harding