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Monday, October 26, 2009

Wild 3, Hurricanes 2 (OT)

In his first contest back after missing five games with a high-ankle sprain, Cal Clutterbuck knocked in a rebound 1:55 into overtime as Minnesota remained unbeaten at home.

SCORING

Carolina 1100--2
Minnesota 1101--3

FIRST PERIOD

Scoring: 1, Carolina, Samsonov 1 (Whitney, Pitkanen), 10:32 (pp). 2, Minnesota, Brunette 6 (Hnidy, Burns), 12:52 (pp).

SECOND PERIOD

Scoring: 3, Minnesota, Brodziak 1 (Nolan, Burns), 1:51. 4, Carolina, Pitkanen 1 (Whitney), 7:35.

OVERTIME

Scoring: 5, Minnesota, Clutterbuck 1 (Zanon, Koivu), 1:55.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Carolina 93101--23
Minnesota 97103--29

Power-play opportunities: Carolina 1 of 3; Minnesota 1 of 7. Goalies: Carolina, C.Ward 2-5-3 (29 shots-26 saves). Minnesota, Backstrom 3-5-0 (23-21). A: 18,145 (18,064). T: 2:29.



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