WILD
DEVILS
Minnesota Wild @ New Jersey Devils
32-28-11, 15-15-7 Away
4
32-28-11, 15-15-7 Away
34-30-7, 16-15-4 Home
7
34-30-7, 16-15-4 Home
Game Information
Prudential Center
11:00 PM, 17 March 2016
Newark, NJ
Attendance: 15,114
- Referees:
- Francois St. Laurent
- Garrett Rank
- Linesmen:
- Jonny Murray
- Steve Miller
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Devils | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 1st Period | MIN | NJ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:43 | | Devante Smith-Pelly (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tyler Kennedy (9), Travis Zajac (24) | 0 | 1 |
| 1:34 | | Mike Sislo (1) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted | 0 | 2 |
| 14:15 | | Nino Niederreiter (17) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Mikael Granlund (28), Jared Spurgeon (18) | 1 | 2 |
| 17:15 | | Reid Boucher (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kyle Palmieri (21), Jon Merrill (4) | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd Period | MIN | NJ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:57 | | Devante Smith-Pelly (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tyler Kennedy (10) | 1 | 4 |
| 9:42 | | Jared Spurgeon (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Mikko Koivu (32), Ryan Suter (38) | 2 | 4 |
| 12:06 | | Adam Henrique (24) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Joseph Blandisi (11) | 2 | 5 |
| 12:44 | | Mike Sislo (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Joseph Blandisi (12), Damon Severson (16) | 2 | 6 |
| 3rd Period | MIN | NJ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:41 | | Justin Fontaine (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: David Jones (7), Erik Haula (16) | 3 | 6 |
| 7:52 | | Adam Henrique (25) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Devante Smith-Pelly (9), Tyler Kennedy (11) | 3 | 7 |
| 15:55 | | Mikko Koivu (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Charlie Coyle (17), Zach Parise (23) | 4 | 7 |
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NJ wins 2-0
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| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 22 | 11 | 3 | 47 |
| Philadelphia | 19 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| NY Islanders | 20 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| Washington | 19 | 13 | 5 | 43 |
| NY Rangers | 19 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 16 | 1 | 41 |
| Pittsburgh | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| Columbus | 15 | 15 | 6 | 36 |
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