Goaltender Niklas Backstrom had a very good series for the 4th-seeded ’07-’08 Wild and it started with a 41-save shutout performance in Game 1. Marian Gaborik potted a hat trick and added an assist while Mikko Koivu totaled a goal and two assists as the ’07-’08 Wild won 4-0. The ’07-’08 Wild then took a 2-0 lead into the second, but the top-seeded ’02-’03 Wild tied the game in the second and then took a 3-2 lead early into the third thanks to a goal from defenseman Andrei Zyuzin. Zyuzin then added an empty-netter as the ’02-’03 Wild tied the series up 2-2. Goaltender Dwayne Roloson notched a shutout of his own in Game 3 for the ’02-’03 Wild as he stopped all 28 shots he saw. Cliff Ronning and Pascal Dupuis were the only goal scorers as the ’02-’03 Wild won 2-0.
The ’07-’08 Wild rebounded from the shutout with a 3-2 win in double overtime in Game 4. Dupuis was whistled for interference just over a minute into the second overtime to put the ’02-’03 Wild shorthanded. Then, Brian Rolston scored just 21 seconds into the PP to win it for the ’07-’08 Wild. Rolston actually had a penalty shot opportunity in the first period that was denied by Roloson. In Game 5, the ’07-’08 Wild trailed 1-0 in the third, but a goal each from Gaborik and Mark Parrish turned the table and they took it 2-1. Then, Stephane Veilleux played the role of hero in Game 6 as he scored the overtime winner for the ’07-’08 Wild to send them to the Final.
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’07-’08 Wild | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
’02-’03 Wild | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 MIN – 4 ’02-’03 MIN – 0 (1-0 ’07-’08 MIN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Niklas Backstrom (’07-’08 MIN) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (41 SV’s)
2nd Star: RW – Marian Gaborik (’07-’08 MIN) – 3 G 1 A 4 P +4 12 S
3rd Star: C – Mikko Koivu (’07-’08 MIN) – 1 G 2 A 3 P +4 3 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’07-’08 Wild | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
’02-’03 Wild | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’02-’03 MIN – 4 ’07-’08 MIN – 2 (1-1)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Andrei Zyuzin (’02-’03 MIN) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 6 S
2nd Star: G – Niklas Backstrom (’07-’08 MIN) – L 3.00 GAA .942 SV% (49 SV’s)
3rd Star: RW – Pascal Dupuis (’02-’03 MIN) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +2 6 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’02-’03 Wild | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 |
’07-’08 Wild | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’02-’03 MIN – 2 ’07-’08 MIN – 0 (2-1 ’02-’03 MIN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Dwayne Roloson (’02-’03 MIN) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (28 SV’s)
2nd Star: C – Cliff Ronning (’02-’03 MIN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 5 S
3rd Star: RW – Pascal Dupuis (’02-’03 MIN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 6 S 2 PIM
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’02-’03 Wild | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
’07-’08 Wild | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 MIN – 3 ’02-’03 MIN – 2 (OT) (2-2)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Brent Burns (’07-’08 MIN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 7 S
2nd Star: G – Dwayne Roloson (’02-’03 MIN) – OTL 3.00 GAA .933 SV% (42 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – Dominic Moore (’07-’08 MIN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 1 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’07-’08 Wild | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 2 |
’02-’03 Wild | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 MIN – 2 ’02-’03 MIN – 1 (3-2 ’07-’08 MIN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Niklas Backstrom (’07-’08 MIN) – W 1.00 GAA .974 SV% (38 SV’s)
2nd Star: RW – Marian Gaborik (’07-’08 MIN) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +1 6 S 2 PIM
3rd Star: RW – Mark Parrish (’07-’08 MIN) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +1 1 S
1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
’02-’03 Wild | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
’07-’08 Wild | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’07-’08 MIN – 3 ’02-’03 MIN – 2 (OT) (4-2 ’07-’08 MIN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Niklas Backstrom (’07-’08 MIN) – W 2.00 GAA .955 SV% (42 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Dwayne Roloson (’02-’03 MIN) – OTL 3.00 GAA .953 SV% (61 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – Wes Walz (’02-’03 MIN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 4 S 2 PIM
Up next is a 3-7 matchup in the other Semifinal between the ’14-’15 Wild and the ’08-’09 Wild!