Northwest Division Post Game Report

Minnesota Wild-1
Dallas Stars-3

The Dallas Stars ended a 4-game skid with a victory against Minnesota Monday night. Marty Turco stopped 18 shots of 19, only allowing one goal. The Stars' power play didn't have much luck tonight, as they weren't able to get any points off of two 5-on-3's. The Minnesota Wild skated without Mikko Koivu (broken leg) and Derek Boogaard (back).


Winning goaltender: Marty Turco 18/19 shots
Losing goaltender: Niklas Backstrom 27/30 shots

Scoring Summary
1st Period:
None
2nd Period:

Dallas	5:50, Matt Niskanen 4 (Jeff Halpern, Steve Ott)
Minnesota	9:19, Mark Parrish 12 (Marian Gaborik, Kim Johnsson)
Dallas	11:06, Antti Miettinen 8 (Brenden Morrow, Mike Ribeiro)

3rd Period:
Dallas 2:11, Antti Miettinen 9 (Mike Ribeiro, Brenden Morrow)


3 Stars:

1. Antti Miettinen
Dallas-RW
Goals: 2
Assists: 0
2. Brenden Morrow
Dallas-LW
Goals: 0
Assists: 2
3. Mike Ribeiro
Dallas-C
Goals: 0
Assists: 2


New York Islanders-0
Edmonton Oilers-4

Earning his third shutout of the season, Mathieu Garon made 35 saves against the New York Islanders. Now coming off two losses in the Northwest division, the Islanders move on to Vancouver where the Nucks are hot at home. It will be quite the battle for them. The Oilers' next game is at home against the Phoenix Coyotes who are on a 4-game winning streak.

Winning goaltender: Mathieu Garon 35/35 shots
Losing goaltender: Rick DiPietro

Scoring Summary
1st Period:
None
2nd Period:

Edmonton	1:11, Ales Hemsky 11 (Tom Gilbert, Joni Pitkanen)
Edmonton	6:31, Shawn Horcoff 18 (Ales Hemsky, Dustin Penner)
Edmonton	11:22, Marty Reasoner 5 (Jarret Stoll, Tom Gilbert)

3rd Period:
Edmonton 16:09, Jarret Stoll 6 (power play) (Shawn Horcoff, Dustin Penner)

3 Stars:

1. Ales Hemsky
Edmonton-RW
Goals: 1
Assists: 1
2. Mathieu Garon
Edmonton-G
Saves: 35
Save %: 1.000
3. Tom Gilbert
Edmonton-D
Goals: 0
Assists: 2