Backstrom strong in net as Wild top Edmonton
Minnesota Sports- Nicklas Backstrom ran his record against the Edmonton Oilers to a perfect 11-0 here in his career, making 30 stops and upping his save percentage to .960 against the frustrated Edmonton Oilers as they fell to the Minnesota Wild 3-1
Courtsey of Canada.com
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nicklas Backstrom ran his record against the Edmonton Oilers to a perfect 11-0 here in his career, making 30 stops and upping his save percentage to .960 against the frustrated Edmonton Oilers as they fell to the Minnesota Wild 3-1
Owen Nolan got the game-winner, his 24th career goal against them.
The Wild's Andrew Brunette scored the first goal on a power play and Guillaume Latendresse the last into an empty net with five ticks left and Oilers netminder Jeff Deslauriers on the bench for an extra skater. Only one other current team, the Nashville Predators (13 straight wins over Columbus at home), has been more dominating against a club than the Wild.
Sam Gagner, who was stoned on a backhand by Backstrom late in the third, just after Backstrom robbed Sheldon Souray on a short-handed 2-on-1, just after Backstrom got an arm up to turn away Patrick O'Sullivan's breakaway.
Counting the games in Edmonton, Backstrom 14-1 lifetime against the Oilers,
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