Final - OT
Veilleux tallies twice as Wild top Blackhawks
Oct 1, 2008 - 2:55 AM ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Ticker) -- Stephane Veilleux scored his second goal of the game with 24 seconds remaining in overtime as the Minnesota Wild avenged a previous preseason loss to the Chicago Blackhawks with a 3-2 triumph on Tuesday.Colton Gillies also tallied and Niklas Backstrom finished with 33 saves for Minnesota, which improved to 3-1-0 in the preseason.
Reigning Calder Trophy winner Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist and defenseman Brent Seabrook also scored for Chicago, which has won three of its five preseason contests - including a 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Friday.
In the waning moments of overtime, Mikko Koivu skated down the left wing on a 2-on-1 before sliding a pass to Veilleux, who beat goaltender Corey Crawford with a wrist shot for the game-winning goal.
The 16th overall pick in the 2007 draft, Gillies opened the scoring just 2:22 into the first period, collecting a carom off defenseman John Scott's shot and banking the puck off Crawford's leg and into the net.
Kane responded just over six minutes later as he accepted a feed from Patrick Sharp and wristed a shot past Backstrom to tie the contest at 1-1. The first overall pick in 2007, Kane led all rookies - as well as the Blackhawks - in scoring with 72 points (21 goals, 51 assists) last season.
After Seabrook's power-play goal midway through the second period gave Chicago the advantage, Veilleux squared the contest just 3 1/2 minutes into the third period, poking in a rebound after Crawford had denied defenseman Martin Skoula's shot from the high slot.
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FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
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CHICAGO 1 1 0 0 2
MINNESOTA 1 0 1 1 3 FINAL IN OT
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: MIN - COLTON GILLIES 1 (UNASSISTED) 2:22
CHI - PATRICK KANE 1 (PATRICK SHARP) 8:38
2ND PRD: CHI - (PP) BRENT SEABROOK 1 (JONATHAN TOEWS, PATRICK KANE)
13:53
3RD PRD: MIN -
Sep 30 10:38 PM - NHL
CHICAGO 2
MINNESOTA 3
OT: MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 3 (MIKKO KOIVU) 4:36
Blackhawks 2, Wild 3 End of OTSep 30 10:37 PM - NHL
END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT
1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CHICAGO 1 1 0 2
MINNESOTA 1 0 1 2 GOING INTO OT
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: MIN - COLTON GILLIES 1 (UNASSISTED) 2:22
CHI - PATRICK KANE 1 (PATRICK SHARP) 8:38
2ND PRD: CHI - (PP) BRENT SEABROOK 1 (JONATHAN TOEWS, PATRICK KANE)
13:53
3RD PRD: MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 2 (MARTIN S
Sep 30 10:29 PM - NHL
CHICAGO 2
MINNESOTA 2
3RD PRD: MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 2 (MARTIN SKOULA, TOMAS MOJZIS) 3:30
Blackhawks 2, Wild 2 3rd - 16:30Sep 30 10:00 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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CHICAGO 1 1 2
MINNESOTA 1 0 1 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: MIN - COLTON GILLIES 1 (UNASSISTED) 2:22
CHI - PATRICK KANE 1 (PATRICK SHARP) 8:38
2ND PRD: CHI - (PP) BRENT SEABROOK 1 (JONATHAN TOEWS, PATRICK KANE)
13:53
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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Sep 30 9:37 PM - NHL
CHICAGO 2
MINNESOTA 1
2ND PRD: CHI - (PP) BRENT SEABROOK 1 (JONATHAN TOEWS, PATRICK KANE)
13:53
Blackhawks 2, Wild 1 2nd - 6:07Sep 30 9:24 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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CHICAGO 1 1
MINNESOTA 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: MIN - COLTON GILLIES 1 (UNASSISTED) 2:22
CHI - PATRICK KANE 1 (PATRICK SHARP) 8:38
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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CHI 14 14
MIN 8 8
GOALI
Sep 30 8:40 PM - NHL
CHICAGO 1
MINNESOTA 1
1ST PRD: CHI - PATRICK KANE 1 (PATRICK SHARP) 8:38
Blackhawks 1, Wild 1 1st - 11:22Sep 30 8:22 PM - NHL
CHICAGO 0
MINNESOTA 1
1ST PRD: MIN - COLTON GILLIES 1 (UNASSISTED) 2:22
Blackhawks 0, Wild 1 1st - 17:38Sep 30 8:14 PM
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