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Nolan's 2 goals give Wild 3-2 win over Islanders

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) In this transitional season, new Minnesota Wild coach Todd Richards and his staff have relied on veteran Owen Nolan more than any other player.

His six goals are essentially a bonus. His experience and attitude are of the greatest value.

Nolan's goal with 67 seconds remaining, his second of the game, sent the Wild to a 3-2 comeback victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night. The oldest guy on the team also dived to block a shot during a penalty kill. (MORE)

Wild Headlines

Final	1	2	3	Tot
NY Islanders	0	2	0	2
Minnesota	1	0	2	3

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Final Boxscore

Three Stars
1:	Owen Nolan, Min (2G)
2:	Niklas Backstrom, Min (27 Saves)
3:	Cal Clutterbuck, Min

Standings
Northwest Division
	W	L	OTL	Pts
Colorado	13	7	3	29
Calgary	13	6	2	28
Vancouver	12	10	0	24
Edmonton	9	10	3	21
Minnesota	8	12	2	18

Leaders
Points:	M. Koivu	21
Plus/Minus:	C. Clutterbuck	1
Shots on Goal:	M. Koivu	74
PIM:	S. Hnidy	39
Win:	N. Backstrom	8
Shutouts:	N. Backstrom	0

Offense (Rank)
Goals:	53 (21)
Shots:	632 (15)
PP%:	18.3% (20)
Penalty Minutes:	251 (23)
Assists:	90 (24)
SH Goals:	2 (12)

Defense (Rank)
Goals Against:	66 (7)
Shots Against:	640 (9)
PK%:	82.4% (9)
Penalty Minutes:	257 (23)
Shutouts:	0 (24)
Sv%:	0.897 (25)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/25	vs. Bos	-
11/27	vs. Col	W 3-2 10/21
11/28	@ Col	W 3-2 10/21
12/2	vs. Nsh	L 3-4 10/28
12/4	vs. Anh	L 2-3 10/14
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/20	vs. NYI	W 3-2
11/18	vs. Pho	L 2-3
11/15	@ Car	L 4-5
11/13	@ Was	L 1-3
11/12	@ TB	L 3-4
11/10	@ Tor	W 5-2
11/7	vs. Dal	W 3-2
11/5	vs. Van	L 2-5
10/31	@ Pit	W 2-1
10/30	vs. NYR	W 3-2

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/15/2009	B. Pouliot	Upper-body injury (day-to-day)
11/13/2009	C. Kobasew	Upper-body injury (day-to-day)
11/9/2009	P. Sykora	Concussion (day-to-day)
10/6/2009	P. Bouchard	Headaches (IR)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/18/2009	D. Irmen	Called up from minors from Houston-AHL
11/13/2009	R. Earl	Called up from minors from Houston-AHL
11/3/2009	A. Khudobin	Sent to minors Houston-AHL
10/27/2009	A. Khudobin	Called up from minors from Houston-AHL
10/24/2009	A. Hilbert	Sent to minors Houston-AHL
10/24/2009	N. Smith	Sent to minors Houston-AHL
10/20/2009	J. Sifers	Sent to minors Houston-AHL
10/18/2009	C. Kobasew	Traded for Craig Weller, A. Fallstrom, pick
10/13/2009	A. Hilbert	Called up from minors from Houston-AHL
10/13/2009	N. Smith	Called up from minors from Houston-AHL

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