Quarter-pole Check-Up

The Minnesota Wild has completed 19 games of the 08-09 season. They have a record of 12-6-1, 25 points, and sit in second place in the tight Northwest division, fifth place in the Western Conference.

Here's a comparison of the Wild's performance through 19 games this season to their performance through the same number of games last season, using the stats from the Wild Super Stats Pack (plus a couple extras).

Overall Record
07-08 10-7-2
08-09 12-6-1

Home Record
07-08 6-2-0
08-09 6-3-1

Away Record
07-08 4-5-2
08-09 6-3-0

Record vs. Western Conference
07-08 10-6-2
08-09 6-5-0

Record vs. Eastern Conference
07-08 0-1-0
08-09 6-1-1

Goals Differential
Total
07-08 51-49 (+2)
08-09 49-39 (+10)

1st Period
07-08 15-13 (+2)
08-09 13-12 (+1)

2nd Period
07-08 20-22 (-2)
08-09 19-11 (+8)

3rd Period
07-08 16-12 (+4)
08-09 14-15 (-1)

OT/SO
07-08 0-2 (-2)
08-09 3-1 (+2)

Record when...

MIN Scores 1st
07-08 9-2-1
08-09 9-4-0

Opp Scores 1st
07-08 1-5-1
08-09 3-2-1

MIN Lead After 1
07-08 4-2-0
08-09 5-0-0

MIN Trail After 1
07-08 1-3-1
08-09 1-2-1

Tied After 1
07-08 5-2-1
08-09 6-4-0

MIN Lead After 2
07-08 7-0-0
08-09 7-0-1

MIN Trail After 2
07-08 2-5-1
08-09 0-4-0

Tied After 2
07-08 1-2-1
08-09 5-2-0

MIN Lead in 3rd
07-08 10-1-0
08-09 10-0-1

Tied Anytime 3rd
07-08 3-4-2
08-09 5-2-1

MIN Lead Anytime
07-08 10-3-1
08-09 11-4-1

MIN Trail Anytime
07-08 2-7-2
08-09 3-6-1

Blown Lead (can be more than once per game)
07-08 4-3-2
08-09 5-5-1


*Of interest to me are the better road record overall (though one has to consider that includes a romp through the Southeast division), the better goal differential in the second period versus last season, the ability to put a game away in the third period combined with an inability to come back in the third period, and the higher number of blown leads.

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