Wild 3 - 2 Ducks
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Wild look for strong defensive effort against Ducks

Mar 8, 2009 - 2:12 PM Minnesota (31-28-5) at Anaheim (31-29-6), 8:00 p.m. EDT

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Coming off several shoddy defensive efforts, the Minnesota Wild look to fix their troubles when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.

The Wild, who have dropped five of six, are coming off a 4-3 setback to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

In that contest, All-Star Niklas Backstrom, who was playing his third game since signing a 4-year, $24 million contract extension, surrendered three goals on 13 shots before being relieved by Josh Harding.

Minnesota has yielded three or more tallies in each of its last five contests.

Anaheim, meanwhile, lost its second straight game on Friday, when the Dallas Stars posted a 3-2 victory. The Ducks have given up 15 goals in their last four games, going 1-2-1.








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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MINNESOTA 1 1 1 3
    ANAHEIM 0 1 1 2 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 9 (NICK SCHULTZ, CAL CLUTTERBUCK)
    1:08
    2ND PRD: ANA - (SH) TODD MARCHANT 4 (UNASSISTED) 5:10
    MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 10 (OWEN NOLAN, KIM JOHNSSON) 16:38
    3RD PRD: MIN - ANDREW BRUNETTE 15 (JAME

    Mar 8 10:38 PM


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    MINNESOTA 3
    ANAHEIM 2
    3RD PRD: ANA - SCOTT NIEDERMAYER 10 (COREY PERRY, RYAN GETZLAF) 19:38

    Wild 3, Ducks 2  3rd - 0:22Mar 8 10:37 PM
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    Wild 3, Ducks 2  3rd - 0:22Mar 8 10:37 PM


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    MINNESOTA 3
    ANAHEIM 1
    3RD PRD: MIN - ANDREW BRUNETTE 15 (JAMES SHEPPARD, PIERRE-MARC
    BOUCHARD) 11:49

    Wild 3, Ducks 1  3rd - 8:11Mar 8 10:21 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MINNESOTA 1 1 2
    ANAHEIM 0 1 1 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 9 (NICK SCHULTZ, CAL CLUTTERBUCK)
    1:08
    2ND PRD: ANA - (SH) TODD MARCHANT 4 (UNASSISTED) 5:10
    MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 10 (OWEN NOLAN, KIM JOHNSSON) 16:38
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST

    Mar 8 9:42 PM


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    MINNESOTA 2
    ANAHEIM 1
    2ND PRD: MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 10 (OWEN NOLAN, KIM JOHNSSON) 16:38

    Wild 2, Ducks 1  2nd - 3:22Mar 8 9:35 PM
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    Wild 1, Ducks 1  2nd - 5:25Mar 8 9:29 PM


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    MINNESOTA 1
    ANAHEIM 1
    2ND PRD: ANA - (SH) TODD MARCHANT 4 (UNASSISTED) 5:10

    Wild 1, Ducks 1  2nd - 14:50Mar 8 9:14 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MINNESOTA 1 1
    ANAHEIM 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 9 (NICK SCHULTZ, CAL CLUTTERBUCK)
    1:08
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    MIN 9 9
    ANA 11 11
    GOALIES: MIN - NIKLAS BA

    Mar 8 8:47 PM


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    MINNESOTA 1
    ANAHEIM 0
    1ST PRD: MIN - STEPHANE VEILLEUX 9 (NICK SCHULTZ) 1:08

    Wild 1, Ducks 0  1st - 18:52Mar 8 8:15 PM

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