Final
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. EDTANAHEIM, 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
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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 - NHL
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 - NHL
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 - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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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 - NHL
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 - NHL
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 - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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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
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MIN 9 9
ANA 11 11
GOALIES: MIN - NIKLAS BA
Mar 8 8:47 PM - NHL
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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