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Backstrom's 24 saves help Kings put end to five-game slide

Saturday, March 15, 2008

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Just how long had it been since Niklas Backstrom shut out an opponent? "I don't even remember [the last one]," Minnesota Wild coach Jacques Lemaire said with a smile. "That's how long it's been." Backstrom's drought lasted more than five months, and the end couldn't have come at a better time for the stumbling Wild. Backstrom's first shutout since October and Marian Gaborik's 200th NHL goal helped the Wild snap a five-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Los ...

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