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Wild 3, Canadiens 0

Associated Press

Saturday, October 4, 2008

MONTREAL -- Niklas Backstrom stopped 25 shots and Stephane Veilleux had a goal and an assist in the Minnesota Wild's 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night in the final NHL preseason game for both teams. Marian Gaborik and Antii Miettinen also scored for Minnesota, which finished with a 5-2-0 record. The Wild hosts Boston in the season opener one week from now. "It's both good and bad," Backstrom said of the seven-day break between games. "We have time to rest, but we've played ...

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