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Wild get excellent work from Backstrom, balanced scoring in win over rival Avs

Associated Press

Thursday, November 6, 2008

DENVER -- Niklas Backstrom made sure Minnesota held off Colorado. Backstrom made 35 saves and Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Benoit Pouliot scored goals in the first 7:44 to help the Wild beat the Avalanche 3-1 on Thursday night. Andrew Brunette scored his fifth goal and Marek Zidlicky had two assists for Minnesota. The Wild have won two of their last three games. "A better start to the hockey game would give us the opportunity to maybe only to be down a goal," said Darcy Tucker, who scored Color ...

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