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Wild beat Leighton three times in second to rally by Hurricanes

Associated Press

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Niklas Backstrom hadn't heard anything like this from the Xcel Energy Center crowd -- not even in the playoffs. Nursing a one-goal advantage, Backstrom and the Minnesota Wild withstood Carolina's 2-minute 5-on-3 advantage in the third period and ultimately hung on for a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night. Marian Gaborik, Cal Clutterbuck and Stephane Veilleux all scored goals and Backstrom tallied 35 saves -- including six during the Hurricanes' two-man advantage -- to help Minneso ...

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