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Wild clip Oilers as Backstrom improves to 10-0 against Edmonton

Associated Press

Thursday, January 15, 2009

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Missing Marian Gaborik and struggling to score at even strength, the Minnesota Wild have awakened their offense. Elbows and fists from the Edmonton Oilers got them going even more. Journeyman Krys Kolanos and scrapper Cal Clutterbuck gave the Wild an early lead with first-period goals, and Niklas Backstrom stayed perfect in goal against the Oilers with a 5-1 victory Thursday night. "The last 10 minutes of the game it didn't really look like they were interested in even com ...

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