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Samuelsson scores winner in third period as Canucks tame Wild

Associated Press

Saturday, October 17, 2009

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Mikael Samuelsson is getting more comfortable with the Vancouver Canucks' offense, and the Minnesota Wild are still struggling to find theirs under a new coach. That combination led to Vancouver's 2-1 win over the slumping Wild on Saturday night, with Samuelsson scoring the go-ahead goal on a rebound just as a power play expired 3:49 into the third period. The Canucks outshot Minnesota 39-18, but struggled to beat Niklas Backstrom until Alexandre Burrows' jam pla ...

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