Wild loses at Phoenix 6-4
Minnesota Sports- Vernon Fiddler had two points, including what turned out to be the game-winning goal, as the Phoenix Coyotes held off a furious rally from the Minnesota Wild and won, 6-4, at Jobing.com Arena.
Glendale, AZ (Sports Network) - Vernon Fiddler had two points, including what turned out to be the game-winning goal, as the Phoenix Coyotes held off a furious rally from the Minnesota Wild and won, 6-4, at Jobing.com Arena.
Fiddler also had an assist, while Petr Prucha scored twice and registered a helper for the Coyotes, who are 3-0 against the Wild this season. Shane Doan tallied a goal and an assist, and Radim Vrbata and Adrian Aucoin also scored in the win. Ed Jovanovski, fresh off a two-game suspension, had four assists, and Ilya Bryzgalov made 18 saves.
Phoenix scored the first three goals of the third period to take a seemingly comfortable 5-1 lead, but Minnesota roared back with three consecutive goals to get to within one. Vrbata's goal with a minute left then sealed the outcome.
Guillaume Latendresse notched his first career hat trick for the Wild, who have dropped two straight after a four-game win streak. Owen Nolan added a goal and an assist, and Martin Havlat had three assists in the loss.
Niklas Backstrom stopped just 27-of-33 shots for Minnesota.
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