Stars beat Wild again in Dallas
Minnesota Sports- Loui Eriksson and Matt Niskanen each recorded a goal and an assist, and Dallas upended Minnesota for the 11th straight time at American Airlines Center, 4-3.
Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Loui Eriksson and Matt Niskanen each recorded a goal and an assist, and Dallas upended Minnesota for the 11th straight time at American Airlines Center, 4-3.
Mike Modano and Tom Wandell each scored for Dallas, which was coming off a 3-2 shootout win over Detroit on Saturday. Brad Richards ended with three assists and Alex Auld made 22 saves to pick up the win.
Minnesota's Niklas Backstrom was pulled in the second period after allowing four goals on 15 shots. Josh Harding saved all 14 shots he faced, and Antti Miettinen scored twice and assisted on Mikko Koivu's goal as the Wild ended a winless three-game road trip.
Down 4-0, Miettinen got the Wild on the board on a power-play tally with 4:47 remaining in the second stanza. Past the midway mark of the third, Miettinen redirected Owen Nolan's centering pass with 7:24 left in regulation.
Auld was out of position a little later and Koivu knocked in Miettinen's pass from behind the net to make it a one-goal game with five minutes left.
Minnesota failed to net the tying goal despite pulling the goaltender in the final minute.
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