Minnesota 4, Anaheim 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees:
Dave Jackson, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen:
Shane Heyer, Kiel Murchison
Attendance:
15020
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Wild 4, Ducks 2: Zach Parise recorded a goal and two assists as visiting Minnesota snapped a six-game losing streak against Anaheim.
Mikael Granlund recorded the Wild's first-power play tally in nine games and added an assist while rookie Darcy Kuemper made 31 saves in his eighth straight start. Jason Pominville scored his team-leading 21st goal - and third in three games against the Ducks this season - and also set up a score while rookie Erik Haula netted his second career tally.
Dustin Penner registered his 150th career goal for Anaheim, which is 21-2-2 at home - with both regulation losses coming in the last eight days. Mathieu Perreault added a power-play tally while Jonas Hiller stopped 29 shots in falling for the third time in his last four starts - equaling his total of regulation losses over his first 32 games.
Pominville made it 1-0 at 7:57 of the first period, when he picked up a loose puck behind the end line after a blocked shot and banked it off Hiller's backside. Penner tied it when he accepted a pass from captain Ryan Getzlaf just above the right faceoff dot and wired a wrist shot past Kuemper high to the glove side at 18:13.
Granlund deflected Parise's pass by Hiller 13 seconds into the middle period to make it 2-1. Parise got a piece of defenseman Marco Scandella's slap shot from two feet off the ice at 6:35 of the third period and Haula redirected the puck through a maze of players after Pominville threw it toward the net 1:46 later to make it 4-1.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Parise registered his first points in three games since missing 14 contests with a broken left foot while Scandella also had two assists. ... Minnesota didn't score on 24 consecutive power-play opportunities before Granlund's goal and is 4-for-9 against Anaheim this season. ... Ducks D Cam Fowler missed an easy scoring chance in the second period when C Saku Koivu's pass bounced off his stick as he stared at an empty net. Minnesota LW Matt Cooke hit the crossbar on the ensuing trip down the ice and rang a shot off the post 3:24 later.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Anaheim |
|
Zach Parise 3 |
Points |
Dustin Penner 1 |
|
Zach Parise 1 |
Goals |
Dustin Penner 1 |
|
Zach Parise 2 |
Assists |
Ryan Getzlaf 1 |
|
Mikael Granlund 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Mathieu Perreault 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Darcy Kuemper .939 |
Save Percentage |
Jonas Hiller .879 |
|
Darcy Kuemper 31 |
Saves |
Jonas Hiller 29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Minnesota
|
33 |
4 |
1-5 |
2-3 |
8 |
26 |
| Anaheim
|
33 |
2 |
1-3 |
4-5 |
12 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Ducks have a W/L % of .769 after a win and .562 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Wild have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .481 after a loss.
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