Recap: Minnesota vs. Dallas
By Sports Network
St. Paul, MN (Sports Network) - Marek Zidlicky registered a goal and an assist to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars at Xcel Energy Center.
Cal Clutterbuck and Mikko Koivu also scored for the Wild, who have won three of their last four games. Niklas Backstrom made 19 saves in the win.
Loui Eriksson tallied twice on the power play for the Stars, who have dropped four of five. Alex Auld stopped 34 shots in defeat.
While killing a penalty Clutterbuck opened the scoring 9:46 into the game, and Koivu extended the lead 2-0 with 2:02 remaining in the first period.
Eriksson put Dallas on the board at 3:33 of the second and tied the game on the power play with 4:09 remaining in the middle stanza. Zidlicky restored the lead for Minnesota with 1:48 to play in the period.
Backstrom turned aside all seven shots he faced in the third as the Wild held on for the one-goal victory.
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