Hampus Lindholm: Hampus Lindholm scores goal and assist in win

An out-of-character offensive performance and strong goaltending relieved a frustrating start to the Anaheim Ducks’ season.

Vladimir Tarasenko scored a pair of goals to power the St. Louis Blues to a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre on Sunday afternoon.

Breaking the ice: The Ducks ended a scoreless streak of 173:12 when defenseman Cam Fowler scored 10:08 into the game. 3, Anaheim, Rakell 1 (Lindholm, Perry), 16:01.

Between the pipes: Anton Khudobin started in goal for the Ducks in place of Frederik Andersen.

“I said to myself, ‘Don’t focus on anything, just shot after shot, ‘” Khudobin said. All it takes is one shot.

Minnesota (3-1-1) absorbed its second successive loss after winning its first three games. “… I think the guys were feeling it, and to me that’s the mental toughness that I appreciate right there, ” Wild coach Mike Yeo told reporters. “It feels like you’re controlling the play, and then at the end of the night, you leave wondering why you didn’t win”. “We have a lot of guys who can really control the puck down low”. Two golden scoring opportunities – one in the first period and one in the third – were wasted when the puck hit the crossbar both times.

Third Period_4, Anaheim, Santorelli 1 (Horcoff, Maroon), 8:58.

For a few reason, the Ducks have had great success against the Wild recently.

Nino Niederreiter scored Minnesota’s only goal in the first period.

Dubnyk finished with 18 saves.

The Ducks recalled defensemen Korbinian Holzer and Shea Theodore from San Diego, look for Holder to make his Ducks debut in for Despres. He missed most of 2014-15 (66 games) because of a torn ACL and a blood clot, and his injury woes continued into this year. Desiree was injured on Friday when he was hit from behind by Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie (Barrie was suspended for 3 games for the hit).