Niemi can’t contain Avalanche as Stars fall 6-3

The third period wasn’t much better.

Sign up to receive news alerts and a daily roundup of all things Colorado sports delivered to your inbox. “That was an exciting time”, Dubnyk said. “There was everything in this game”. The Wild had the edge in shots and both teams traded scoring chances. He lifted Minnesota into the postseason last season with his splendid play down the stretch after he was acquired from Arizona.

Mitchell and Landeskog beat goalie Antti Niemi at even strength.

Johnson got the first one with a slapshot from the point at 14:53.

Parise scored three goals, two of them in a furious third-period comeback, and the Minnesota Wild rallied for a 5-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. The Wild have never lost a home opener in regulation, going 13-0-2 since Xcel Energy Center opened in 2000. “That was a big key for us to win that one”. Parise, Nino Niederreiter and Thomas Vanek all scored goals in a four-goal third period, turning a 4-1 deficit into a 5-4 victory. They certainly deserve credit for what they did in the last 15 minutes, but I thought we played well until then. Hitchcock said Fabbri took an elbow to the head and will be re-evaluated when the team returns to St. Louis.

Share with Us – We’d love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article, and smart, constructive criticism. Later in the period, Dallas was given a bench minor for too many men on the ice and Iginla cashed in with his second goal of the season at 17:51.NOTES: Avalanche D Brad Stuart and Brandon Gormley were healthy scratches for the second straight game.

Scrapping with Blues center Paul Stastny, Coyle was in the crease when the puck went in the net, prompting Blues coach Ken Hitchcock to challenge the play.

The Wild broke a 1-1 tie in the second period with goals 21 seconds apart. The Avalanche have done away with morning skates when the team practices the day before games…. He scored off a rebound set up by Benn and Tyler Seguin and followed that up with a power play goal off a nice pass from Demers.

Coyle’s first goal came with eight seconds left in the first period, and gave the Wild an early 1-0 lead. While the Blues and Wild split the regular season a year ago, the Blues fell to the Wild in 6 games in the first round of the playoffs. That goal was disputed by Colorado as it appeared that the Wild should have been called for icing, which would have negated the goal, but the referees did not see it that way, despite protests from the Avalanche bench.

The Blues really started to swing the game in their favor during the second period.