The Minnesota Wild were dominant on their power play, as they went 3-for-5 in a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brent Burns, and Brian Rolston each had a goal on the man advantage, while the Wild killed all four of their penalties. Detroit saw only a pair of even strength goals from Mark Hartigan and Mattias Ritola.
Dominik Hasek stopped 11 of 13 shots before being relieved by Jimmy Howard, who gave up only the game-winning goal on 8 shots. Josh Harding made 28 saves on 30 shots while backstopping the Wild to the win.
3 Stars:
3. Marian Gaborik (MIN)
2. Mark Hartigan (DET)
1. Pavol Demitra (MIN)
Attendance: 11,072
Red Wings next opponent: Fri, Sep 21 vs. Penguins
Wild next opponent: Fri, Sep 21 at Blackhawks
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