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Wild Buries Avalanche to Take First Place

Posted Jan 25, 08 3:21 AM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Niklas Backstrom made 28 saves and three different players scored goals as the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche in Denver 3-2 last night, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The win gives the Wild first place in the Northwest Division heading into the All-Star break. Pavol Demitra, Brian Rolston and Todd Fedoruk scored for Minnesota. In other NHL action:

  • After retiring Brian Leetch's No. 2 jersey, the New York Rangers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2-1 on a shootout goal by Brendan Shanahan.
  • Pascal Leclaire pitched his eighth shutout of the season with 30 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 1-0.

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Minnesota Wild right winger Pavol Demitra, of Slovakia, celebrates after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period of the Wild's 3-2 victory in an NHL hockey game in Denver on...   (Associated Press)
New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, of Sweden, celebrates after blocking a shot by Atlanta Thrashers' Marian Hossa, of Slovakia, during the shootout in an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008...   (Associated Press)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Fredrik Modin, center, of Sweden, battles for the puck with Chicago Blackhawks' Brent Seabrook as goalie Nikolai Khabibulin (39) of Russia, watches on during the first period of...   (Associated Press)
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