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Wild Win Gets Minnesota Back on Top of NW

Bouchard scores 2, assists 2 in 4-2 victory over Canucks

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 22, 2008 4:37 AM CST

(Newser) – The Wild nabbed first place in the hotly contested Northwest Division on a monster game by Pierre-Marc Bouchard. The center alternated assists with goals until he'd had a hand in all of Minnesota's points in the 4-2 triumph, the Star Tribune reports. With the Canucks... Read full story »

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