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Wild Beat Flames 3-1, Win Division Title

Minnesota earns first-round home ice for playoffs

By Jamie Buss, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 4, 2008 1:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – Marian Gaborik and the Minnesota Wild won the Northwest Division at home, and that's where they'll start the playoffs. Gaborik scored two third-period goals to help the Wild beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 tonight for the first division title in franchise-history. Minnesota's Jacques Lemaire also... Read full story »

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