ST. LOUIS (AP) Mikko Koivu was embarrassed. His teammates on the Minnesota Wild were simply angry after a dismal performance Saturday in a five-goal loss at Dallas.”It was something you want to forget right away and move forward
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www.officialflames.com ,” Dubnyk said. ”We’ve got a group that’s played a lot of hockey and we know what it takes to win on the road.”The Wild improved to 11-15-1 away from home with their second victory in three road games.”I hope this is a confidence booster,” coach Bruce Boudreau said. ”To win in this building is a little special.”Zucker, now in his seventh year, scored 22 goals last season in 79 games. He tied that mark in his 53rd game this season.”It feels good, but I’m not satisfied with it and I want to be better,” Zucker said. ”It’s nice to be clicking as a line
Calgary Flames T-Shirts Authentic , but it’s even better to get a win against a team like this. As long as we continue playing like this, we’ll be fine.”Foligno broke a 1-all tie by poking in a rebound at 16:53 of the first period. Koivu pushed the lead to 3-1 just 74 seconds later on a backhand from the slot.St. Louis goalie Carter Hutton was pulled at the end of the first period after giving up three goals on eight shots. He came into the game with four consecutive wins and had stopped 121 of his previous 123 shots.The Blues had earned at least one point in 18 of their last 20 home games against the Wild.”No one wants to play like this,” St. Louis forward Vladimir Tarasenko said. ”We’re trying hard. I know it’s not enough. It’s on us to find out what’s going on.”Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo agreed.”I wish I had an answer. Just disconnect all over the ice,” he said.NOTES: The Blues play eight of their next 11 games against Central Division teams. … Blues coach Mike Yeo served as coach of the Wild from 2011-16 and compiled a 173-132-44 mark. … Minnesota RW Chris Stewart, who played for St. Louis during two stints from 2010-14, was a healthy scratch for the fourth time in seven games.UP NEXTWild: Host the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night in the first of five straight home games.Blues: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.— SUNRISE
Calgary Flames Hoodies Authentic , Fla. (AP) The Florida Panthers preserved their playoff hopes thanks to much of their offense coming from unlikely sources.Alexander Petrovic scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period to lift the Panthers to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night.Evgenii Dadonov and MacKenzie Weegar also scored to help the Panthers snap a three-game skid and pull five points behind idle New Jersey for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. Florida has four games remaining, one more than the Devils. Roberto Luongo stopped 26 shots.Petrovic and Weegar entered the game with one goal each on the season.”It doesn’t come too often, but everyone chips in a certain way and tonight we just found a way to get the two points,” Petrovic said. ”Just keeping this thing alive.”On the go-ahead goal, Petrovic shot from the boards above the right circle and beat Darling with 7:58 left for his first goal since Feb. 14 against Vancouver. His second goal of the season couldn’t have come at a better time.The Panthers host the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.”We needed tonight’s win at all costs,” Luongo said. ”We got the job done
Calgary Flames Hats Authentic , now we’ve got to get some rest tonight and another big game tomorrow.”Derek Ryan and Trevor van Riemsdyk scored for Carolina, and Scott Darling finished with 32 saves.”They knew they needed two points tonight and they were going for it,” van Riemsdyk said. ”They were desperate, and they found a way.”Carolina had tied it 2-2 with 6:12 left in the second it caught Florida on a line change, and Ryan backhanded the puck past Luongo for his 15th.The Hurricanes were eliminated from the playoffs on Saturday night and could have played the spoiler role.”More than trying to ruin their season it’s us playing for pride for each other. That’s more important for me,” Ryan said. ”They dug deep when the pressure was on.”The Hurricanes took a 1-0 lead on a goal by van Riemsdyk 3:44 in. Luongo blocked a shot from in front by Brock McGinn but van Riemsdyk slapped in the rebound for his third.The Panthers answered 19 seconds later when Weegar’s shot from the right circle went over Darling’s glove for his second of the season. Weegar’s last goal was on Oct. 20 against Pittsburgh.”We’ve got to respond after they score
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