MINNESOTA WILD POST-GAME NOTES Jan. 21, 2017 – Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minn
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MINNESOTA WILD POST-GAME NOTES Jan. 21, 2017 – Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, Minn. TEAM 1st 2nd 3rd F DUCKS (26-14-9) 2 1 0 3 WILD (30-10-5) 1 1 3 5 Minnesota rallied with three unanswered goals in the third period en route to a 5-3 victory against Anaheim on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 19,288 at Xcel Energy Center. C Erik Haula and LW Jason Zucker each scored twice for the Wild while D Ryan Suter also netted a goal. G Devan Dubnyk made 26 saves. Next up, Minnesota completes its seventh set of 14 back-to-backs this season, hosting Nashville Sunday at 7:00 p.m. CT on FOX Sports North PLUS and KFAN 100.3 FM. The Wild set a franchise record for fewest games to 30 wins in a single season, securing its 30th in just 45 games tonight - previously surpassing 52 games set in 2007-08 (2/2/08). Minnesota’s 65 points are its most through 46 games in franchise history. Minnesota moves to 8-2-1 all-time on Hockey Day Minnesota as tonight’s game concludes the 11th annual HDM presented by Wells Fargo. The day included 18 hours of hockey-related programming on FOX Sports North, FOX Sports North PLUS and FOX Sports GO that begun at 9 a.m. The Wild is 19-2-2 in the last 23 contests, outscoring its opponents 88-55, leading the league in wins and T-2nd in fewest goals allowed in that span. Minnesota also moves to a 16-5-0 record at Xcel Energy Center this season, outscoring its opponents 74-41 while ranking third in the league in most goals scored (150). C Erik Haula netted two goals for his first career multi-goal game, his 14th career multi-point contest. He has four points (3-1=4) in the last six games and 15 points (9-6=15) this season. LW Jason Zucker also registered two goals for his first multi-goal game of the season, seventh career. He owns seven points (5-2=7) in the last seven games and 14 points (8-6=14) in the last 14 contests. The winger has already set career highs in assists (17) and points (31) in 45 games this season and ranks T-2nd on the team in goals (14). D Ryan Suter celebrated his 32nd birthday with two points (1-1=2), his sixth multi-point game of the season and 76th career. He also tied his career high with a plus-4 rating – he leads the league with a plus-30 rating this season. The all-star has six points (2-4=6) in the last six games and owns 28 points (7-21=28) in 45 games this season. RW Nino Niederreiter extended his point streak to four games with an assist (3-3=6). He has 12 points (6-6=12) in the last 13 contests. The winger owns 32 points (14-18=32) in 45 games this season, leading the team in power-play goals (6) and hits (80), T-2nd in goals and T-4th in GWG (2). C Mikael Granlund stretched his assist streak to six games (0-7=7) – the longest assist streak for the Wild this season. The center owns 24 points (5-19=24) in the last 21 games, ranking T-2nd in the NHL in assists and T-3rd in scoring since Dec. 7. He has 38 points (10-28=38) in 45 contests this season, leading the team in helpers and second in scoring. C Mikko Koivu has recorded four assists in three consecutive games. He has 16 points (5-11=16) in the last 13 games and ranks T-6th in the NHL with 20 points (7-13=20) since Dec. 13. The captain ranks T-4th on the Wild in goals (13) and assists (20) and fourth in scoring (33) in 45 matches this season. RW Jason Pominville tallied the primary assist on Haula’s goal – his fourth helper in the last two games. He has nine points (1-8=9) in the last 11 matches and 22 points (6-16=22) in 45 games this season. G Devan Dubnyk has earned points in 20 of his last 22 games, posting a 18-2-2 record with a 2.11 GAA, a .925 SV% and one shutout since Nov. 23. The all-star is 25-8-3 with a 1.91 GAA, a .935 SV% and five shutouts in 36 starts this season, leading the league in GAA and SV% and T-2nd in shutouts and second in wins. RW Stefan Noesen, D Cam Fowler and RW Corey Perry each scored for Anaheim. G John Gibson made four saves in 14:22 before exiting the game with an upper-body injury. G Jonathan Bernier stopped 16-of-20 shots in relief. Stay tuned to twitter.com/mnwildPR for updated practice times and wild.com/pressbox for updated media information. – WILD – .