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Parise scores winner, Wild beat Canadiens 4-3 for 2nd win

By TYLER MASON stopped Zucker midway
Associated Press through the second period.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The As he fell to the ice, Kinkaid
Minnesota Wild called a gloved a shot by Zucker
players-only meeting as that would have tied the
they struggled to start the game. "He was, by far, our
season. In their first game best player tonight," Mon-
since that meeting, the Wild treal coach Claude Julien
earned a win and gained a said of Kinkaid.
sense of relief. Montreal scored twice in a
Zach Parise scored the 16-second span in the sec-
go-ahead goal midway ond period. Tatar evened
through the third period the game with a power-
and the Wild won their sec- play goal at the 2:50 mark.
ond game of the season, Dubnyk gave up a big re-
beating the Montreal Ca- bound to Tatar, who buried
nadiens 4-3 on Sunday. it for his third goal of the
"It's been a tough start for year.
everybody," Wild head Then Danault put Montreal
coach Bruce Boudreau up 2-1 after a turnover by
said. "I love seeing the emo- Minnesota in its own zone.
tion on the faces, especial- Danault banked the puck
ly when it's good emotion." off Dubnyk's skate seconds
Jason Zucker, Marcus Fo- after Tatar's equalizer.
ligno and Brad Hunt also NOTES: The Wild's regu-
scored for Minnesota, lar-season sellout streak
which matched its highest ended at 230 consecu-
goal total through eight tive games. Sunday's an-
games this season. The Wild nounced attendance of
also scored four goals in a 17,344 fell short of the Xcel
7-4 home loss to Pittsburgh. Energy Center's capac-
Devan Dubnyk made 29 ity of 17,954. ... Sunday
saves and earned his first was Minnesota's second
win of the season. home game of the season
Phillip Danault scored twice through eight games.
and Tomas Tatar added a CANUCKS 3, RANGERS 2
goal for the Canadiens. NEW YORK (AP) — Brock
Keith Kinkaid stopped 29 Boeser and Jay Beagle
shots in his second game of Minnesota Wild's Zach Parise, right, celebrates with teammates Jason Zucker, center, and Matt scored late in a three-goal
the season. Dumba, right, after scoring a goal against the Montreal Canadiens in the third period of an NHL first period and Vancouver
Parise took a perfect pass hockey game Sunday Oct. 20, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. held on to beat New York.
from Zucker through traffic Associated Press Bo Horvat also scored and
and sent a shot that beat day span. The host Ca- Foligno scored with just 12.9 ing everyone on the team Elias Pettersson had two as-
Kinkaid and gave the Wild nadiens won the previous seconds left in the second needed to be better. Zuck- sists for Vancouver, which
a 4-3 lead. The score came meeting 4-0. period to tie the game. er redirected a shot from bounced back from a 1-0
just over four minutes after Montreal couldn't hold on Danault's second goal of the point on the power loss at New Jersey on Satur-
Hunt tied the game on the to two one-goal leads in the game in the third gave play at 8:57. All three of day to win for the fifth time
power play. Sunday's game. Montreal a short-lived Zucker's goals this season in six games. Jacob Mark-
"It was a really good play," "It kind of just came down to lead before goals by Hunt have come on the power strom stopped 38 shots to
Parise said. "A lot of times them finding a way to put and Parise put Minnesota play. "We have a lot of work win his third straight start af-
it's gotta start from your one more in the net than ahead for good. left but I think this stuff can ter losing his first two.
own end with a couple we did in the third period, Zucker opened the game help," Foligno said. "A win Jesper Fast had a goal and
of good plays out of your and they get two points," with a first-period goal in like tonight and the way an assist, and Artemi Pan-
zone and that's how that Montreal forward Brendan the team's first game since we did it can really kind of arin also scored for New
one started." Gallagher said. "We've got the player included head boost your spirits a bit." York, which has lost four
The teams squared off for to go home and obviously coach Bruce Boudreau in The finest of Kinkaid's saves straight. Henrik Lundqvist
the second time in a four- correct that." a controversial quote, say- on Sunday came when he finished with 40 saves.q