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
http://www.officialsharks.com/authentic-adidas-brent-burns-jersey ,” Koivu said.The Wild did just that on Tuesday night.Jason Zucker tied a career high with his 22nd goal and Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves to help Minnesota to a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.The bounce-back victory came 72 hours after a humbling 6-1 setback against the Stars.Koivu, Nino Niederreiter, Marcus Foligno, Matt Dumba and Eric Staal also scored for Minnesota, which has won three of four. The Wild moved within four points of third-place St. Louis in the Central Division.Jaden Schwartz and Dmitrij Jaskin scored for the Blues, who had won four of five.Dubnyk improved to 21-10-3 by winning his third successive start.Minnesota put aside one of its poorest performances of the season by scoring six straight goals.”The most important thing is how we responded,” 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
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