Wild's week ahead
Tuesday: 7 p.m. vs. Pittsburgh (FSN)
Thursday: 6:30 p.m. at Ottawa (FSN)
Saturday: 6 p.m. at Montreal (FSN+)
Player to watch:
Sidney Crosby, Penguins
The Penguins' third-leading scorer all-time behind Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr, the former Shattuck-St. Mary's star has won nine individual NHL awards in nine years, including two MVPs and two scoring championships.
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« We'll be on the other side of it sometime later in the year. »
— Zach Parise after the Wild blew a 3-0 third-period lead Monday at Madison Square Garden. In the next two games, the Wild rallied from a pair of 3-1 third-period deficits to win.
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Kevin Fiala scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and the momentum was all Kings for the rest of the game. Kirill Kaprizov was injured in the second period but returned for the third despite a fat lip.