The Wild came out aggressive in the 3rd period to break a scoreless 2nd period and 1-1 tie to beat the Oilers 4-2 Sunday night.
Mikko Koivu scored 9 seconds into the 3rd period to put the Wild up 2-1. Charlie Coyle added a 3rd goal for the Wild. After 2 successful scores for the Wild the Oilers findly answered with a goal by Sam Gagner which made it a 3-2 game. Dany Heatley scored a Wild power play to put the Wild up 4-2 .
The Oilers went 23:35 without a shot on goal. The last time the Wild held an opponenent to zero shots on goal for an entire period was a a 2-1 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks on March 31, 2009.
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Written by Jeff Heimerl
Sports fan, recently transplanted from the Land of 10,000 lakes (MN) to the great state of Texas! Enjoy following almost all teams and sports. Big Green Bay Packer fan!
