Latendresse Leads Wild Past Penguins, 4-3

St. Paul, MN (Sports Network) - Guillaume Latendresse scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and collected three assists, as the Minnesota Wild edged the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, at Xcel Energy Center.

Martin Havlat, Cal Clutterbuck and Eric Belanger also tallied for the Wild, who notched their third straight victory. Niklas Backstrom stopped 35 shots to tie Manny Fernandez for most career wins in franchise history (113).

Sidney Crosby and Pascal Dupuis both registered a goal and two assists for Pittsburgh, which has dropped seven of its last nine games. Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves in defeat.