Andrew Raycroft won his first game in a year, stepping in for the sidelined Kari Lehtonen in Dallas’ 3-1 victory. In Tampa Bay, the Minnesota Wild showed a national TV audience just what they’ve been up to by winning 3-1 as well.
NHL Scores & More: Minnesota Wild Keep On Winning; Raycroft Fills In Nicely For Lehtonen In Stars Win
Predators Vs. Oilers: Nashville’s Second Period Fuels Victory Over Edmonton
Nashville’s tally in the third period to make the score 2-1 turned out to be the game-winner, and the Predators ended a four-game winless streak.
The hit is on the far right behind the net as Khabibulin makes a save:
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When Koivu hit the empty net from center ice with Garon pulled for an extra attacker, he guaranteed Tampa would remain the only NHL team to not lose a one-goal game in regulation this season. It was Koivu’s fourth of the year and 100th of his career, and provided the final margin of 3-1.
Backstrom held the Lightning at bay in the third, stopping all 13 shots in the final period to improve his record to 8-5-2. Tonight’s game was a good sign after he was torched for three goals last night on just eight Calgary Flames’ shots, and promptly yanked after just 8:45 in the first period.
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“Raycroft was huge for us. Nice for our guys to have some confidence in him,” Gulutzan said to the Associated Press. “It’s good for his confidence moving forward because we are going without Kari Lehtonen for a while.”
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