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 Rick Nash converted on the power play to match his career high of 41
goals and Dominic Moore also tallied for the Rangers, who have won
eight of their last nine road games and a franchise-best 26 overall
away from home. Henrik Lundqvist finished with 26 saves as New York
climbed within two points of league-leading Anaheim in the race for
the Presidents' Trophy.
Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville scored for the Wild, who saw their
five-game winning streak come to a halt. Defenseman Matt Dumba
notched a pair of assists and Devan Dubnyk turned aside 23 shots in
his 35th consecutive start for Western Conference wild card-leading
Minnesota, which is five points ahead of both Los Angeles and
Winnipeg.
Carl Hagelin denied a clearing attempt and promptly wristed a shot
that Moore deflected home 2:09 into the contest to open the scoring.
Nash doubled the advantage 12 1/2 minutes later, briefly looking
away before wiring a sharp-angle shot from along the end line that
caromed off Dubnyk and into the net
The Wild halved the deficit 5:24 into the second, as Dumba
backhanded a centering feed that deflected off the left skate of
Pominville and past Lundqvist. Vanek cleaned up a fortunate carom
off the end boards 5:53 into the third to forge a tie, but Miller
tipped home captain Ryan McDonagh's shot from the point to give New
York a lead it would not relinquish.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Nash also scored 41 goals during the 2003-04 season
with Columbus. ... New York RW Martin St. Louis logged 17:52 of ice
time in his return from an eight-game absence due to an MCL sprain.
... McDonagh and C Derek Stepan had their respective families in
attendance at Xcel Energy Center. McDonagh is from St. Paul, Minn.,
while Stepan hails from Hastings. ... Minnesota C Kyle Brodziak
blocked two shots in his return from a three-game absence due to an
upper-body injury.
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