Ducks 3, Wild 2
Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf each had a power-play goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks snapped a five-game losing streak at Minnesota with a 3-2 victory over the host Wild on Thursday night.
Bobby Ryan scored a goal and Teemu Selanne recorded his 28th career three-assist contest as Anaheim snapped a three-game losing streak.
Ducks netminder Jonas Hiller turned aside 23 shots to improve to 6-2-0 lifetime against Minnesota.
Defenseman Jared Spurgeon and Matt Cullen netted power-play goals for the Wild, who lost at home to the Ducks for the first time since Jan. 17, 2009.
Perry scored his 11th goal in 23 career games against the Wild, collecting a loose puck on the doorstep and sliding it past Niklas Backstrom at 8:47 of the first.
After Ryan made it 2-0 at 7:01 of the second, Spurgeon cut the deficit in half just over six minutes later on Minnesota's first power-play goal since Oct. 11, ending an 0-for-20 drought.
Getzlaf restored the two-goal cushion at 3:58 of the third with his first goal in 12 career games at the Xcel Energy Center, but Cullen answered on the man advantage at 13:54.