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Backstrom carries Wild to win over Kings

The Columbian
Published: February 1, 2011, 12:00am

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored the winning goal in the shootout and Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves in regulation to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.

Bouchard beat Jonathan Bernier with a nifty little backhand through the five-hole and Backstrom stopped Anze Kopitar, Jack Johnson and Dustin Brown for his first shootout victory in his last nine opportunities.

Bernier made 27 saves in regulation for the Kings, who had their three-game winning streak snapped in the first of a 10-game road trip.

Backstrom was rarely challenged in regulation, but was superb in the shootout.

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