Schroeder, who played 25 games for the Wild and scored three goals last season, was sent down at the end of training camp, but he made a hasty return after C Tyler Graovac suffered a lower-body injury in the Wild’s 5-4 win at Colorado on Thursday….
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Entering the third period, the Wild needed to do something to wake themselves up, and they got the spark early in the third period when Parise scored his second goal of the night on a play that showed his never give up attitude. We had point-blank chances, we hit crossbars, but he played really well in the third period. He was not checked out by a doctor before the game ended. Center Cody Eakin scored his first two goals of the season and center Mattias Janmark also scored for Dallas.The score was tied at 3 after two periods before the Avalanche broke on top.
Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk (40) deflects a shot by St. Louis Blues left wing Alexander Steen (20) in front of Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (46) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn., Saturday, October 10, 2015.
“We just played smarter in the third”, Parise said. We just couldn’t stop it.
One has to wonder if the league considers after this season adding a second timeout.
“We can’t be happy about that”.
Parise almost had a goal in the first period, when he outraced everyone to a loose puck at centre ice and skated in alone on Varlamov. Later in the period, Dallas was given a bench minor for too many men on the ice and Iginla cashed in with his second goal of the season at 17:51.NOTES: Avalanche D Brad Stuart and Brandon Gormley were healthy scratches for the second straight game.
On the next shift, Wild defenseman Ryan Suter’s long-range shot clanked off the left goal post and bounced to Wild left winger Thomas Vanek, whose momentum carried him below the goal line.
But Niemi shot the puck out of play soon after, and the Avs took advantage their power play with an Erik Johnson point shot that sailed by a Patrick Eaves screen and over Niemi’s right shoulder. They had Stanley Cup aspirations heading into the playoffs a year ago, but they quickly were extinguished by the Wild in six games. Nathan MacKinnon tops the list, making his debut on October 2, 2013, against Anaheim at 18 years, 31 days. He also had two assists. Roy said the team will skip the traditional morning practices before games….
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Francois Beauchemin had three assists for the Avalanche.
