Music: {allcanada} Wild edge Flames for fifth straight win

Monday, March 3, 2014

{allcanada} Wild edge Flames for fifth straight win

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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild scored twice in the third period and defeated the Calgary Flames 3-2 Monday night at Xcel Energy Center, running their winning streak to five games.

Zach Parise was credited with the game-winner on a tip-in from the doorstep with 5:16 remaining in regulation. At the time, it looked like nothing more than an insurance goal and put the Wild ahead 3-1. But Calgary's Mark Giordano took a pretty pass from Markus Granlund in the left circle and blasted a one-timer past Darcy Kuemper at 16:01.

The Flames pulled goaltender Reto Berra with over a minute remaining and had quality zone time, but could not find the tying goal. Kuemper made 21 saves to earn his 11th win of the season.

After a scoreless first period, Minnesota got on the board first when Matt Cooke stole the puck away from Berra behind the net and chipped it to Kyle Brodziak on the goal line. Brodziak dragged the puck to the crease and fired into an open net for his fifth of the season at 9:02 of the second.

Calgary tied the score later in the period when a soft shot from the right half-wall by Dennis Wideman deflected off Wild forward Mikko Koivu in the slot and right to Mike Cammalleri in the left circle, where Cammalleri rocketed a shot past a sprawling Kuemper for his 14th of the season and first in 10 games.

Minnesota took a 2-1 lead early in the third on a power-play goal by Jared Spurgeon. The goal was his second of the season and first since Oct. 8.

In the first-ever game between the brothers Granlund, older brother Mikael netted two assists for the Wild. Markus assisted on Giordano's goal for his first NHL point in his third game.

Berra made 24 saves for Calgary.

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