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Wild 2, Bruins 0

Posted February 19, 2012 on AP on Fox
PLAYERS: Matt Cullen,  Chad Rau,  Niklas Backstrom,  Tim Thomas,  Warren Peters,  David Backes
TEAMS: Minnesota Wild,  Boston Bruins,  St. Louis Blues
Matt Cullen and Chad Rau each scored a goal and Niklas Backstrom made a career-high 48 saves for his fourth shutout of the season to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 2-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. The Wild won for only the second time in February - their previous victory came Feb. 2 at Colorado. Minnesota went winless in its next seven games, scoring only nine goals during that span. Tim Thomas made 27 saves for the Bruins, who have lost six of 10. Earlier in the day, Rau was called up from Minnesota's AHL affiliate in Houston to fill in for Warren Peters, who received a one-game suspension for cross-checking David Backes in St. Louis on Saturday night.
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