Minnesota 4, Ducks 3.
Andrew Brunette's game-winning goal in overtime completed a wild comeback for the Wild, who trailed 3-0 through two periods. Ryan Whitney, Evgeni Artyukhin and Saku Koivu had goals for the Ducks (0-1-1) -- all in a six-minute stretch of the second period -- and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 28 saves in his first game of the season.
After mostly dominating the middle period, the Ducks seemed to flag in the third, when Mikko Koivu, ex-Duck Petr Sykora and Eric Belanger scored goals. Belanger's came on a power play with Whitney in the penalty box with 2:13 left in regulation.
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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