Wild 1, Kings 0

By Rich Hammond on October 16, 2007 7:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |

Gaborik took a long-range shot and as Handzus, in front of the net, attempted to block/deflect the shot, he not only did that but he sort of tripped Aubin. The puck got deflected to the side but right to Demitra, who knocked it home 7:25 into the first period. It's a typical Minnesota game so far, only three shots on goal at the time of Demitra's goal.

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