Donato 得点する／非難する／２０s 2, Wild past 特別奇襲隊員s 5-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Wild finally played like a team 緊急に scrapping to remain in the プレーオフ picture. They have 10 games to 証明する it's not too little too late.
Ryan Donato 得点する／非難する／２０d two goals and Devan Dubnyk had 26 saves as the Minnesota Wild （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the New York 特別奇襲隊員s 5-2 on Saturday night to stay in the 厚い of the プレーオフ race.
Eric Staal, Jared Spurgeon and J.T. Brown also 得点する／非難する／２０d for the Wild, who snapped a three-game losing streak that dropped them out of the final wild card in the Western 会議／協議会. Minnesota entered the day three points behind 不死鳥／絶品 for the last 位置／汚点／見つけ出す. It was the Wild's second 勝利，勝つ in 11 home games.
"At the end of the day, when it comes game time there's not a lot of words 存在 投げ上げる／ボディチェックするd around," Donato said. "I think it's just a call to 活動／戦闘, we've got to make sure we come out and play hard. We didn't do our 職業 against Dallas and we knew we really had to 勝利，勝つ this one."
The Wild dropped their previous three games by a 連合させるd 13-3 得点する／非難する／２０, 含むing a 3-0 loss to San Jose and 4-1 敗北・負かす to the 星／主役にするs. Knowing the 特別奇襲隊員s had played the night before in Calgary, the Wild 手配中の，お尋ね者 to make an 早期に 声明.
"Our start was 抱擁する tonight," Minnesota's Luke Kunin said. "We got the first goal, they （機の）カム 支援する and got one and I thought we did a good 職業 of bouncing 支援する and getting one and getting 支援する into it. Just a good all-around 成果／努力 tonight."
Minnesota Wild's Ryan Donato, 権利, celebrates his second goal in 前線 of New York 特別奇襲隊員s goalie Henrik Lundqvist, of Sweden, in the first period of an NHL ホッケー game Saturday, March 16, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
The Wild won't have to wait long to see if they can carry over the 勢い - Minnesota welcomes the New York Islanders on Sunday night.
"明白に it's desperate times," Staal said. "We need points. We need 勝利，勝つs."
Mika Zibanejad 得点する／非難する／２０d his first goal in nine games and Pavel Buchnevich 追加するd a third-period goal for the 特別奇襲隊員s, who lost their third straight. Henrik Lundqvist finished with 41 saves and managed to keep the 特別奇襲隊員s within striking distance.
"I loved our 成果／努力, I loved the way we worked," 特別奇襲隊員s defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk said. "I think guys were hungry and desperate ourselves, we just had a lot of mistakes that fed them. Whether they went in or not, we just kept giving them 勢い and not 許すing ourselves to 伸び（る） it ourselves."
Donato's wrister on a 脱退／分離 at 4:40 of the first period （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Lundqvist's stick 味方する to put Minnesota up 1-0. Zibanejad tied it 90 seconds later, catching Dubnyk out of position on a 発射 from behind the goal line that angled off the goaltender and into the 逮捕する.
Donato was credited with a redirect on Luke Kunin's 発射 with just under 4 minutes left in the first to 埋め立てる the lead.
Staal made it 3-1 at 4:51 of the second after his 試みる／企てるd pas s to Zach Parise 攻撃する，衝突する off the outstretched Neal Pionk's stick and into the 逮捕する.
The only downside for Minnesota （機の）カム in the second period, when Jason Zucker had to be helped off the ice after a scary 衝突／不一致 behind the New York 逮捕する with 特別奇襲隊員s defenseman Brady Skjei. Zucker went 負かす／撃墜する when Skjei fell on his 権利 脚 - he didn't put any 負わせる on the 脚 as he was helped off the ice, but returned later in the period.
Zucker wasn't made 利用できる to reporters after the game.
"I 港／避難所't heard anything on not 存在 able to play," coach Bruce Boudreau said.
Spurgeon's 力／強力にする-play goal at 6:04 of the third gave him 13 for the season, the fourth-most 選び出す／独身-season goals by a Wild defenseman. Brown 追加するd an empty-netter at 17:25.
NOTES: Donato has 11 points in 12 games with the Wild. He also notched his fourth point in two games against the 特別奇襲隊員s with Minnesota this season. ... Zibanejad 設立するd a new career high with his 28th goal this season. He's also the first 特別奇襲隊員s 中心 to 得点する／非難する／２０ at least 28 goals since Eric Lindros in 2001-02.
UP NEXT
特別奇襲隊員s: Host Detroit on Tuesday night.
Wild: Host the New York Islanders on Sunday.
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Minnesota Wild's Zach Parise, 権利, tips the puck past New York 特別奇襲隊員s goalie Henrick Lundqvist, of Sweden, in the first period of an NHL ホッケー game Saturday, March 16, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
New York 特別奇襲隊員s' Tony DeAngelo, 権利, checks Minnesota Wild's Jason Zucker, left, in the first period of an NHL ホッケー game Saturday, March 16, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
New York 特別奇襲隊員s' Pavel Buchnevich, 権利, of Russia, 試みる／企てるs to tip the puck past Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk, 中心, as the Wild's Greg Pateryn (29) moves in to defend in the first period of an NHL ホッケー game Saturday, March 16, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
New York 特別奇襲隊員s goalie Henrik Lundqvist, left, of Sweden, stops the 発射 of Minnesota Wild's Luke Kunin, 権利, as the 特別奇襲隊員s' Jesper 急速な／放蕩な (17), of Sweden, defends in the first period of an NHL ホッケー game Saturday, March 16, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
New York 特別奇襲隊員s' Pavel Buchnevich, left, of Russia, puts the puck past Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk (40) for a goal in the third period of an NHL ホッケー game Saturday, March 16, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the 特別奇襲隊員s 5-2. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Minnesota Wild's Marcus Foligno (17) throws a punch at New York 特別奇襲隊員s' Brendan Lemieux, 権利, in the third period of an NHL ホッケー game Saturday, March 16, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. Both players received 刑罰，罰則s for roughing. The Wild （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the 特別奇襲隊員s 5-2. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
Minnesota Wild's Luke Kunin, 権利, loses his stick as he 試みる／企てるs to get off a 発射 against New York 特別奇襲隊員s goalie Henrik Lundqvist, left, of Sweden, in the second period of an NHL ホッケー game Saturday, March 16, 2019, in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 the 特別奇襲隊員s 5-2. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)
