NHL ROUNDUP Sunday’s other game

Wild 3, Avalanche 2

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mikko Koivu scored with 3:04 remaining to help Minnesota beat Colorado. With both teams stagnant in the final period, Koivu grabbed the puck out of the corner, started like he was going to carry it behind the net and then made a lightning quick move to the short side and simply bulled his way out in front. He stuffed the puck past a surprised Peter Budaj, lifting the Wild to their seventh win in the first eight games. Niklas Backstrom made 29 saves and Mark Parrish and Brian Rolston also scored for the Wild. Minnesota is off to its best start (7-0-1) in franchise history and is the only team in the NHL that has yet to lose a game in regulation. Andrew Brunette and Tyler Arnason scored for the Avalanche, who got 29 saves from Budaj. Colorado is 4-3-2 in its first nine games.

Associated Press