SUNDAY’S NHL GAMES

Wild 5, Ducks 3

ANAHEIM, CALIF.

Nick Johnson scored the go-ahead goal with 5:31 left in the third period, Casey Wellman and Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored 32 seconds apart in the second period, leading Minnesota over Anaheim. Matt Cullen had three assists for Minnesota against his former club, and Josh Harding made 24 saves. Dany Heatley scored a power-play goal and Kyle Clutterbuck added a short-handed empty-netter with 10.2 seconds left for Minnesota.

Avalanche 4, Red Wings 2

DENVER

Ryan O’Reilly had two goals, Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves and Colorado beat Detroit to end the Red Wings’ winning streak at seven games. Paul Stastny and T.J. Galiardi also scored, and Gabriel Landeskog added two assists to help Colorado win its third straight. Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen scored for Detroit, and Ty Conklin made 31 saves.

Associated Press