Wild Beat Colorado To Win Season Opener

The Minnesota Wild fell behind 1-0 in the first period before scoring 3 straight goals in the 3rd to lead 3-1.  Colorado cut the lead to 3-2 before Minnesota scored the final goal in the 3rd period to secure the win.  Dany Heatley scored 2 goals, Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise each had 2 assists, Mickael Grandlund and Pierre-Marc Bouchard each scored 1 goal for the Wild.

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The Wild will host Dallas at 7pm Sunday night, pregame on AM 1390-the Fan at 6:35.