With the power play and lost shipwreck mounting Minnesota Wild need someone, someone to step up. The entire line first took care of business.
Andrew Brunette scored his second goal on a rare power play conversion and the leading trio of Minnesota combined for six points, helping the Wild end a run of five defeats with a 3-2 victory against the Phoenix Coyotes at night Thursday.
"In big games like this and it was a great game for us we have to look at your big dogs," Wild coach Todd Richards. "Without a question (first line) are some of our big dogs.
" Brunette and Antti Miettinen and Mikko Koivu teammates played well in spurts this season, combining for 16 goals and 28 assists.
They just were not consistent enough, especially in recent weeks as the Wild stumbled through a 1-5-2 stretch that sent reeling to the bottom of the Northwest Division.
