Mikko Koivu scored in 2nd period
(Toronto, Ontario) — Minnesota forward Mikael Granlund (ME-kyle GRAN-lund) scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as the Wild edged the Maple Leafs in Toronto last night, 2-1. Mikko Koivu (MEE-koe KOY-voo) lit the lamp in the second for Minnesota, which picked up its third straight win. Devan Dubnyk (DOOB-nik) kicked aside 21 shots in the victory. St. Paul native Jake Gardiner scored the lone goal for the Leafs, who have lost four in-a-row and eight of nine. Garret Sparks stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced in defeat. The Wild are at Buffalo tomorrow night.