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Miettinen scores Backstrom earns shutout as Wild edge Avs LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeDENVER The Minnesota Wild got just enough offence and great goaltending to keep up their mastery of the Colorado AvalancheNiklas Backstrom made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season Antti Miettinen scored and the Wild beat Colorado 10 on Wednesday nightMinnesota which has won seven of nine has not lost to Colorado in four games this season including two shootout wins Backstrom has three of those winsIts seems to be a onegoal game every time we play against them said Backstrom who notched his 18th NHL shutoutPeter Budaj had 21 saves for Colorado which has lost three straight at home but only one in regulationThe Wild scored the only goal they needed 557 in when Miettinen pounced on Andrew Brunettes rebound for his eighth goalIt kind of bounced right on my tape there said Miettinen who has seven goals and nine points in his last eight gamesMinnesota didnt think the early goal was going to stand up but the Avalanche coming off a 311 road trip couldnt generate much offence They had only 13 shots in the final 40 minutes and 23 overall despite having six powerplay opportunitiesWe have to be better on the power play Avalanche coach Joe Sacco said Well continue to work on it and well get better at it It was probably the difference in the gameThat and the play of Backstrom He wasnt asked to do much but when Colorado turned up the pressure in the third period he came up bigMarek Svatos had two good chances in the first 6 minutes and then had another chance on a breakaway with 720 left but Backstrom made the savesThe offence is there but we cant rely on scoring four goals every night Backstrom said Sometimes you have to find a way to win and battle through the defenceThe Avalanche had several chances to tie it in the first but they couldnt capitalize on three powerplay opportunitiesWe took a lot of penalties we spent a lot of time in the box but our penalty killers did a great job Minnesota coach Todd Richards said Your goalie has to be your best penalty killer and he was very good tonight Nik made some big big saves for us when we n...