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Latendresse the shoot out hero as Wild rally to down Ducks 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 SizeST PAUL Minn Watching video of his teams last game against Anaheim Minnesota coach Todd Richards saw more examples that the Wild arent the same teamIt showed on Friday nightGuillaume Latendresse scored the winning goal in the shootout to give Minnesota a 54 victory over Anaheim Mikko Koivu and Antti Miettinen scored two goals apiece for the Wild and Miettinen also scored in the shootout as Minnesota won its fourth straightI went back to when we played them out in Anaheim I watched it and I was like this is very scrambly this isnt very good hockey here Richards said of the Wilds 32 loss to the Ducks on Oct 14We got the results that we probably deserved there for the most part There were a few good periods that we played out west but I think now in playing obviously were more systematic in our approach in our game and I know guys are much more confidentJoffrey Lupul had two goals in his return to the lineup for the Ducks and then scored in the third round of the shootout Bobby Ryan also scored twice but Anaheim failed to capitalize on a power play in overtimeWere missing opportunities to close out a team like were missing a 4on3 in overtime Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said You cant miss those opportunities to seize the extra point Its that simpleThe Ducks were playing without Teemu Selanne who broke his left hand in Thursdays loss at Dallas Selanne underwent surgery on Friday and is expected to miss four to six weeksLatendresse acquired in a trade with Montreal on Nov 23 wasnt around for the earlier showdown with the Ducks With three points in his four games for the Wild hes been a big part of Minnesotas resurgenceThe big winger fired a shot through the legs of Anaheim goalie Jonas Hiller in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Wild another comefrombehind win and points in six straight games Since beginning the season 39 Minnesota is 933When you look back when we were struggling when we were 38 39 there wasnt a lot of confidence Richards said You could feel it was like a dark cloud that hung over our room almost waiting f...