Matt Dumba and Jared Spurgeon scored early in the second period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Ducks, 2-1, Sunday night in Coach Bruce Boudreau's triumphant return to Anaheim.
Boudreau was fired by the Ducks after their first-round playoff exit last spring despite leading Anaheim to the last four consecutive Pacific Division titles and Game 7 of the 2015 Western Conference finals. The veteran coach has turned his new team into an early-season Stanley Cup contender with 14 wins in its last 16 games.