Recap: Wild ruin Bruce’s homecoming in 3-2 battling win

Photo by David Berding/Getty ImagesAfter an exciting trade deadline that saw the acquisition of three new members, two of whom would see action Thursday night (Marc-Andre Fleury not starting), the Minnesota Wild hoped to keep their solid of late (5-1-1 in the last seven) play alive against a Vancouver Canucks team entering desperation mode in their search for a playoff spot. Aside from the storyline of the new additions for Minnesota, an old friend in former coach Bruce Boudreau returned to Minnesota behind the bench for the first time since he was let go by the Wild. After arriving to Minnesota in the middle of the night and playing a game last night, Minnesota had no excuses for not taking care of business.

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