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BOSTON - It was a difficult but rewarding split for the Minnesota Wild.The Wild rallied with three goals in the third period and beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night, easing the pain from the night before when Minnesota was at the opposite end of a surprising comeback.The way it all worked out, were really not too disappointed. We learned a couple lessons on the trip, Wild coach Mike Yeo said.Lesson No. 1 came Monday night in New York, when the Rangers scored five in the third period of a 5-4 win over the Wild. Having led that game 3-0 after two periods, a 3-1 deficit against the Bruins entering the third on Tuesday didnt seem so big.Zach Parise and Justin Fontaine scored 2:13 apart for Minnesota early in the third to tie it, then Marco Scandella scored the go-ahead goal with 5:53 remaining as the Wild salvaged a split in their first back-to-back games this season.It happened to us in New York and we knew that we had a good game. We wanted to keep going and keep pushing and thats what we did in the third, Scandella said. I felt like we had a lot of momentum and it was just bound to happen.Parise said Yeo made some tactical adjustments in the second intermission and the Wild responded by coming out firing on Boston goalie Tuukka Rask.Thats the way it goes. You get one and all of the sudden you get a little momentum and you start to feel good about it, Parise said. The best thing is that the way we were playing paid off.Rask faced 18 of Minnesotas 42 shots in the third period as Wild continued pressing through any fatigue lingering from Monday.Niklas Backstrom stopped 25 shots for Minnesota and picked up the win despite allowing three straight goals by the Bruins. Rookie Seth Griffith scored in the first and second, then assisted on Milan Lucics goal with 3:01 left in the second.But the Wild controlled the pace in the third and capitalized on the absence of Boston defenceman Zdeno Chara, who is out 4-6 weeks with a knee injury.Theres no excuse why we shouldnt have been the better team in the third, being fresh and all of that, but it shows character for them, Rask said. Thats how we like to win games.The Wild had allowed just six goals all season before the collapse in New York on Monday, when the Rangers scored five in the third period while winning 5-4. It appeared to be happening again when Boston scored three straight on Backstrom, but the Bruins stalled in the third.They were down two goals. They came out hard. They put the puck deep and we werent able to make a clean break out of there, said Bostons David Krejci, who set up Griffiths first goal with a cross-ice pass to the crease. They played well in the third period, but we played poorly.Notes: Nino Niederreiter scored early in the first period for Minnesota. ... Thomas Vanek assisted on Minnesotas first goal, giving him 63 points in 56 games against Boston. ... Griffith had his first multi-point game one week after scoring his first career goal. ... Referee Dave Lewis was injured and left the game after taking a puck to the face in the first period. Wholesale Air Jordan 3 Canada . The former Edmonton Oilers defenceman was with the St. Louis Blues in training camp on a professional tryout. Whitney, 30, had four goals and 13 points in 34 games with the Oilers last season. Air Jordan 3 Canada Sale . 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Louis Blues just continue to roll -- especially against the Nashville Predators.PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker understands not everybody is going to be a fan of Major League Baseballs expanded replay system, which threatens to slow down a sport that already struggles to be played with any sort of urgency. Funny, there werent many critics to be found on Monday at PNC Park. Walker homered off Carlos Villanueva leading off the 10th inning, and the Pirates benefited from an overturned to call to beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0. The Pittsburgh native turned on a Villanueva changeup and sent it sailing over the Clemente Wall in right field for the first walk-off of his career and the first by the Pirates on opening day since Bob Bailey homered off San Franciscos Juan Marichal in a 1-0, 10-inning victory in 1965. "This one feels pretty special," Walker said. "This is a special day for this team, this organization. Weve come a long way." So has the game. After spending decades fighting the advances of technology, Major League Baseball has embraced the concept. Many calls can be challenged this season under an expanded system, and both teams wasted little time putting umpires to work. The Cubs made history by initiating the first review under the new guidelines. Chicago manager Rick Renteria challenged a double-play call in the top of the fifth following a demonstrative "safe" call by Jeff Samardzija following a poorly executed sacrifice bunt attempt. First base umpire Bob Davidsons decision was confirmed on replay. "It was a combination of Samardzjias reaction and what we were looking at," Renteria said. "Were still trying to figure out what clear and compelling evidence is. Its a work in progress." Chicagos luck with replay didnt get any better later. A safe call on a pickoff attempt by Bryan Morris (1-0) with one out in the top of the 10th was reversed after Pirates manager Clint Hurdle requested a replay, sending Chicagos Emilio Bonifacio back to the dugout after a delay of 2 1/2 minutes. "Most of the time on pickkoffs, its got to be very noticeable for the umpire," Morris said.dddddddddddd. "Those bang-bang plays are always going to go to the runner. I guess thats why its good to have replay." The largest regular season crowd in PNC Parks 14-season history (39,833) roared its approval. The din only grew louder when Walkers drive to right field finished halfway up the seats. That capped a giddy day for a team freed from two decades of losing after a breakout 2013 in which it won 94 games and made the playoffs for the first time since 1992. Former Pittsburgh star Barry Bonds presented centerfielder Andrew McCutchen with the NL MVP award that McCutchen earned last year. Bonds received mixed reviews, though the vitriol that accompanied his late career visits to Pittsburgh while playing for San Francisco was noticeably absent. Bonifacio went 4 for 5 for Chicago, but the Cubs were 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position and wasted a fine start by Samardzija, who scattered five hits over seven innings. "I was happy with the way I kept the ball down in the strike zone," Samardzija said. "It helped to get the double plays because they made the overall outing look a little better than it really was." Travis Ishikawa had two of the six hits by Pittsburgh. Starter Francisco Liriano tied a team record shared by three other pitchers for most strikeouts on opening day by fanning 10 in six innings. While he struggled with his command -- needing 104 pitches to get 18 outs -- he was sharp when he needed to be and Pittsburghs bullpen did the rest. NOTES: Pirates C Chris Stewart took batting practice and says he is coming along ahead of schedule in his rehab from knee surgery. Stewart believes he can beat the timetable of late April for his return. ... Chicago OF Brian Bogusevic was unavailable because of ankle soreness. He is expected to be ready to play Wednesday. ... The teams are off Tuesday. Chicagos Edwin Jackson faces Pittsburghs Charlie Morton on Wednesday night. ' ' '