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Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice and Martin Pospisil had a goal and an assist for the Calgary Flames as they held on for a 5-4 win against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.

Third Period_5, Calgary, Bishop 1 (Lomberg), 11:53. 6, Minnesota, Gaudreau 8 (Rossi, Hartman), 14:15 (pp). 7, Calgary, Kuzmenko 4 (Weegar, Sharangovich), 14:29. 8, Minnesota, Foligno 7 (Boldy, Rossi), 18:46. 9, Minnesota, Zuccarello 12 (Rossi, Spurgeon), 19:33. Penalties_Coleman, CGY (Holding), 12:40.

Today marks the 19th Hockey Day Minnesota (HDM). The Wild play the last game of the day. There were four total games today. Two boys High School games at Valley Fair and a Division 1 Girls hockey game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Bemidji State Beavers.

Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled forward Ben Jones from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Andrei Kuzmenko had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames used their power play to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4.