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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2595277" data-attributes="member: 2012">Tuesday's Games...Wild answer back to beat SabresAssociated Press9/20/2005 9:56:20 PMST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Pascal Dupuis had a goal and three assists, and the Minnesota Wild scored six unanswered goals in the final two periods to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 Tuesday night.Wes Walz got the game-winner when he tipped a long shot from Daniel Tjarnqvist past Mika Noronen at 7:39 of the third period. The goal came 38 seconds after Andrei Zyuzin scored on his own rebound for the Wild. Kyle Wanvig added two third-period goals for Minnesota.Dupuis and Matt Foy scored in the second period for Minnesota (2-2), which got two assists from Alexander Daigle and Todd White.Daniel Briere scored twice on the power play and Jeff Jillson at even strength to put Buffalo (2-1) in front 3-0 after one period. Former University of Minnesota star Thomas Vanek and J.P. Dupont each had two assists for the Sabres.The tightly called game featured 33 penalties. Buffalo was 2-for-11 on the power play; Minnesota 1-for-13.Manny Fernandez stopped 25 shots. Noronen had 23 saves in his first action of the pre-season.Minnesota was again without its top player, Marian Gaborik, who is sidelined with a strained groin. The right wing has yet to play in the pre-season.</blockquote>