Nothing Surprising About Wild’s Win

The Minnesota Wild no longer considers a victory over the Dallas Stars to be an upset.

Marian Gaborik scored two goals and Manny Fernandez made 33 saves, giving the unbeaten Wild a 3-1 victory over the Stars on Thursday night at St. Paul, Minn.

“I come to work thinking not, ‘How much are we going to lose by,’ but ‘If we keep it tight, we can play with them,’ ” Fernandez said. “I’m not going to lie. I thought we had a chance from the start.”

Pascal Dupuis had two assists for Minnesota (3-0-1), which handed Dallas its first loss.

Gaborik, the Wild’s first-ever draft pick, scored his first two goals of the season and reached 50 for his career.

Boston 3, Calgary 3 -- Joe Thornton assisted on all three Bruin goals in a tie with the Flames at Calgary, Canada.

A streaker scaled the glass near the penalty box during a stoppage in play with just over five minutes to play and went onto the ice.

Wearing only a pair of red socks, he slipped when his feet touched down, and he landed hard on his back. He was apparently knocked unconscious when he banged his head on the ice and was motionless on his back beside the boards. After a delay of six minutes, he was removed on a stretcher.

Montreal 3, Detroit 2 -- Andreas Dackell, Saku Koivu and Andrei Markov scored as the Canadiens spoiled the home opener for the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Montreal goalie Jeff Hackett stopped 30 shots in his first start in place of Jose Theodore, last season’s Hart and Vezina Trophy winner.

San Jose 4, Edmonton 3 -- Vincent Damphousse scored his 400th career goal, and Vesa Toskala got his first NHL victory as the Sharks won at San Jose.

Owen Nolan scored a short-handed goal that broke a tie midway through the second period, and Teemu Selanne had a goal as the Sharks rebounded from two season-opening losses.

Chicago 4, Florida 1 -- Jocelyn Thibault stopped 15 shots, and four Blackhawks scored in the victory at Chicago.

Thibault has given up a league-low three goals in three games this season. Lyle Odelein, Phil Housley, Kyle Calder and Mark Bell scored for Chicago.

St. Louis 7, Columbus 1 -- Keith Tkachuk and Eric Boguniecki scored two goals each as the Blues won at St. Louis.

The Blue Jackets, who have never won in six games in St. Louis, lost their third in a row.

Washington 2, Carolina 1 -- Peter Bondra and Jaromir Jagr scored second-period goals, and Olaf Kolzig stopped 37 shots as the Capitals won at Raleigh, N.C.

Philadelphia 3, New York Islanders 3 -- Brad Isbister’s goal with 2:08 left in the third period lifted the Islanders into a tie at Philadelphia.

Buffalo 4, New York Rangers 4 -- Pavel Bure scored his third goal in two games with 8:51 left and the Rangers earned a tie at Buffalo, N.Y.

Toronto 5, Phoenix 3 -- Shayne Corson scored two goals at Toronto as the Maple Leafs ended a three-game losing streak.