ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Mathieu Perreault scored with 5 seconds left in overtime Saturday, letting the Anaheim Ducks slip by Minnesota 4-3.
On the game-winning play, Perreault received a pass from Francois Beauchemin and used a backhander to beat Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom through the pads.
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Perrault also notched an assist.
Nick Bonino, Saku Koivu and Jakob Silfverberg each scored for the Ducks, who recorded their first victory after a season-opening 6-1 loss to Colorado.
Jonas Hiller stopped 30-of-33 shots for Anaheim.
Zach Parise scored twice and Jason Pominville also tallied for Minnesota, which has opened the season 0-0-2.
Backstrom finished with 26 saves.
