Vladimir Tarasenko scored a goal and picked up two assists, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn.

Jonas Brodin and Vinnie Hinostroza had a goal and an assist apiece for Minnesota, which snapped a five-game winless drought. Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman also scored a goal.

Drew O'Connor scored two goals to lead Vancouver. Aatu Raty collected two assists.

Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 24 of 26 shots.

Canucks netminder Thatcher Demko turned aside 22 of 26 shots in the loss.

Minnesota won for the first time since Oct. 20 against the New York Rangers.

The Wild opened the scoring on the power play with 4:07 remaining in the first period. Tarasenko charged toward the net, collected a loose puck and beat D

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