Martin Havlat's late score lifts Wild past slumping Flames

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    As soon as the puck went into the net, Martin Havlat raised both fists into the air and held them there in a little bit of an extended celebration.

    While Havlat's third-period shot from the right circle Friday night broke a tie and proved to be the difference in the Minnesota Wild's 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames, there was more to it than that.

    After scoring 18 goals for the Wild last season and 29 goals in 2008-09 for the Chicago Blackhawks, Havlat hadn't scored in Minnesota's first 11 games of the season.

    Throw in that Allan Walsh, Havlat's agent, recently criticized Wild coach Todd Richards for how he was using the winger and there was certainly tension about a scoring drought that dated to March 29.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=301105030
     

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