Lettieri nets 3rd-period winner, Minnesota gets 2 key points with 3-2 win over Ottawa

Vinni Lettieri scored the winning goal with just under seven minutes to play and the Minnesota Wild beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Tuesday night to earn a crucial two points and keep their faint playoff hopes alive. Mason Shaw scored for the first time in more than a year, Matt Boldy had a goal, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves for the Wild, who are six points behind the Los Angeles Kings for the second Western Conference wild-card spot with eight games to play. Lettieri and Shaw are on the Wild’s fourth line with Jacob Lucchini.

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