Minnesota’s second-leading scorer during the regular season got his first two points of the postseason in the third period on Wednesday night to help the WIld to a 3-0 victory and force a Game 7 against the Golden Knights.
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After serving as sports editor of both the Silverado Star and UNLV Rebel Yell, the Detroit native remained in Las Vegas and embarked on his professional journalism career at the Review-Journal in 2002. He has covered MMA, prep sports, Raiders and Golden Knights while helping coordinate digital coverage for nearly every major sporting event to come through the valley.
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