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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- With a playoff spot already secured and a journeyman goalie starting, another loss by the Minnesota Wild to the St. Louis Blues seemed inevitable. Not so fast. Kyle Brodziak scored two goals and John Curry made 43 saves in his Wild debut to lead Minnesota over the struggling Blues 4-2 on Thursday night. Nino Niederreiter added a goal and an assist to help the Wild snap a nine-game losing streak against the Blues and win for the sixth time in seven games. "I was obviously very thankful to get the opportunity, no matter how it went," said Curry, whose father was childhood friends with Blues owner Tom Stillman. "But just based on my career, I know you dont get many of these. So its good to have success and to play well when you get the chance." St. Louis dropped its fourth straight and also lost star T.J. Oshie after he was shouldered in the face by Wild enforcer Mike Rupp halfway through a chaotic second period. Rupp was ejected, and Oshie dabbed blood from his mouth as he moved slowly back to the locker room after being down on the ice for 5 minutes. Rupp was assessed a match penalty for intent to injure. Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said Oshie is day to day. "I havent seen it because the bench was up. Ill look at video on the plane," Hitchcock said. "Obviously, Oshies out. Like everybody else at this time of year, hes day to day, but certainly a tough hit to take right now." Kevin Shattenkirk and Jaden Schwartz scored for the Blues. Curry, the fifth goalie Minnesota has started against St. Louis in five games, was called up to make his fifth NHL start. The Minnesota native had allowed 22 goals in his previous five games at AHL Iowa, but turned away four early power-play shots and had 17 saves in the first period to establish himself in his first NHL start since Jan. 11, 2010. "Weve got to find a way to outwork the goalie, get more traffic," Schwartz said. "There were pucks all around the net, all around him and we just couldnt find a way to bang it in. We did a good job of getting it there, but weve got to find a way to outwork these goalies." The way Curry was playing, outworking him might not have been an option. "Im sure one of those saves is going to be on NHL Tonight," Niederreiter said. Minnesota led 1-0 after the first on Niederreiters 14th goal and was controlling play during the first half of the second. Then, Rupp, playing for the first time since Feb. 1, knocked Oshie out of the game, and Shattenkirk tied it with a 5-on-3 goal a few seconds later. Brodziak and Schwartz traded short-handed goals before Matt Moulson buried his 23rd of the season at 17:30 to send the Wild into the second intermission with a 3-2 lead. It took Brodziak only 58 seconds to extend Minnesotas lead to 4-2 in the third period with his eighth goal. "It definitely felt good. But yeah, the whole game felt good," Brodziak said. "Everybody was involved and really focused on what we tried to accomplish, and we got er done tonight." Blues goalie Ryan Miller, who had stopped only nine of 13 shots, didnt leave immediately after Brodziaks second goal, but skated back to the locker room and was replaced by Brian Elliott at 16:22 of the third. Miller has allowed four goals in three straight games. After Brodziaks first goal, Blues centre Steve Ott was given a 10-minute game misconduct penalty for inciting the opponent. "Its frustrating. Its not fun losing," Schwartz said. "These are big, important games for us and its a big time of the year. Were confident in here that we can turn this around and we got two more games to do that." St. Louis entered the game second in the Western Conference, and theres a strong chance these teams could meet in the first round of the playoffs. St. Louis had pushed the Wild around all season, but the momentum appears to be shifting as both teams approach the post-season. In addition to beating the Blues, Minnesota has recently defeated Boston, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. "Our confidence has been starting to grow game-by-game just by the way were playing, the way we come out every night," Brodziak said. "Were not getting down." NOTES: The Blues have been outscored 16-4 during their four-game slide. ... Wild D Christian Folin made his NHL debut and recorded an assist. ... Oshie hasnt scored a point since recording a hat trick against Minnesota on March 27. Chauncey Gardner-Johnson Jersey . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. Wholesale Saints Jerseys . And while taking highly-touted Simon Fraser offensive lineman Matthias Goossen second overall on Tuesday night will definitely help in an area of need for the club, it was a swap of draft picks that may prove to be his most shrewd move. 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Cheap New Orleans Saints Jerseys . -- The taxing preseason, which included two games in China, is finally over.LISBON, Portugal - Nemanja Matic gave Chelsea its first Champions League win of the season with a first-half goal securing a 1-0 victory at Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday.A Cesc Fabregas free kick from the left in the 34th minute floated over the Sporting defence to the back post, where Matic sent a looping header over goalkeeper Rui Patricio.The London clubs slim margin of victory belied its dominance of the Group G game, with a series of wasted chances in similar fashion to Chelseas 1-1 home draw against Schalke in its group opener.Sporting went close to equalizing during a second-half resurgence with Nani, on loan from Manchester United, leading the way.We had so much control and so many chances that the result ... didnt reflect what happened. Sporting was good at staying in the game, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho said. The result was in doubt until the end, but were satisfied with the three points.Chelsea, the European champion in 2012, has four points. The young Sporting lineup, which has fewer Champions League appearances combined than the 100 racked up by Blues captain John Terry, has one point.While group favourite Chelsea didnt make the most of its opportunities, Sporting had Patricio to thank for keeping the home team in the game with a string of spectacular saves that denied Diego Costa, Andre Schurrle and Mohhamed Salah.ddddddddddddAt the final whistle Mourinho, playing against a club where he was an assistant to Bobby Robson in the early 1990s, walked across the pitch to congratulate the Portugal goalkeeper.I dont remember ever seeing him play such a key role, Mourinho said of Patricio. He was fantastic.Chelsea missed its first chance in the second minute when Costa beat Sportings offside trap and ran 25 metres (yards) toward Patricio, who stuck out a leg and sent the ball over the bar.Patricio then got the better of Schurrle three times in seven minutes.After its jittery start, Sporting a€” unbeaten in its last 16 European home games and winner of its last three home games against English clubs a€” gradually regained its composure. Islam Slimani and Adrien Silva worried the Chelsea defence in the final stages of the first half.Sporting was stronger after the interval, but lacked sophistication in front of goal. 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