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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Zach Parise had a goal and two assists, Mikael Granlund scored the go-ahead goal on a power play early in the second period and Darcy Kuemper made 31 saves for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. Jason Pominville and Erik Haula also scored for the Wild, who are 9-3-1 in their last 13 games after ending December with six straight losses. Kuemper is 6-2-1 with a 1.85 goals-against average in nine starts since getting recalled from the minors on Jan. 2. Back indoors following their 3-0 victory at Dodger Stadium over the Kings on Saturday, the Ducks lost for only the fourth time in their last 25 games after coming in an NHL-best 39-10-5. Dustin Penner and Mathieu Perreault scored for Anaheim, and Jonas Hiller stopped 29 shots. After going 0 for 21 on the power play in its previous eight games, Minnesota took a 2-1 lead 13 seconds into the second period while Penner was off for slashing Jonas Brodin. Granlund cruised down the slot and redirected Parises cross-ice feed past Hillers stick for his fourth goal. Both of Minnesotas third-period goals came on deflections of shots by defenceman Marco Scandella from the left point -- one by Parise with 13:25 remaining, the other by Haula with 10:39 to play. Pominville opened the scoring at 7:57 of the first with his 21st of the season, banking the puck in off Hillers left leg from behind the net after Granlunds one-timer from the high slot was blocked by Matt Beleskey. Penner tied it at 18:13 with his 13th goal, beating Kuemper high to the glove side with a one-timer from the left circle after Ryan Getzlaf set him up from behind the net. But Penner went to the penalty box just 19 seconds later, setting up the power play that resulted in Granlunds goal. Defenceman Luca Sbisa returned to the Ducks lineup for the first time since Nov. 22 after missing 29 games because of a torn tendon in his right hand, and picked up the first two penalties of the game -- both for hooking in the opening period. The Ducks got their first power-play opportunity at 7:34 of the second after a holding call against Mike Rupp, but looked as though they were the ones who were short-handed. Hiller stoned Matt Cooke on a 5-foot wrist shot to the glove side, and the Wild had a 2-on-1 moments later before Ryan Suters 40-foot wrist shot from the left circle slid just wide of the right post. Anaheim began an 11-game stretch in which all but one will be on home ice, including five straight at Honda Center coming out of the Olympic break. NOTES: Anaheim D Cam Fowler blocked a slap shot by Nino Niederreiter with 35 seconds left in the second period and slumped to the ice, but continued playing while favouring his right leg until the horn sounded. 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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- By the time the Kansas City Chiefs failed to get into the end zone on fourth down, trailing by a touchdown in Denver, they werent just on the brink of another loss. They were also playing without seven starters -- nearly a third of their offence and defence. Running back Jamaal Charles and safety Eric Berry, a pair of Pro Bowl players and arguably the most vital pieces on their respective sides of the ball, were the latest to go down. Charles left after just two carries. Berry followed him to the locker room a short while later. X-rays on both came back negative, but Chiefs coach Andy Reid said hes uncertain whether either of them will be available for Sundays game in Miami. "Well see," Reid said. "Well see." Charles appears to have the more serious issue, a high ankle sprain that tends to take longer to heal. Berry has a more common sprain, though its to the same area he hurt in training camp. The loss of Charles and Berry means the hard-luck Chiefs (0-2) are down seven starters to injuries and suspensions. Those seven players have combined to start 355 games, play in 492 games and appear in nine Pro Bowls over 43-plus seasons in the NFL. "We have a few injuries but we dont slow down on that," Reid said. "We know theyre good football players, weve got it. We also know we have some good football players that are behind them. ... Its a joint effort. Football is a joint effort. Its a team sport. Everyones got to step up and do their job just a little bit better, coaches included. Right?" The injuries started even before the season, when Joe Mays had surgery on his wrist. Hes been given the designation to return, so its possible hell be able to contribute later in the season. But his loss left the Chiefs plugging a key hole at middle linebacker. About the same time, right tackle Donald Stephenson was suspended four games for violating the NFLs policy on performance-enhancing substances. Hell be back after two more games. Then the season opener rolled around. Not only did Kansas City get routed by Tennessee at Arrowhead Stadium, three key players were aall lost for the season.dddddddddddd Pro Bowl linebacker Derrick Johnson and veteran defensive tackle Mike DeVito tore Achilles tendons within six plays of each other, and offensive lineman Jeff Allen hurt his biceps so severely that he required season-ending surgery on Friday. The injuries to Charles and Berry, while not season-ending, are just as critical. Charles accounted for nearly 40 per cent of the Chiefs offence last season. Hes the biggest home-run hitter on a team mostly devoid of big-play threats. And after touching the ball just 11 times against the Titans, the Chiefs had formulated their game-plan around him on Sunday. Instead, it was Knile Davis who had to step up. He did so admirably, running for 79 yards and a pair of touchdowns despite having a vastly different skillset. "When I go in, I know my job has been all week to pay attention to what Jamaal does," Davis said. "Ive been doing good film study, watching him and what he does so if unfortunately he went down I would be able to step in and help out." Now, Davis will have an opportunity to prepare as the starter for the Dolphins. The week of practice should be even more helpful to Ron Parker, who moved from cornerback to safety when Berry went down. Even though the Chiefs have two other safeties on their roster in Kelcie McCray and Kurt Coleman, it was Parker who got the tap on the shoulder. Given the circumstances, he also fared well. The Chiefs held Peyton Manning to 242 yards passing for the game, and Denver managed just 17 points after Berry departed. "You have to prepare like you never know what is going to happen because the NFL is a crazy game," Parker said. 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