Max Pacioretty was among the leagues top goal scorers last season and is following suit in 2014-15 despite facing many opponents top defensive units. The Minnesota Wild are well aware of how difficult it is to stop him. Pacioretty looks to help the Montreal Canadiens win a third straight meeting with Minnesota as they continue their road trip Wednesday night. Follow all the action on TSN Radio 690 in Montreal at 7pm et. After finishing fourth in the league with a career-high 39 goals in 2013-14, Pacioretty is again near the top of the list this season with 12 after scoring in back-to-back games. His breakaway goal late in the third period Monday gave Montreal (17-7-2) a 4-3 win over Colorado and snapped its three-game losing streak. Its going to be tough for him every night, said defenseman P.K. Subban, who had a goal before assisting on Paciorettys. The other teams top line is going to try to shut him down, but we need him to find ways to score big goals in big moments and hes doing that right now. The Canadiens have won the last three matchups with the Wild in which Pacioretty has played, with the forward totaling five goals and an assist. Most of that production has come in the last two, as he recorded a hat trick in a 6-2 win Nov. 19, 2013, before scoring a goal in a 4-1 victory Nov. 8. Despite the three-game skid, Montreal still has one of the best records in the league. Whether were up one goal or down one, we dont panic, Subban said. I think thats one of the big keys to having a successful team, and hopefully that leads to the postseason and goes deep into the postseason. You cant get too high, you cant get too low, and I think we do a great job of sticking together. Carey Price made 30 saves in this seasons first meeting with Minnesota, which has gone 2-2-1 since a season-best four-game winning streak. The Wild (13-9-1) held a one-goal lead going into the third period against St. Louis on Saturday before falling 3-2 in a shootout. Zach Parises power-play goal was Minnesotas first in 14 chances over five games. The Wild are last in the Western Conference at 9.6 percent on the power play. It was a game we felt like we deserved to win, said Parise, whose goal was the 250th of his career. I thought we played pretty good for the full game and didnt really give them much. We spent a lot of good time in their zone. Minnesota was playing its third game in four nights and has played four of its last six on the road. This contest will be the second on a four-game homestand. This has been a very tough stretch for us travel-wise, coach Mike Yeo said. If we dont have our best effort, theres plenty of reasons and opportunities for excuses. Im proud of the guys for not letting excuses creep in. 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Ramirez scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning on a throwing error and the Chicago White Sox edged the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on a frigid Tuesday night. Tied at one, Red Sox reliever Burke Badenhop (0-2) allowed a one-out single to Ramirez. After Tyler Flowers struck out, Chris Capuano replaced Badenhop. Capuano walked Adam Eaton to move Ramirez to second. Then with a 3-2 count, Marcus Semien hit a grounder to Xander Bogaerts at shortstop, who one-hopped his throw to first baseman Mike Carp. Carp wasnt able to scoop the throw and Ramirez, who was already running on the pitch never stopped when rounding third and scored without a throw. "There were two outs so I was going all the way with two outs, so my idea was to go ahead and get to home plate regardless of what happened," said Ramirez, who also beat the Cleveland Indians with a two-run homer in the ninth inning on Sunday. Bogaerts was disappointed with his throw to Carp. "Its cold weather, but thats no excuse for that play. Thats a ball I shouldve thrown right at the chest to him," Bogaerts said. "I knew it was going to bounce, it took a weird bounce, but I should have thrown it at his chest to Carp and gone into extra innings." The Red Sox didnt think Semien checked his swing on a 2-2 pitch that wouldve sent the game into extra innings. "Yes. The check swing from the open side clearly looked like — given some of the other check swings that were called here tonight — it was more extensive than some other ones. But we dont get the call, Red Sox manager John Farrell said. White Sox reliever Daniel Webb (1-0) got one out in the ninth for the victory. The temperature at first pitch was 40 degrees. All the players except for White Sox starter Erik Johnson and Eaton wore long sleeves under their jerseys and the upper deck was closed because of ice on the ramps. Adam Dunn homered for the White Sox, who have won four of their past five games and two straight in their final at-bat. The White Sox are off to a surprising 8-6 start after losing 99 games last season. Dunn is pointing to their patience at the plate as one of the reasons. "For the most part all year, weve had really good at-bats. I think thats why. It seems like were in (teams) bullpens seems early in each and every game. That take a toll," Dunn said. Daniel Nava homered for Boston, which has lost three straight. First baseman Mike Napoli left in the top of the ninth inning after injuring his left ring finger sliding into second base. With two outs, Napoli advanced to second on Donnie Veals wild pitch. Napoli slid head first into second and dislocated his left ring finger against the base. X-Rays on Napolis finger was negative. "Yeah I really dont do it often. 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Ventura challenged that Napolis foot was off the base when he fielded Bogaerts throw to get Jose Abreu. The replay was ruled inconclusive so Blasers call was upheld. Dunn followed with his third homer of the season. "Obviously it is fun to compete against a guy like that," Dunn said of facing Peavy. "A lot of times you will be on the short end of it, but its fun stuff." Peavy actually heard Dunns bat break on the home run. "His bat broke. We broke his bat. Normally youll take your chances when that happens. Most people arent as strong as he is. He always used to say this ballpark played big to fair. "Im going to go on record and have fun with him tonight and tell him in big to fair ballparks, a broken-bat homer doesnt get out," Peavy said. "A good hitter getting a pitch he can get up in the air and thats what he does. He hits the ball out of the ballpark." David Ortiz was called out on strikes in the fourth inning on an appeal to third base umpire Doug Eddings. Ortiz was livid after Eddings ruled that the slugger didnt check his swing. Farrell had to intervene to prevent Ortiz from being thrown out of the game. With two outs, Nava tied the game with a solo shot to right. It was his second homer of the season. NOTES: Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia hopes to be back in the lineup on Wednesday night. Hes been out with a sore left wrist and received a cortisone shot on Monday after MRI tests came back negative. He entered the game as a pinch-runner for Napoli in the ninth and stayed in the game at second base. ... Red Sox closer Koji Uehara threw a bullpen session before the game and is expected to throw another bullpen session on Wednesday. Farrell expects to have Uehara available on Thursday. ...Red Sox OF Shane Victorino is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with one of the clubs minor league affiliates later this week. ... White Sox 2B Gordon Beckham, who is with Double-A Birmingham on a rehab assignment for an injured oblique, was 0 for 6 with a walk and a run in a doubleheader. ' ' '