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Zach Parise scored three times as the Minnesota Wild overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 Thursday night in Denver. 

Parise beat Semyon Varlamov with a slap shot to put Minnesota up for good midway through the third period. Colorado pulled Varlamov for an extra skater in the final minute but couldn't score on Devan Dubnyk.

"It was two really good teams playing and it was entertaining," said Parise, who recorded his third career hat trick. "It was rewarding for us to play better in the third period and sneak out with a win."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Minnesota's Zach Parise came up with an unexpected hat trick on the road as the Wild stunned the Colorado Avalanche 5-4.

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