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ST. PAUL, Minn. - After stumbling briefly, Wayne Simmonds and the Philadelphia Flyers found the right combination to extend their success on the road.Simmonds scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, lifting Philadelphia to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild for their third straight victory.Vincent Lecavalier, Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier and Michael Raffl also scored for the Flyers, who have won the first three games of an eight-game road trip that spans 15 days.Its always nice to get the first six points on a road trip and well go home and enjoy our families and be ready when we come back, Simmonds said.Marco Scandella and Charlie Coyle scored for Minnesota, losers of four in a row.The Wild went through rough stretches last season as well, but pulled it together to make the playoffs and take Chicago to six games in the second round. But coach Mike Yeo doesnt want to hear about last year.If we keep sitting around waiting for that to reappear without actually doing the things that make that happen, then well continue to be disappointed, he said.Simmonds broke a 2-all tie with his team-leading 15th goal of the season at 15:22 of the second period, beating goalie Darcy Kuemper high after teammate Brayden Schenn battled along the boards to secure the puck.The Flyers are 6-1-3 in their last 10 games.Zach Parise appeared to tie it early in the third, but the goal was overturned following a replay review.Officials ruled that the left post was raised off the ice and the puck slid underneath the net.For a second it was kind of nerve-wracking, but I realized the net was up, and you could see it up, goalie Ray Emery said.Three minutes later, Lecavalier tipped in Andrew MacDonalds slap shot for his third goal in two games to make it 4-2.Raffl added an empty-netter late in the third and left the Wild searching for answers.Were supposed to be a band of brothers that goes out, night in and night out, and lays it on the line for each other, defenceman Matt Cooke said. We found that last year. Just because we had it last year doesnt mean that its here this year. We have to go out and earn the trust in each other.Not falling behind early and chasing the rest of the game is one way to help redevelop that trust. Couturier and Giroux scored before the Wild had a shot in the first period.Minnesota finally registered its first shot at 9:55 of the opening period, then got on the board when Scandella fired a slap shot past Emery 8 seconds later for his third goal in four games.Minnesota tied it 3:43 into the second when Jason Pominvilles misfire deflected off Coyle and went in on the power play. It was Coyles first goal in 26 games.We kind of got off our game a little bit after we got the two-goal lead and started cursing a little bit, Simmonds said.Thanks to another good night from Lacavalier, it didnt take long for the Flyers to pull it together and start rolling again.We played the way we should play on the road, Lecavalier said. We played hard and physical and we helped out the goalies and we helped each other out.Emery stopped 22 shots for his third straight win after dropping four in a row.NOTES: Flyers C Zac Rinaldo (upper body) missed his second straight game. ... The Wild recalled goalie John Curry from AHL Iowa under emergency conditions to replace Niklas Backstrom (illness). ... Giroux added an assist and now leads the team with 31. ... Wild D Mikael Granlund returned after missing Saturdays game with an illness. ... QB Mitch Leidner, TE Maxx Williams and C Tommy Olson from the University of Minnesota football team led the crowd in the ceremonial Lets play hockey! chant before the game. The Gophers play Missouri in the Citrus Bowl on New Years Day. Ryan Rua Jersey . Mladenovics quick hands at the net made the difference while Bencics inexperience in doubles showed. "We took a lot of pleasure," Mladenovic told Sport Plus television. 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Gareth Bale scored a blistering long-range strike to help Madrid brush aside Elche 3-0 at home, and Barcelona was unable to match that with a win. Instead, it was overrun by Sociedads dynamic attack led by forwards Antoine Griezmann and Carlos Vela. Barcelonas defeat confirmed the change in course in the league title race over the past two months, leaving Madrid in command and waiting to see if Atletico can keep up when it visits Osasuna on Sunday. After starting the season with 13 wins and a draw, Barcelona has dropped points in four of its last seven games. Barcelona coach Gerard Martino shuffled his lineup from Tuesdays Champions League victory at City and tried to reinforce his defence by playing with two holding midfielders in Sergio Busquets and Alex Song. The move backfired when Song scored an own goal in the 32nd minute in the first of several defensive lapses that doomed the defending champions. Lionel Messi equalized in the 36th, only for Griezmann to restore the hosts advantage after an error by defender Marc Bartra in the 54th before setting up David Zurutuza in the 59th. The loss left Barcelona three points behind Madrid, the first time it has trailed its fierce rival this season. Atletico is also three points behind Madrid before it plays on Sunday. The last time Barcelona lost by more than one goal was a 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in May 2013. Martino took the blame for the humbling defeat. "Real (Sociedad) deserved to win," he said. "I didnt make the correct reading of the game. The decision not to change was also a mistake." Madrid won its third straight game without Cristiano Ronaldo, who was finishing a three-game suspension. Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi opened the scoring at the Santiago Bernabeu in the 34th. Bale then squashed Elches timid second-half surge with a blast frrom about 25 metres in the 72nd before substitute Isco Alarcon sealed the victory in the 81st.dddddddddddd Bale was having a discreet outing until his superb strike that hit the underside of the bar and bounced in, securing the three points that made Madrid the overnight pacesetters. "I said My goodness, what a goal when I saw the ball pass by," Madrid fullback Dani Carvajal said. Madrid will visit Schalke 04 on Wednesday in the Champions League final 16 enjoying an unbeaten streak of 26 games in all competitions. Madrid then plays at crosstown rival Atletico next weekend in a highly anticipated league meeting. Also, Celta Vigo fought back for a 1-1 draw at home against 10-man Getafe to leave the visitors winless in the last 10 rounds, while Malaga drew 0-0 at Almeria. Martino was dismissed by the referee during halftime, and Barcelonas first-year manager had to witness the rare sight of his team being thoroughly dismantled from the Anoeta Stadium stands as the festive home fans soaked up their big win. The victory moved Sociedad one point out of fourth place and Spains last Champions League spot as the Basque side deployed its best version of its up-tempo attack to take a good measure of vengeance for Barcelona eliminating it from the Copa del Rey the previous week. Sociedad was unlucky not to widen the final margin when a disheartened Barcelona appeared to tire in the final minutes. Vela almost capped his outstanding performance in the 81st but his shot hit the post. Sociedad went ahead when Gorka Elustondo muscled by Song to meet Sergio Canales cross, which Elustondo appeared to graze with his head before it hit Song in the chest and landed in the net. Messi combined with Martin Montoya to level when Sergio Busquets craftily let Montoyas pass run between his legs for Messi to rifle it inside the upright of Claudio Bravos goal. Sociedad, however, got the winner when Bartra headed Bravos goalkick back toward his own area, where Vela was quick to pounce and crossed for Griezmann to volley in his 15th league goal of the season. 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