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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Chris Stewart brought his usual energy in his return to the Wilds home ice, and new recruit Eric Staal finished Minnesotas comeback in its home opener.Stewart had a goal, an assist and finished his second period with a fight, while Staal got his first goal with his new team to help the Wild overcome a two-goal deficit and beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 on Saturday night.Stewart scored to start the comeback and assisted on Matt Dumbas power-play goal that tied it, then Staal capped the three-goal second period to lead 3-2.I have high praise for Stew and what he does, Dumba said. Tonight, he showed why hes so valuable. He contributed lots and really got this ball rolling.Stewart was known for his exuberance when he arrived in Minnesota via trade in 2015 and helped the Wild to the Western Conference semifinals. Stewart played 56 games for new Wild coach Bruce Boudreau in Anaheim last season, scoring eight goals with 12 assists.The big forwards shot from left of the crease deflected off Ehlers skate and crossed the line before goalie Michael Hutchinson swiped the puck away. After a quick review, the officials call stood as a good goal.Stewart also fought Chris Thorburn in the final minutes of the second period.Thats one of the main reasons I was brought in here and Im just doing my job, Stewart said of providing a spark.Devan Dubnyk made 14 saves for Minnesota, which is now 14-0-2 in its home openers at the Xcel Energy Center. Jonas Brodin added a goal for the Wild.Nikolaj Ehlers, Blake Wheeler and Mark Schiefele scored for Winnipeg. Hutchinson stopped 27 shots.Maybe subconsciously, Wheeler said of letting up after scoring twice in the final 71 seconds of the first period. It didnt feel that way in the room and it didnt feel that way on the bench, but maybe we were a little bit casual, feeling good about ourselves. But from what we were talking about in here and on the bench, it didnt seem that way.Minnesota dropped its opener under Boudreau at St. Louis on Thursday and was booed off the home ice following the first period Saturday after Wheeler tipped home a shot from Dustin Byfuglien with 2.6 seconds left.The Wild came out stronger in the second and outshot Winnipeg 12-2 in the period.Mistakes were made, it was obvious, Staal said. But there was choice words by Bruce, I guess you could say, but they were the right things said. I think everybody knew that if we got to our game and got on our toes a little bit more that we would feel the momentum shift, and it did.Schiefeles goal with 18.7 seconds left stood after a video review determined Mathieu Perrault didnt cause goaltender interference after crashing into Dubnyk.All things open up after chaos gets created and we didnt create enough chaos in the offensive zone to create some of the plays we were looking for, Jets coach Paul Maurice said.Game notes Jets F Bryan Little missed the game with a lower body injury sustained in the season opener. Coach Paul Maurice told reporters the injury doesnt require surgery, but Little is out indefinitely. ... With Little out, Maurice shuffled his lines and No. 2 overall draft pick Patrik Laine was on the first line after scoring in his NHL debut. Laine played with Schiefele and captain Blake Wheeler. Alexander Burmistrov took Littles spot in the lineup and centered the third line. ... The Wild will honor Jacob Wetterling, the 11-year-old boy abducted from nearby St. Joseph in 1989, and the Wetterling family during their first three home games. The Wild players will wear Wetterlings No. 11 on their helmets during the first three home games. Zach Parise and his wife, Alicia, also announced an $11,000 donation to the Jacob Wetterling Resource Center.UP NEXT:Jets: Winnipeg returns home on Monday against Boston.Wild: Minnesota continues its three-game homestand Tuesday against Los Angeles. Otis Sistrunk Womens Jersey . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. 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Hunter Renfrow Jersey . -- Linebacker Myles Jack ran for four touchdowns, defensive end Cassius Marsh caught a scoring pass, and No. GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers will have two players line up at inside linebacker Sunday against the Houston Texans.Who theyll be is anyones guess.The good news at least for Green Bay is that two starters are getting closer to returning at a position where injuries have sapped depth and weakened the run defense.Second-year starter Jake Ryan hasnt played a snap on defense the last three weeks after injuring an ankle on a first-series punt at Tennessee on Nov. 13. Rookie starter Blake Martinez sustained a knee sprain late in the game at Washington on Nov. 20 and didnt play on Monday night at Philadelphia.With both players inactive against the Eagles, Clay Matthews was moved from outside linebacker to inside linebacker and started alongside Joe Thomas. Matthews, however, sustained an injured shoulder on the opening series when he was leveled by Eagles right tackle Allen Barbre on an end-around. Matthews played most of the game after going to the locker room for a painkilling injection.All three players were listed as limited participation on Thursday.You prepare for the worst and, if you get good news, then youre happy about that, defensive coordinator Dom Capers said after practice Thursday evening abouut the uncertainty.ddddddddddddven while essentially missing the last three games, Ryan is the teams leading tackler. Without him, a run defense that led the league just a few weeks ago gave up a 75-yard touchdown run by DeMarco Murray to open the game at Tennessee, a 66-yard run by Rob Kelley that sealed the Packers fate at Washington and 4.5 yards per carry against the Eagles.When Martinez was injured, he said he immediately feared the worst. He sat out practice last week and felt his return on Thursday was a step in the right direction.Meanwhile, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was listed as limited participation as he recovers from a hamstring injury sustained during the third quarter on Monday night. He is coming off what quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt called his best performance of the season in the 27-13 victory.Rodgers was 30 of 39 for 313 yards and two touchdowns.I thought he was locked in, Van Pelt said. Even had some throwaways and a couple potential drops, so he was almost perfect with the ball.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '