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Wild fail to capitalize and fight back as season comes to...
The Minnesota Wild played as well as it had all series in the first 15 minutes, but could not get a shot past Corey Crawford. Then just like in game four, the Chicago Blackhawks... Read more
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Minnesota Wild mailbag: Power play could have been the di...
I received a few questions about the Minnesota Wild through Twitter, Facebook and email. I will answer those questions in this article. If you have a question about the Wild,... Read more
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Wild pushed to the brink of elimination
The Minnesota Wild fell to the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 Tuesday at the Xcel Energy Center in game four of their Western Conference Quarterfinal series. The top seeded Blackhawks... Read more
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Wild outmuscle Blackhawks for game three win
Jason Zucker lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks Sunday at the Xcel Energy Center. The 21-year-old rookie fired a wrist from a sharp... Read more
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The Minnesota Wild found themselves in must-win mode Tuesday against the playoff-bound Los Angeles Kings at the Xcel Energy Center. Charlie Coyle and Cal Clutterbuck scored 16 seconds apart to provide the Wild with all offense it needed in a 2-1...
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The Minnesota Wild treated its fans to a flat final period in its "jerseys off their backs" game to begin its fan celebration week. The 19,093 fans in the Xcel Energy Center had opportunities to cheer, but the Wild could not turn the shots into...
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The Minnesota Wild were never really in a 6-1 blow out loss to the San Jose Sharks Thursday at HP Pavilion. The Wild, finishing a three-game in three days road trip through Alberta and California, were slow and a few steps behind the Sharks. The...
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The Minnesota Wild will no longer call the Houston Aeros its American Hockey League affiliate. The Wild sought approval for the AHL to move the franchise to Des Moines, Iowa. The team will now be called the Iowa Wild and play in Wells Fargo Arena...
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The Minnesota Wild have turned a rough stretch into three straight dominating performances. It also marks the third straight game the Wild was locked in a tight game as the final buzzer sounded. The Wild held off a late rally by the Edmonton...
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The Minnesota Wild played its second straight dominant game, but this time won 4-3 over the Calgary Flames Monday at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Wild were coming off a shootout loss in which it out played the Columbus Blue Jackets. The problem...
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I received a few questions about the Minnesota Wild through Twitter, Facebook and email. I will answer those questions in this article. If you have a question about the Wild, submit it on Twitter to my handle (@JGuntherExaminr), on Facebook or...
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The Minnesota Wild dominated the play for the majority of the game and overtime, but Sergei Bobrovsky stole two points for the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 3-2 shootout win Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild held a 41-22 shots on goal...
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The Minnesota Wild carried the play for the better part of 50 minutes. However, the air came out of the sails when Andy McDonald slid the puck between the legs of Niklas Backstrom to give the St. Louis Blues a two-goal lead with nine minutes and...
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Niklas Backstrom held the Chicago Blackhawks to one goal, but the Minnesota Wild could not solve Ray Emery Tuesday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild stayed in the game, despite being outshot 31-20, on the back of Backstrom. The Wild goaltender...
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The Minnesota Wild were nearly perfect on special teams and Niklas Backstrom stopped 24 shots to shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 Sunday at Nationwide Arena. The Wild (22-14-2) scored on two of its three power play opportunities and stopped...
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The Minnesota Wild extended its losing streak to three games with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings Thursday at the Staples Center. It took Mike Yeo just two shots and three minutes and seven seconds to pull Niklas Backstrom. The...
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The Minnesota Wild fell behind early before falling to the San Jose Sharks 4-2 Wednesday at the HP Pavilion. The Wild fought back to tie the game with two goals 25 seconds apart from a pair of former Sharks. Charlie Coyle, a San Jose draft pick,...
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TheMinnesota Wildtraded two prospects and two draft picks to theBuffalo SabresforJason Pominvilleand a draft pick at Wednesday's NHL trade deadline. The Wild parted ways with goaltender Matt Hackett, forward Johan Larsson, a first round draft pick...
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TheMinnesota Wildgave theSt. Louis Blueslittle trouble in a 4-1 loss Monday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild, winners of eight of the past nine games, felt a poor game like Monday's coming. "We were flat. We got what we deserved," saidZach...
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The Minnesota Wild found a way to bounce back from a loss to the defeat the defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in a shootout Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild, playing their fifth game in eight days, rallied from a 3-1...
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TheMinnesota Wildended a 10-year winless drought at American Airlines Arena on Monday, but Friday was a different night. TheDallas Starsscored three goals in the third period to pull away for a 5-3 win. The Wild (20-11-2) fought back to tie the...
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The Minnesota Wild extended its season-high winning streak to seven with a 4-3 overtime win Wednesday over the Phoenix Coyotes. It wasn't as easy for the Wild as it was for the first six games - all six were multiple-goal victories. The Wild...
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It has been a long time since theMinnesota Wilddefeated theDallas Starsin American Airlines Arena. Ten years and four days to be exact. Monday, the Wild finally got that monkey off their back with a 7-4 win. The Wild (19-10-2) ended the 16-game...
The Minnesota Wild continued their hot streak with a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild has now won five in a row - all in regulation and by more than one goal. Despite the early afternoon start,...
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The Minnesota Wild have struggled in several arenas. The team played games in two of them this week. After snapping an 11 game winless streak in Vancouver on Monday, the Wild snapped a 13-game regulation winless streak at Joe Louis Arena with a...
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The Minnesota Wild scored three unanswered goals to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 Monday. The win snapped an 11-game losing streak at Rogers Arena, dating back to January 31, 2009. The win not only ended the lengthy losing streak, but also...
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The Minnesota Wild allowed the Colorado Avalanche to hang around, but held on to win 6-4 Saturday at the Pepsi Center. Things were feisty early with the two teams combining for four penalties for eight minutes and four fighting majors for 40...
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It wasn't as impressive a performance as the Minnesota Wild in its first two games of its home stand. However, it did climb in the standings with a 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center. After dominating the second...
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TheMinnesota Wilddominated theAnaheim Ducksfor 43 minutes, but surrendered two third period goals to fall 2-1 Tuesday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild were in complete control of the game with a 22-7 shots on goal advantage through two periods,...
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TheMinnesota Wildcontrolled play for most of the night in a 4-2 win over theVancouver CanucksSunday at the Xcel Energy Center. The win allowed the Wild to leapfrog the Canucks for the top spot in the Northwest Division. It is only the halfway...
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Ryan Suterdownplayed his return to Nashville Saturdayexpecting mixed reactions in his first game back. There were no cheers for what he did while wearing aPredatorssweater, just boos for leaving the music city. Amid the boos that rained down from...
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The Minnesota Wild fell short in a comeback attempt before falling short to the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 Tuesday at the United Center. Niklas Backstrom lasted just one period. He was having a pretty good game for about 13 minutes and everything fell...
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The Minnesota Wild played its most complete game of the season, but needed a big third period to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 Sunday at the Xcel Energy Center. Head coach Mike Yeo couldn't have been happier with his team's performance. "I really...
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The Minnesota Wild seemed to be cruising to victory, but a pair of late goals by the Phoenix Coyotes made it interesting. The Wild held off a late Coyotes flurry for a 4-3 win at Jobing.com Arena on Thursday. The Coyotes (9-8-3) got back in the...
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Whistle after whistle, penalty after penalty the game dragged on, but in the end the Minnesota Wild came away with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Calgary Flames Tuesday at the Xcel Energy Center. The overtime lasted just one shot and 27 seconds...
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TheMinnesota Wildhad the opportunity to win its third straight game against a strugglingCalgary Flamesteam. Despite giving up the first goal of the game, the Wild dominated the early part of the game. However, the game turned completely around...
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It has been awhile since Matt Cullen scored his first goal of the season, but Nos. 2 and 3 came in less than a periods worth of time. Cullen scored the first and third Wild goals and assisted on the second to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1...
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Just one week ago, Darcy Kuemper and Jason Zucker were teammates in the minors. Sunday, they were reunited and made an immediate impact in a 3-2 Minnesota Wild win over the Detroit Red Wings at the Xcel Energy Center. Kuemper was not preparing to...
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Two days after playing one of its best games of the season, the Minnesota Wild gave a completely lackluster performance against the Colorado Avalanche Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center. The one bright spot for the Wild is that it got over the...
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The Minnesota Wild turned to Darcy Kuemper to slow the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday at Rogers Arena. He did that, but it was not enough as the Wild fell 2-1. The numbers did not support the Wild entering the game The Wild have scored just one goal in...
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TheMinnesota Wildstruggled in its first four road games this season, but got a much needed win in its fifth try Monday. Zach PariseandMikko Koivuscored a pair of pretty goals andNiklas Backstromstopped two of three attempts in the shootout to get...
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Devin Setoguchisnapped a 13 game scoreless streak, dating back to last season, with a one-time blast past Chris Mason on the power play to give theMinnesota Wilda 2-1 overtime win over theNashville Predators. It was a very good game, but it will...
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TheMinnesota Wildupgraded its talent and depth last offseason with free agents and first-year prospects. However, through 10 games, the Wild are 4-5-1 and has scored 2.2 goals per game (one of the five worst in the league). The Wild, despite...
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TheMinnesota Wildhad offensive opportunities, but could not capitalize. The Wild, 23rd in the league in scoring, was expected to improve on the league worst offense with some free agent signings and prospects turning pro. That has not translated,...
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The Minnesota Wild was dominated from the opening drop of the puck, but it had a chance to tie the game in the final minutes. The Anaheim Ducks scored three unanswered over the final two periods to finish with a 3-1 victory Friday at the Honda...
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The Minnesota Wild held off the Chicago Blackhawks in the second and third periods before winning in a shootout 3-2 Wednesday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild (4-2-1) were thoroughly outplayed and were completely out of gas as the Blackhawks...
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Pierre-Marc Bouchardscored his 100th career goal to break a 2-2 with five minutes and 19 seconds remaining in the game to give theMinnesota Wilda 3-2 win over theColumbus Blue JacketsTuesday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild (3-2-1) is still...
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TheMinnesota Wildare getting goals from its top line. Zach Parise,Mikko KoivuandDany Healthycombined to score four goals against theSt. Louis BluesSunday, but the rest of the team did absolutely nothing in a 5-4 overtime loss. The Wild (2-2-1)...
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The Minnesota Wild struggled to score when it needed to again before falling to the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 Friday at Joe Louis Arena. The Wild had opportunities to take control of the game early and get back into the game late, but were unable to...
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The Minnesota Wild scored first, but surrendered three unanswered goals to lose their first game of the season 3-1 to the Nashville Predators Tuesday at Xcel Energy Center. Martin Erat scored his second goal of the season in somewhat unique...
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TheMinnesota WilddraftedJosh Hardingin the second round of the 2003 draft to be its goaltender of the future. He played the majority of his first three seasons for the team's American Hockey League affiliate, theHouston Aeros. He made his NHL...
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Zach Parisefinished off a memorableMinnesota Wilddebut weekend with the winning goal against theDallas StarsSunday at Xcel Energy Center. After recording two assists in the opener Saturday, the Minneapolis native rifled a one-time shot as a 4-on-3...
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It wasn't the start theMinnesota Wildwanted on Hockey Day Minnesota, but a three-goal second period helped it hold off theColorado Avalanche4-2 Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild (1-0) struggled in the first period and fell behind 1-0...
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The Northwest Division could be the best division in the National Hockey League. Every team could make the playoffs. The division may come down to three teams. The Wild are the most improved team in the division, but the Canucks are the reigning...
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