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SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Matt Cullen had a goal and assist on his 41st birthday, and the Minnesota Wild earned a 6-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves in goal for Minnesota (5-4-2). Nino Niederreiter, Tyler Ennis, Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon and Marcus Foligno also scored for the Wild, who…
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Wild top-line center Eric Staal left Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series versus the St. Louis Blues after sustaining an apparent head injury in the second period on Saturday. The Wild announced Staal is alert and stable and has been taken to the hospital for further observation. With the…
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Minnesota Wild coach Bruce Boudreau expressed little concern over his team's 4-10-2 March swoon that allowed the Chicago Blackhawks to climb past Minnesota and secure the Central Division title and the Western Conference's top seed. "Once the playoffs come, everybody's got a different mindset," Boudreau said. "I don't think they're going to think…
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DENVER -- Nino Niederreiter scored a go-ahead goal early in the third period and added an assist, Nate Prosser also had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Thursday night. Jason Zucker scored 10 seconds in after missing three games with an injury, and Mikael…
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild will be back home next week for the playoffs, but they gave their fans one last regular-season reason to smile on Tuesday, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 and clinching home ice in the first round of the playoffs. Two goals by Nino Niederreiter along with single goals from Zach…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Nashville Predators set themselves up for their biggest game of the season with Saturday's 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Bridgestone Arena. Pekka Rinne earned his third shutout of the season by stopping 31 shots while Filip Forsberg and Kevin Fiala scored for Nashville. P.K. Subban added an empty-net goal. The…
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- T.J. Oshie scored his second goal of the game 1:52 into overtime to support Alex Ovechkin's three goals as the Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Tuesday. Ovechkin tallied the 17th hat trick of his career and second this season with all three goals coming on the power play. Washington,…
DETROIT -- Andreas Athanasiou scored on a breakaway 1:52 into overtime as the Detroit Red Wings skated to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. Athanasiou took a stretch pass from Gustav Nyquist and deked Minnesota goalie Devan Dubnyk before sliding the puck into the net. The Red Wings improved to 4-1-1 in their…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Reid Boucher scored twice and Brock Boeser scored his first NHL goal in his pro debut as part of a four-goal second period to jump start the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Vancouver backup goaltender Richard Bachman made 25 saves in limiting the Wild to…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The stats say that the Philadelphia Flyers are among the worst road teams in the Eastern Conference. Apparently, they forgot to read that stat sheet. Goals by Sean Couturier and Matt Read spurred the Flyers to a 3-1 win over the Wild in Minnesota on Thursday, thwarting the home team's chance to…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- A pair of Minnesota goals just a few ticks of the clock apart snapped a second-period tie and helped the Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 to end a season-worst five-game losing skid. With the game tied 1-1, the Wild got goals from Martin Hanzal and Charlie Coyle just 15 seconds…
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- The Winnipeg Jets stepped out onto the ice wearing their retro uniforms against the Minnesota Wild and -- fittingly -- the 1980s broke out. Defense was largely an afterthought as both teams, particularly the Wild, wheeled as if they were playing shinny on their local outdoor rink, but it was the Jets who…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Oscar Lindberg had a goal and an assist, and Antti Raanta made 25 saves as the New York Rangers continued their winning ways on the road with a 3-2 win against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Defenseman Brady Skjei also scored, and Jimmy Vesey had the game-winning goal late in the second…
