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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…
