Brunette Scores Twice In 4-3 Win Over Avalanche
Andrew Brunette scored twice and Jose Theodore stopped 38 shots, helping the Minnesota Wild hold off a rusty Colorado Avalanche squad for a 4-3 win on Thursday night.
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Andrew Brunette scored twice and Jose Theodore stopped 38 shots, helping the Minnesota Wild hold off a rusty Colorado Avalanche squad for a 4-3 win on Thursday night.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored the winning goal in the shootout and Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves in regulation to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Andrew Brunette's NHL career really has been grand -- that's grand as in he's played 1,000 games. The Minnesota Wild forward will become the 261st player to join the exclusive club Tuesday.
The Minnesota Wild won four of their last five games before the All-Star break to climb into the thick of the Western Conference playoff race.
Sorry Team Staal, Team Lidstrom felt right at home in Carolina. Captain Eric Staal of the hometown Hurricanes seemed to have everything going his way on All-Star weekend. He owned the first pick in the inaugural NHL fantasy draft, had the crowd and two Carolina teammates on his side and overwhelming sentiment behind him.
Brent Burns and Martin Havlat are representing the Minnesota Wild this weekend at the NHL All-Star game.
A galaxy of hockey stars will be shining at the NHL All-Star Game in Raleigh, among them Minnesota WIld defenseman Brent Burns.
Antti Miettinen scored the go-ahead goal, Niklas Backstrom made 31 saves and the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 Tuesday night in the teams' final game before the All-Star break.
Martin Havlat of the Minnesota Wild and defenseman Keith Yandle of the Phoenix Coyotes are heading to the NHL All-Star game as injury replacements.
Devin Setoguchi scored a pair of goals in the second period to help the San Jose Sharks match a season high with their fourth straight win, 4-3 over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
Niklas Backstrom made himself right at home in goal for the Minnesota Wild.
Anton Khudobin has filled in just fine for the Minnesota Wild.
The Minnesota Wild are closer to getting their top two goalies back in action.
The Minnesota Wild are the only blemish on the Vancouver Canucks' division record.
Craig Anderson made 32 saves to help Colorado beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Friday night, a victory tempered by the loss of center Ryan O'Reilly after he crashed headfirst into the boards.
