With Backs Against The Wall, No More Excuses For Wild
They are a beat-up team physically. They cannot afford to be emotionally. Not now.
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They are a beat-up team physically. They cannot afford to be emotionally. Not now.
Blake Wheeler grew up in the Twin Cities but is focused on beating the Wild as a captain of the Winnipeg Jets.
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey was suspended for one game on Wednesday for cross-checking Minnesota Wild forward Eric Staal.
Devan Dubnyk stopped 26 shots for the Wild, who played without star left wing Zach Parise because of a broken sternum suffered in Game 3.
The Minnesota Wild announced Tuesday that star Zach Parise will miss Game 4 and is week-to-week with a fractured sternum.
Where was that team the first two games? The Wild suddenly looked like a physically imposing, offensively competent team in Game 3.
Players take note: Referees aren't swallowing their whistles so far in the 2018 NHL playoffs.
The Minnesota Wild returned home from Winnipeg and regrouped to roar back in their first-round playoff series.
Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise scored power-play goals in the first period for the spark Minnesota was missing on the road, and the Wild used a four-goal second to roar back in the first-round playoff series with a 6-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night.
Inhospitable weather has forced the Minnesota Wild's first round opponent back to their home city.
Zach Parise had his second goal of the series past Connor Hellebuyck to end the goalie's shutout bid with 45 seconds left.
Defenseman Joe Morrow broke a tie with 6:13 left and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 for the first playoff victory in franchise history.
This is the sixth consecutive year the Wild have made it to the playoffs. Fans are not getting tired of it.
The Jets will likely focus part of their game plan on the Wild's top scorer: Eric Staal.
It's going to be a busy and stressful night on the couch on Wednesday if you're a fan of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Wild.
