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It has been a trying year for Jason Pominville. The Minnesota Wild forward had the worst professional season of his career, scoring only 11 goals in 75 games. For most of the year, Pominville had some bad puck luck as it seemed he was unable to hit the net whenever he took a shot on goal.
From Minnesota Wild's playoff win to the New York primary, here are the four stories to know for Tuesday, April 19.
Jason Pominville had two goals and an assist and the Minnesota Wild roared back from an early two-goal deficit to beat Dallas 5-3 on Monday night and slice the Stars' lead in the Western Conference quarterfinals to 2-1.
The excitement at the X was contagious Monday night. Die-hard fans say they'll do whatever it takes to help the team.
The more than 400 children at Horace Mann Elementary school in St. Paul began chanting for their favorite Minnesota sports team before the guest of honor arrived. And then it happened -- Lord Stanley's Cup was walked into the school's gymnasium.
The Wild are desperate for a win. That's not my word. It's theirs.
The Minnesota Wild will play their first home game of the Stanley Cup playoffs Monday night against the Dallas Stars.
The Minnesota Wild will play their first home game in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Monday.
The Minnesota Wild have recalled defenseman Mike Reilly from Iowa of the AHL.
Antoine Roussel scored from behind the net without the puck touching a stick and Jamie Benn had an unassisted goal and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Saturday night for a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series.
The Minnesota Wild started their quest for the Stanley Cup in Dallas on Thursday night. It did not go the way Wild fans were hoping it would.
Jason Spezza was skating up the right side in his first playoff game with the Dallas Stars when he faked a slap shot. After skating a few more feet, he flicked his wrist and sent the puck into the upper right corner of the net.
The Stars are, of course, the team that played its first 26 years in Minnesota before leaving in 1993.
For the fourth year in a row, the Minnesota Wild are in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, where they will once again face the champion from the Central Division.
This isn't the way you're supposed to go into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, without Zach Parise, Thomas Vanek and nursing a five-game losing skid.
