Mats Zuccarello Leads Wild In 5-4 Win Over Lightning
Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists as the Minnesota Wild won their fifth consecutive game, 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
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Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists as the Minnesota Wild won their fifth consecutive game, 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
The Minnesota Wild had to come from behind to get another win and keep their point streak going.
Playing in his 1,000th career game, the Minnesota captain reached 700th career points with a second-period assist, then scored in the fourth round of the tiebreaker.
The NHL said New Jersey got credit for a goal that should not have counted.
Tony DeAngelo scored 32 seconds into overtime to give the New York Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild.
Torey Krug scored 2:41 into overtime after David Krejci had two goals in the final two minutes of regulation, rallying the Boston Bruins to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
Jason Zucker scored midway through the third period and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 Thursday night.
Zach Parise scored twice, Alex Stalock made 30 saves and the Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 Tuesday night.
The Wild had plenty of chances to take the lead in the third period but were thwarted.
Jordan Greenway deflected in a goal with 7:49 remaining, and the Minnesota Wild returned home with a 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.
While scoring has been a problem for the Minnesota Wild, tenacity keeps it from getting any worse.
The Minnesota Wild are showing signs of sorting things out after a rocky start to the season.
After a troubling lapse in the third period, the San Jose Sharks felt fortunate it didn't cost them.
The Minnesota Wild could have used that two-score lead they believed they had late in the second period.
Jordan Binnington made 35 saves and Alex Pietrangelo snapped a tie in the third period, helping the St. Louis Blues top the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Alexander Radulov had a hat trick, scoring late in the second period and twice in the third, as the Dallas Stars rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild 6-3 on Tuesday night.
Eric Staal scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, Alex Stalock stopped 30 shots and the Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 Saturday night. Gerald Mayhew, Joel Eriksson Ek, Mikko Koivu and Jared Spurgeon also scored, and Matt Dumba added two assists for Minnesota, which has won three of four after beginning the year 1-6.
Pekka Rinne made 26 saves, Colton Sissons had a goal and an assist and the Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Thursday night. Miikka Salomaki, Calle Jarnkrok and Craig Smith also scored for Nashville, which has won two straight.
Eric Staal broke out of an early slump with two goals and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 Tuesday night.
Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a slow start and beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Tuesday night.
The Minnesota Wild stuck to their defensive plan Monday and it paid off to give them their first win of the season.
Just four games into the season, injuries have decimated the top lines for the Pittsburgh Penguins as Evgeni Malkin, Nick Bjugstad, Alex Galchenyuk and Bryan Rust have all missed time.
Patrik Laine scored twice and added a pair of assists as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Thursday night.
Colorado lost the lead and momentum, yet a great pass and quick stick put the Avalanche back in the lead.
Ryan Ellis and Filip Forsberg each had a goal and an assist and the Nashville Predators rallied with four goals in the final period and beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.
