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Ducks, Wild meet as both teams tweak playoff roster mix
It would be hard to blame the Anaheim Ducks if they come out a little sluggish Tuesday.,They might have been too excited to sleep the previous night.,Anaheim (42-32-6, 90 points) clinched its first playoff berth in eight years during an off day Monday, thanks to the San Jose Sharks' win over the Nas...
Six different Blues score in comeback victory over Wild
Six different players scored for the St. Louis Blues, who came from behind to defeat the visiting Minnesota Wild 6-3 on Monday night.,Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist for the Blues (35-33-12, 82 points), who are out of playoff contention but have won four of their last six games. Joel Hofer ...
Wild hope to banish recent funk as they take on Blues
Central Division foes square off one final time this season when the playoff-bound Minnesota Wild visit the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.,This is the third and final regular-season matchup between these teams. They have split the season series so far, with the Wild winning 5-0 in St. Louis back i...
Preds stay within point of Kings with tight win over Wild
Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist for the Nashville Predators in a 2-1 win against the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon.,Matthew Wood also scored and Justus Annunen made 21 saves for Nashville (38-32-10, 86 points), which stayed within a point of the Los Angeles Kings for the fina...
Preds stay within 1 point of Kings with tight win over Wild
Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist for the Nashville Predators in a 2-1 win against the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon.,Matthew Wood also scored and Justus Annunen made 21 saves for Nashville (38-32-10, 86 points), which stayed within a point of the Los Angeles Kings for the fina...
Predators have work to do to secure playoffs, while Wild jockey for home-ice edge
The Nashville Predators hope a return home for the final three games of the regular season will be enough to sneak them back into the Stanley Cup Playoffs after missing out last season.,The Predators are one point out of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference heading into their next matc...
Jason Robertson's 3rd-period goal helps Stars rally past Wild
Mikko Rantanen, Wyatt Johnston, and Colin Blackwell each had a goal and an assist in the Dallas Stars' 5-4 comeback win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Thursday.,Dallas trailed 4-3 in the third period, until Thomas Harley's point shot deflected off Rantanen's skate and into Minnesota's net at 4:...
Stars host Wild in first-round playoff preview
Before the Wild and the Stars battle in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Central Division rivals meet Thursday in Dallas for what Minnesota forward Marcus Foligno described as "a good little appetizer" for the postseason.,The Colorado Avalanche have clinched first place in both the C...
Wild cruise to win, knock Kraken to brink of elimination
Joel Eriksson Ek scored and had two assists while Matt Boldy and Marcus Johansson each had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota Wild won their fourth straight game, downing the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Tuesday.,Marcus Foligno and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for Minnesota (45-21-2, 102 poi...
Kraken keep faint playoff hopes alive ahead of clash vs. Wild
Time is running out on the Seattle Kraken.,With six games left and sitting eight points adrift of a playoff spot, the Kraken (32-33-11, 75 points) are looking for a spark. ,Seattle hopes a solution presents itself on Tuesday night when it visits the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul, Minn.,"It's not too ...
Kirill Kaprizov's hat trick lifts Wild, accelerates Red Wings' slide
Kirill Kaprizov notched a hat trick, including the go-ahead goal with 1:51 remaining, as the visiting Minnesota Wild defeated the fading Detroit Red Wings, 5-4, on Sunday.,After Minnesota squandered a 4-1 lead in the first 15 minutes of the third period, Kaprizov scored his third goal of the afterno...
Ryan Hartman (2 goals) stays hot as Wild down Senators
Ryan Hartman scored twice for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-1 win against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,Jonas Brodin and Jake Middleton also scored, Mats Zuccarello had two assists and Jesper Wallstedt made 33 saves for the Wild (43-21-12, 98 points), who have w...
Senators continue final push toward playoffs against Wild
The Ottawa Senators hold their playoff destiny in their hands as they head into their game Saturday afternoon against the visiting Minnesota Wild.,The Senators moved into the second wild-card spot from the Eastern Conference with a 4-1 win against the Sabres on Thursday night, which also prevented B...
With playoffs in sight, rested Wild set sights on Canucks
Minnesota did not get the assist it needed from the Anaheim Ducks or St. Louis Blues to clinch a playoff spot on the Wild's day off on Wednesday.,Instead, the Wild will have a chance to take matters into their own hands Thursday night.,Minnesota can punch a ticket to the postseason when it faces the...
Pavel Zacha, Elias Lindholm lead Bruins past Wild
Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm each capped off two-goal performances with insurance markers late in the third period, leading the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday.,Zacha's first goal lifted him to the 25-goal mark for the first time in his career. Eleven of his...
Bruins try to steady recent roller-coaster stretch vs. Wild
The Boston Bruins can strengthen their hold on a playoff spot amid a crowded Eastern Conference field when they host one of the West's best teams in the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.,A victory would give Boston (40-24-8, 88 points) another highlight on an up-and-down stretch, having beaten the Detroit...
Wild extend Panthers' struggles with game-winner in closing seconds
Marcus Foligno scored in his first game back from injury and Joel Eriksson Ek scored the go-ahead goal with five seconds left as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Ryan Hartman also scored for Minnesota (41-20-12, 94 points), which got 18 saves fr...
Injury-ridden Panthers, with playoffs unlikely, welcome Wild
The Florida Panthers, who have won the past two Stanley Cup titles, never thought they'd be in their current predicament.,But largely due to a multitude of injuries, the Panthers (35-32-3, 73 points) are on the brink of playoff elimination with a dozen games remaining in the regular season. They are...
Lightning score 5 unanswered goals to sink Wild
Erik Cernak scored a quirky, tiebreaking goal with less than three minutes left, and the Lightning opened a season-long seven-game homestand with five unanswered tallies in a 6-3 win to split the season series with the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.,With the game tied at 3, Cernak chased down a pu...
Playoff-bound Wild, Lightning out to improve positioning
The Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning, two powerhouses preparing for the playoffs in their respective conferences, will complete their two-game season series in Tuesday night's matchup in the Sunshine State. ,Minnesota (40-19-12, 92 points) won the first meeting with a 5-1 home thumping of the ...