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  • Wild Dominate - Wojtek Wolski and Paul Stastny push Wild to the edge

                   Next Minnesota Wild Game - April 19 at Colorado Buy Tickets Wojtek and Stastny scored 79 seconds apart early in the third period to give Theodore and the patient Avs a 3-2 victory on Thursday and a 3-2 series lead, after weathering a relentless effort by the Wild. Minnesota ...
    Posted to Minnesota Wild Hockey (Weblog) by admin on April 17, 2008
  • Long break hurts Wild - Colorado 4, Minnesota Wild 2

            Paul Stastny and Wojtek Wolski tore things up in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night. Stastny scored twice and assisted on Wolski's empty-net goal with a second left. "I think we've built a pretty good relationship," said Wolski, "We're just both ...
    Posted to Minnesota Wild Hockey (Weblog) by wildfan on November 12, 2007
  • Minnesota Wild 4, Calgary 1 - Marian Gaborik scored twice

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- This time Minnesota finished what it started. Marian Gaborik scored twice and added an assist to lead the Wild past the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Saturday night. Brian Rolston and Branko Radivojevic also scored for Minnesota, which snapped a five-game winless streak. Niklas Backstrom stopped 23 shots in his return after ...
    Posted to Minnesota Wild Hockey (Weblog) by wildfan on November 3, 2007
  • Colorado 3, Minnesota Wild 1 - Marian Gaborik and Pavol Demitra out

    DENVER (AP) -- Ryan Smyth came to Colorado for the chance to play with Joe Sakic. So far, that free-agent deal is paying off for everyone. Smyth had a goal and an assist, and Sakic helped set up two scores Sunday in leading the Colorado Avalanche past the Minnesota Wild 3-1. Smyth, who has five goals, developed chemistry with Sakic while ...
    Posted to Minnesota Wild Hockey (Weblog) by wildfan on October 28, 2007
  • Calgary 5, Minnesota Wild 3 - Brian Rolston and Mark Parrish scored

    CALGARY, Alberta (AP) -- Alex Tanguay made up for a miscue earlier this week that cost Calgary a game. He scored the tying and go-ahead goals to help the Flames come back from a three-goal deficit and beat Minnesota 5-3 on Wednesday night, handing the Wild their first regulation loss in nine games this season. Minnesota earned 15 of 16 ...
    Posted to Minnesota Wild Hockey (Weblog) by wildfan on October 25, 2007
  • Recap: Los Angeles King 4, Minnesota Wild 3, SO

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Kings insist they're not as bad as they started this season. How they played against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night reinforced that. Anze Kopitar scored a short-handed goal in the third period, and the Kings connected on all three shots in the shootout to beat Minnesota 4-3, the Wild's first loss ...
    Posted to Minnesota Wild Hockey (Weblog) by wildfan on October 17, 2007
  • Recap: Minnesota Wild 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2

    GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- Instead of losing his temper, Minnesota winger Eric Belanger got even with Phoenix by scoring the winning goal. After being struck in the face and losing a tooth, Belanger scored a short-handed goal late in the third period and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 on Saturday night. "The best ...
    Posted to Minnesota Wild Hockey (Weblog) by wildfan on October 14, 2007
  • Recap: Minnesota Wild 2, Edmonton Oilers 0

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Pavol Demitra got his first goal and first assist of the young season, and then he did a little politicking. Demitra and Marian Gaborik picked up their play after two sluggish games, and Niklas Backstrom made 21 saves for his second shutout of the season in unbeaten Minnesota's 2-0 victory over Edmonton on Wednesday. ...
    Posted to Minnesota Wild Hockey (Weblog) by wildfan on October 11, 2007