Minnesota Wild

        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 ...

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 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Not even the return of two offensive stars from injuries could help the Minnesota Wild end their longest winless streak in more than three years. Jay McKee scored the game-winner in the third period -- his first goal in 34 games -- and the St. Louis Blues beat the Wild 3-2 on Thursday night. Keith Tkachuk and Martin ...

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 ...

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 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Mikko Koivu just keeps getting better and the Minnesota Wild just keep on winning. With overtime looming just more three minutes away, Koivu made an athletic move to get to the net and score the game winner to help the Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Sunday night. "It happened so fast," Koivu said. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A new season is underway, and the Minnesota Wild appear to be building on something they started last year. Eric Belanger and Brent Burns scored in the third period to rally the Wild to a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Brian Rolston had three assists and Pierre-Marc Bouchard also scored for ...