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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Niklas Backstrom picked up where he left off, bailing the Minnesota Wild out with another stellar game in goal. Backstrom made 27 saves, Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored, and the Wild hung on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 1-0 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Minnesota coach Jacques Lemaire was wincing ...