98 COUNTRY » nhl hockey

Wild Season Ends With Playoff Loss To Chicago Thursday

Dave Overlund — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:03:03 +0000

The Minnesota Wild saw their season come to an end with a 5-1 loss to Chicago in game five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. The Blackhawks win the series 4-1.

Minnesota had the majority of the scoring chances in the first period, but as the case has been the entire series, the Wild entered the first intermission trailing 1-0

Wild Lose Harding, Game To Chicago Tuesday

Dave Overlund — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:07:25 +0000

The Minnesota Wild fell behind three games to one in the Western Conference Quarterfinals with a 3-0 shutout loss to Chicago Tuesday night at the X. Wild goalie Josh Harding was injured late in the first period and was unable to play the game’s final two periods. Patrick Sharp scored for Chicago at 8:48 of [...]

Wild Win Overtime Thriller To Pull Within One Game Of Chicago

Dave Overlund — Sun, 05 May 2013 22:39:21 +0000

Thousands of rabid Minnesota hockey fans helped lift the Wild over Chicago in OT Sunday.

Wild Earn Playoff Bid With Win Over Avs Saturday Night

Dave Overlund — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:23:38 +0000

With the scoreboard showing both the Red Wings and Blue Jackets winning their games on Saturday night, the Wild needed a win over Colorado to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

Fortunately for Wild fans, Minnesota held on in a nail-biter for a 3-1 win over the Avalanche at Pepsi Center in Denver

Hanowski, Flames Torch Wild Sunday Night

Dave Overlund — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:00:46 +0000

Any excitement the Wild fans had to see SCSU's Ben Hanowski make his debut at the Xcel Energy Center as a professional was quickly erased in a 4-1 Flames win.

Calgary got on the board first when defenseman Mark Cunardi scored at 13:37 of the opening period on a power play, with assists given to TJ Brodie and Mike Cammalleri

Wild Smacked By Sharks Thursday In San Jose

Dave Overlund — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:30:26 +0000

The Minnesota Wild fell to the San Jose Sharks 6-1 Thursday night at HP Pavilion in San Jose. The Wild fall to seventh place in the intense race for the Western Conference's eight playoff spots.

Former Wild forward Martin Havlat scored the first period's only goal just over seven minutes in for the Sharks, who lead 1-0 at the first intermission

Wild Earn Enormously Important Win In Edmonton Tuesday

Dave Overlund — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:10:04 +0000

The Minnesota Wild topped the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 Tuesday night at Rexall Place in Edmonton. Kyle Brodziak led the Wild with a pair of goals in the win. It was Brodziak’s goal just a minute into the first period that set the tone for the Wild’s offense Tuesday night. Neil Yakupov scored for Edmonton with [...]

Hanowski Scores But Wild Top Flames Monday

Dave Overlund — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:49:01 +0000

Less than a week after playing for SCSU in the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh, Little Falls native Ben Hanowski made his NHL debut for the Calgary Flames and scored a goal in a 4-3 loss.

Wearing #58 for the Flames, Hanowski used his size to jam home a puck past Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom at 11:19 of the third period that cut the Wild lead to 4-2

Wild Blanked By Blackhawks Tuesday Night

Dave Overlund — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:04:04 +0000

The Minnesota Wild were shut out by the Chicago Blackhawks 1-0 Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center. Marian Hossa was the lone goal scorer for Chicago.

Hossa intercepted Wild defenseman Clayton Stoner's pass in the Wild end, skated up the middle of the ice, and beat Backstrom at 15:14 of the second period for the 1-0 lead

Wild Shut Out In Los Angeles Late Thursday Night

Dave Overlund — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:05:45 +0000

The Minnesota Wild struggled to score goals despite acquiring forward Jason Pominville from Buffalo. The Wild were shut out by Los Angeles 3-0 at Staples Center Thursday night. The loss was Minnesota’s third straight, and puts them in sixth place in the Western Conference with 44 points. Niklas Backstrom was yanked by head coach Mike [...]

Wild Win In OT

Dave Overlund — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:32:16 +0000

The Minnesota Wild ran their winning streak to six games Monday night in Dallas. The Wild won for the first time in Dallas since 2003 with a 7-4 victory over the Stars on Monday night. Minnesota has now won six straight games to run their record to 19-10-2 on the season. The Wild trailed 2-1 [...]

Zucker Skates Wednesday, Perry Suspended After Hit

Dave Overlund — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:48:06 +0000

It appears that Jason Zucker was not seriously injured after taking a vicious hit to the head from the elbow of Anaheim’s Corey Perry Tuesday night. Minnesota Wild forward Jason Zucker skated by himself after the Wild practiced at the Xcel Energy Center, just one day after being helped off the ice due to a [...]

Wild Buried By Avalanche In Shootout Thursday

Dave Overlund — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:38:30 +0000

The Minnesota Wild scored more than one goal in regulation for the first time in six games, but ultimately fell to the Avalanche 4-3 Thursday night at the X. Zach Parise, Mike Rupp, and Mikko Koivu scored for the Wild in the loss. Minnesota falls to 6-6-2 with the loss. The Wild host Detroit Sunday [...]

Wild Zip Past Jackets Tuesday

Dave Overlund — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:41:19 +0000

The Minnesota Wild snapped a recent winless skid with a 3-2 win over Columbus Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center. Mikko Koivu got the Wild (3-2-1) on the board at 9:23 of the first with a tough-angle shot that went off Columbus (2-4-1) goaltender Steve Mason’s pads and into the back of the net. Tom [...]

Wild Outshine Stars Sunday Night

Dave Overlund — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:43:00 +0000

The Minnesota Wild defeated the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Sunday night at the Xcel Energy Center to improve to 2-0 on the season. Forward Zach Parise scored his first goal in a Wild jersey at 8:11 of the first period, and Josh Harding made 24 saves for the shutout victory. Minnesota will take on Nashville [...]