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The Minnesota Wild are getting healthier as wing Guillaume Latendresse is nearing a return.  He’s been out with a concussion but is now skating with the team.  Mikko Koivu (separated shoulder) is also skating with the team but appears to be further away from returning.

The Minnesota Wild downed Colorado 3-2 in Denver Tuesday night to take a 2-game winning streak into the NHL All Star Break.  Carson McMillan scored the game-winning goal breaking the 2-all tie in the 3rd period.

The Minnesota Wild lost 4-1 at Toronto Thursday night.  Minnesota has lost 15 of their last 17 and is 22-18-7 overall.  Nick Johnson scored the lone Wild goal after they fell behind 4-0 in the 3rd period.

The Minnesota Wild lost 5-1 at Philadelphia Tuesday night.  Minnesota has lost 14 of their last 16 games and is 22-17-7 this season.  Darrell Powe scored the lone Wild goal and Josh Harding had 29 saves.  Minnesota was outshot 34-26.

The Minnesota Wild will play the next 4-6 weeks without center and captain Mikko Koivu.  He sustained a separted shoulder in Saturday’s game at St. Louis.

The Minnesota Wild lost 5-2 at Chicago Thursday night.  Dave Bolland scored 2 goals for the Blackhawks.  Devin Setoguchi and Kyle Brodziak each scored a goal for the Wild.

The Minnesota Wild will play the forseeable future without wing Pierre-Marc Bouchard because of another suffered concussion.  Bouchard took an inadvertent elbow to the head a week ago against Vancouver.

The Minnesota Wild downed San Jose 5-4 in an overtime shootout Tuesday night.  Mikko Koivu scored the game-winning goal in the shootout.  Matt Cullen scored a goal in regulation and one in the shootout.

The Minnesota Wild will play without Pierre-Marc Bouchard again after he was diagnosed with another concussion.  Bouchard was scratched from Tuesday night’s game against San Jose.

The Minnesota Wild lost 3-0 at Vancouver Wednesday night and Minnesota has lost 10 of their last 11.  Roberto Luongo had 28 saves to earn the shutout in net for the Canucks.  Josh Harding had 32 saves for the Wild.  Minnesota was outshot 35-28.

The Minnesota Wild lost 2-1 in an overtime shootout at Nashville Wednesday night.  Dany Heatley scored the game-tying goal with 3:59 left in regulation.

Colorado scored 3 unanswered goals in their 4-2 win over Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.