Carson McMillan broke a tie midway through the third period after stealing the puck at center ice and Niklas Backstrom stopped 24 shots as the Minnesota Wild broke out of their road funk with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.
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January 23, 2012
SAINT PAULMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. Minnesota Wild forward Nick Johnson will join the group of Rookies participating in the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition in Ottawa Jan. 28.
Johnson has played in 44 games with the Wild this season, compiling 16 points (6-10=16), 31 penalty minutes (PIM) and a plus-four rating. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound native of Calgary, Alberta ranks...
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January 24, 2012
MINNEAPOLIS The Wilds Mike Yeo is just one year into his NHL coaching career, but hes already known for his ability to communicate effectively with his players.
Sometimes that means one-on-one meetings with players before, during and after practice. Other times Yeo includes the entire group, and Monday was that kind of day.
After about an hour of practice, Yeo gathered his team...
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January 23, 2012
Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu will miss the NHL All-Star game after his first career selection.
The Wild announced Monday that Koivu won't participate in the annual exhibition, held this Sunday in Ottawa. Koivu hurt his left shoulder nine days ago after taking a hit during a game. The Wild captain was replaced on the All-Star roster by Edmonton Oilers right wing Jordan Eberle...
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January 25, 2012
Carson McMillan broke a tie midway through the third period after stealing the puck at center ice and Niklas Backstrom stopped 24 shots as the Minnesota Wild broke out of their road funk with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.
Justin Falk scored his first NHL goal and Dany Heatley added another for the Wild, who halted an 11-game winless streak away home...
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January 24, 2012
DENVER (AP) -- The Minnesota Wild found the Mile High City to be the remedy for their road woes.
That's hardly a surprise since Pepsi Center has traditionally been sort of a home away from home for Minnesota.
Carson McMillan broke a tie midway through the third period after stealing the puck at center ice, helping the Wild break out of their road funk with a 3-2 victory over...
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January 23, 2012
On the score sheet, Darroll Powe had one hit, one blocked shot and two penalties.
But Powe supplied the inspiration as the Wild , who had lost 15 of their previous 17 games and had scored just 27 goals in those games, rediscovered their offense and dumped the Dallas Stars 5-2 in the headline game of Hockey Day Minnesota on Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center.
Powe and the...
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January 24, 2012
Heading into tonight's match-up in which the Minnesota Wild visit the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center in Denver, the Avs currently lead the Wild by one point in the Western Conference standings. Therefore, the winner of tonight's contest will be ensconced in the 8th and final playoff seed heading into the All-Star break as tonight is the final game for each team before...
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January 24, 2012
Carson McMillan broke a tie midway through the third period after stealing the puck at center ice and Niklas Backstrom stopped 24 shots as the Minnesota Wild broke out of their road funk with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Justin Falk scored his first NHL goal and Dany Heatley added another for the Wild, who halted an 11-game winless streak away home.
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January 24, 2012
Carson McMillan broke a tie midway through the third period after stealing the puck at center ice and Niklas Backstrom stopped 24 shots as the Minnesota Wild broke out of their road funk with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.
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January 24, 2012
By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
STATS Senior Writer
If there's a regulation winner Tuesday night between the Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild, that team will go into the All-Star break holding one of the Western Conference's playoff spots.
The Wild will be trying to avoid a franchise-record 12th straight road loss when they take on the Northwest Division rival Avalanche...
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January 24, 2012
The Wild had skated for about an hour Monday and was about to leave the ice. But coach Mike Yeo gathered the team in a circle and told it that rookie winger Nick Johnson is going to Ottawa to take part in All-Star weekend.
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January 23, 2012
If there's a regulation winner Tuesday night between the Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild, that team will go into the All-Star break holding one of the Western Conference's playoff spots.
The Wild will be trying to avoid a franchise-record 12th straight road loss when they take on the Northwest Division rival Avalanche.
Colorado (26-22-2) has 54 points to hold...
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January 25, 2012
The Wild beat the somewhat flat Avs 3-2 in a key Northwest Division game that leapfrogged Minnesota over Colorado for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff berth heading into this weekend's NHL all-star break.
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