Shots come, but goals don't for Wild
ST. PAUL Minnesota Wild forward Dany Heatley was all alone behind Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason. Matt Cullen fired the puck down to a waiting Heatley, who had a wide-open net and a chance to put Minnesota ahead, 2-1, in the second period.
Heatley's stick then broke and another Wild scoring chance was missed. Unfortunately it's been a familiar story for Minnesota...
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Shots come, but goals don't for Wild
ST. PAUL Minnesota Wild forward Dany Heatley was all alone behind Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Steve Mason. Matt Cullen fired the puck down to a waiting Heatley, who had a wide-open net and a chance to put Minnesota ahead, 2-1, in the second period.
Heatley's stick then broke and another Wild scoring chance was missed. Unfortunately it's been a familiar story for Minnesota...
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18 hours ago
Sedin’s help Canucks tame Wild
The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-2. Both Sedins, Maxim Lapierre, Manny Malhotra and Ryan Kesler scored for the Canucks while Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi scored for the Wild, Setoguchi and Henrik Sedin also got an assist. Canucks captain Henrik Sedin was a game-time decision for tonight’s game due to a right ankle injury, but he would end up playing. Speaking...
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2 days ago
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2 days ago
Wild can't go wrong as deadline approaches
ST. PAUL, Minn. The Minnesota Wild might have been the biggest surprise in the NHL when they were leading the league in mid-December with a franchise-best 20-8-5 start. After just two wins in their next 12 games, they were on the outside of the playoff picture.Certainly, Minnesota accelerated its development timetable with a fast start to the season, but are the Wild truly a team...
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2 days ago
Wild can't go wrong as deadline approaches
ST. PAUL, Minn. The Minnesota Wild might have been the biggest surprise in the NHL when they were leading the league in mid-December with a franchise-best 20-8-5 start. After just two wins in their next 12 games, they were on the outside of the playoff picture.Certainly, Minnesota accelerated its development timetable with a fast start to the season, but are the Wild truly a team...
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2 days ago
Post-Game Notes vs. Vancouver - Feb. 9
LW Daniel Sedin and C Henrik Sedin each scored a goal against Minnesota for the first time ever, as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Wild 5-2 at Xcel Energy Center. G Cory Schneider made 21 saves for Vancouver.
LW Dany Heatley scored a ...
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2 days ago
Koivu cleared to return for Wild
Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu has been cleared to return to the lineup after missing the last eight games with a left shoulder injury.
Wild coach Mike Yeo said before Thursday's game against Vancouver that he expected Koivu to be back on the first line, centering Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi to face the Canucks. That was the combination at the beginning of the season...
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3 days ago
Koivu cleared to return for Wild after 8 games out
Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu has been cleared to return to the lineup after missing the last eight games with a left shoulder injury.
Wild coach Mike Yeo said before Thursday's game against Vancouver that he expected Koivu to be back on the first line, centering Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi to face the Canucks. That was the combination at the beginning of the season...
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3 days ago
Game #54: Minnesota Wild vs Vancouver Canucks, Thursday February 9, 2012 at 7:00pm (CST), Xcel ...
Record
Pts
Div. Rank
G/G
GA/G
PP%
PK%
Minnesota Wild
(25-20-8)
58
2nd Northwest
2.21 (29)
2.45 (8)
14.4% (25)
82.8% (14)
Vancouver Canucks
(33-15-5)
71
1st Northwest
3.13 (3)
2.42 (7)
22.7% (1)
85.9% (6)
Minnesota Wild
Top 5 Scorers:
G
A
Pts
1. #15 Dany Heatley
17
21
38
2. #9 Mikko Koivu
9
24
33
...
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3 days ago
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3 days ago
Koivu's return should help Setoguchi improve
WEDNESDAY'S STORY LINE: "He had a great practice today and was involved in every battle drill," said Mike Yeo when speaking of Wild Captian Mikko Koivu after practice today.
Yeo also considered Koivu's practice encouraging, but neither Yeo or Koivu would indicate if the captain will be in the lineup for tomorrow's big game against the division-leading Canucks...
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4 days ago
Koivu's return should help Setoguchi improve
WEDNESDAY'S STORY LINE: "He had a great practice today and was involved in every battle drill," said Mike Yeo when speaking of Wild Captian Mikko Koivu after practice today.
Yeo also considered Koivu's practice encouraging, but neither Yeo or Koivu would indicate if the captain will be in the lineup for tomorrow's big game against the division-leading Canucks...
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4 days ago
Game #54: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tuesday February 7, 2012 at 6:00pm (CST), ...
Record
Pts
Div. Rank
G/G
GA/G
PP%
PK%
Minnesota Wild
(25-19-8)
58
2nd Northwest
2.23 (29)
2.44 (8)
14.6% (24)
82.7% (14)
Columbus Blue Jackets
(14-32-6)
34
5th Central
3.25 (29)
2.82 (18)
14.5% (25)
75.4% (30)
Minnesota Wild
Top 5 Scorers:
G
A
Pts
1. #15 Dany Heatley
17
21
38
2. #9 Mikko Koivu
9
24
...
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5 days ago
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5 days ago
Wild look to end Texas misfortunes tonight
Two weeks ago, the Dallas Stars suffered a disheartening loss in Minnesota as the Wild set a team record with three goals in less than a minute.
A rematch at the American Airlines Center should give them a very good chance to avenge that defeat.
The Stars look to win their 15th straight home game over Minnesota on Saturday night in a matchup of teams competing for one of the final...
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8 days ago
Game #53: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Saturday February 4, 2012 at 7:00pm (CST), American ...
Record
Pts
Div. Rank
G/G
GA/G
PP%
PK%
Minnesota Wild
(25-19-7)
57
2nd Northwest
2.26 (28)
2.47 (8)
15.1% (23)
83.0% (13)
Dallas Stars
(26-22-2)
54
3rd Pacific
2.62 (14)
2.82 (18)
14.5% (24)
81.8% (17)
Minnesota Wild
Top 5 Scorers:
G
A
Pts
1. #15 Dany Heatley
17
21
38
2. #9 Mikko Koivu
9
24
33
3...
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8 days ago
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8 days ago
Wild-Stars Preview
Two weeks ago, the Dallas Stars suffered a disheartening loss in Minnesota as the Wild set a team record with three goals in less than a minute.
A rematch at the American Airlines Center should give them a very good chance to avenge that defeat.
The Stars look to win their 15th straight home game over Minnesota on Saturday night in a matchup of teams competing for one of the final...
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9 days ago
Game #52: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thursday February 2, 2012 at 8:00pm (CST), ...
Record
Pts
Div. Rank
G/G
GA/G
PP%
PK%
Minnesota Wild
(24-19-7)
55
2nd Northwest
2.28 (28)
2.52 (8)
15.2% (22)
83.0% (13)
Colorado Avalanche
(26-24-2)
54
3rd Northwest
2.42 (24)
2.83 (20)
18.9% (9)
81.2% (21)
Minnesota Wild
Top 5 Scorers:
G
A
Pts
1. #15 Dany Heatley
17
20
37
2. #9 Mikko Koivu
9
24
33...
Via State of Hockey News
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10 days ago
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10 days ago
Heatley finally clicking for desperate Wild club
ST. PAUL, Minn. On pace for a career low in goals, Minnesota Wild forward Dany Heatley was mired in one of the toughest scoring slumps of his career two weeks ago.
Heatley had 13 goals, scoring on just 9.6 percent of his team-high 135 shots. Throughout his nine-year career, Heatley had never finished a season under 12 percent shooting. The two-time, 50-goal scorer knew the only...
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10 days ago
Heatley finally clicking for desperate Wild club
ST. PAUL, Minn. On pace for a career low in goals, Minnesota Wild forward Dany Heatley was mired in one of the toughest scoring slumps of his career two weeks ago.
Heatley had 13 goals, scoring on just 9.6 percent of his team-high 135 shots. Throughout his nine-year career, Heatley had never finished a season under 12 percent shooting. The two-time, 50-goal scorer knew the only...
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10 days ago
Wild-Avalanche Preview
The Minnesota Wild are eager to get back on the ice after suffering one of the more demoralizing losses in franchise history.
Opening a three-game road trip in Denver could be just what they need.
The Wild, who went into the All-Star break with an encouraging win at the Pepsi Center, look to beat the Colorado Avalanche for the sixth time in seven meetings Thursday night.
Minnesota...
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11 days ago
Wild's third-period meltdown a punch in the gut
In the process of losing 15 times in 17 games from mid-December to late January, the Wild had developed a habit of treating most nights as a crucible for how they were developing. They began with the premise that they were good enough to beat most teams in the NHL when at their best - which seemed sound, considering they had the best record in the league on Dec. 12 - and figured...
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11 days ago
It’s time for your Preds and Wild LEFTGOVERS…
Nashville Predators 5, Minnesota Wild 4
Xcel Energy Center; St. Paul, Minnesota
January 31, 2012
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LEFTOVER THOUGHTS:
* Thank God hockey is back.
* The two-goal effort by Minnesota sniper Dany Heatley was his first multi-goal night of the season.
* Nashville amassed 10 shots on goal in the opening frame. Minnesota had 11 and they buried two.
* Pekka Rinne hadn’t allowed...
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11 days ago
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11 days ago
Wild suffer "punch in the gut" by Predators
ST. PAUL, Minn. Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo stepped to the podium after Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Nashville Predators and offered up a simple analogy to describe the loss.
"If you've ever been punched in the stomach really hard, that's pretty much what that one feels like," Yeo said.
For 49 minutes Tuesday, Minnesota opened the post All-Star break portion...
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11 days ago
Wild suffer "punch in the gut" by Predators
ST. PAUL, Minn. Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo stepped to the podium after Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Nashville Predators and offered up a simple analogy to describe the loss.
"If you've ever been punched in the stomach really hard, that's pretty much what that one feels like," Yeo said.
For 49 minutes Tuesday, Minnesota opened the post All-Star break portion...
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11 days ago
Predators 5, Wild 4
After 12 wins in their last 14 games before the All-Star break, the Nashville Predators could've been forgiven for one clunker following their post-Christmas surge.
Ah, but this game was 60 minutes, too, just like all the others. Even a 4-1 deficit midway through the third period at Minnesota wasn't enough to slow them down.
Mike Fisher scored two of Nashville's three goals in...
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11 days ago
Preds edge Wild, 5-4, with another stunning comeback
We’ve seen this act before.Down 4-1 midway through the third period in Minnesota, the Nashville Predators were dead in the water. The momentum they gained before the All-Star break was toast. Pekka Rinne’s nine-game winning streak was history.With their backs against the wall in the third period, however, a switch was flipped – the same switch the Preds have flipped time...
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11 days ago
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11 days ago
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