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...

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...

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 ...

DALLAS (AP) -- Jamie Benn scored in the second round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars maintained their home dominance over the Minnesota Wild with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. Loui Eriksson scored for Dallas in the first round, but Matt Cullen got the Wild even in the second. Benn then beat Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom with a wrist shot to give Dallas the advantage,...

Jamie Benn scored in the second round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars maintained their home dominance over the Minnesota Wild with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. Loui Eriksson scored for Dallas in the first round, but Matt Cullen got the Wild even in the second. Benn then beat Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom with a wrist shot to give Dallas the advantage, and Kari Lehtonen denied Jared...

Jamie Benn scored in the second round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars maintained their home dominance over the Minnesota Wild with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. Loui Eriksson scored for Dallas in the first round, but Matt Cullen got the Wild even in the second. Benn beat Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom with a wrist shot to give Dallas the advantage, and Kari Lehtonen denied...

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...

The Nasvhille Predators picked up right where they left off before the All-Star break, defeating the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on a late comeback, scoring four goals in the third period. Minnesota jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period with two goals by Dany Heatley, the first with an assist by Nick Johnson and the second, on a power play, assisted by Cullen. Less that two...

Record Pts Div. Rank G/G GA/G PP% PK% Minnesota Wild (24-18-7) 55 2nd Northwest 2.24 (29) 2.47 (8) 14.6% (23) 82.9% (14) Nashville Predators (30-16-4) 64 3rd Central 2.74 (12) 2.52 (9) 22.5% (2) 83.1% (12)   Minnesota Wild Top 5 Scorers: G A Pts 1. #15 Dany Heatley 15 19 34 2. #9 Mikko Koivu 9 24 33 ...

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. Colorado...

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...

ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- Matt Cullen was remembering some of his most cherished hockey memories on Sunday, recalling the days when he played outdoors with friends. For the 35-year old center for the Minnesota Wild, those days can often seem like distant memories. Cullen and the Wild had the chance to relive their past glory days with an outdoor practice on Sunday. "Most of my great...

ROSEVILLE, Minn. -- Matt Cullen was remembering some of his most cherished hockey memories on Sunday, recalling the days when he played outdoors with friends. For the 35-year old center for the Minnesota Wild, those days can often seem like distant memories. Cullen and the Wild had the chance to relive their past glory days with an outdoor practice on Sunday. "Most of my great...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- For six weeks, little had gone right for the Minnesota Wild. Games were lost. Goals weren't scored. And coach Mike Yeo used the word fragile more than once to describe his team. Saturday night, however, things were different after a 5-2 victory over Dallas. Scoring three goals in a 59-second span certainly improves the mood of a hockey team. Instead...

If you enjoy the sport of hockey, this Saturdays sixth-annual Hockey Day Minnesota is circled on your calendar. FOX Sports North, in partnership with the Minnesota Wild and Wells Fargo, will broadcast 16 consecutive hours of hockey coverage starting at 9 a.m. The big day includes three high school games from Lake Minnetonka, Colorado College vs. the University of Minnesota from...

Record Pts Div. Rank G/G GA/G PP% PK% Minnesota Wild (22-17-7) 51 3rd Northwest 2.20 (29) 2.46 (8) 14.1% (25) 82.5% (15) Toronto Maple Leafs (22-18-5) 49 3rd Northeast 3.02 (6) 3.07 (26) 20.6% (4) 74.4% (30)   Minnesota Wild Top 5 Scorers: G A Pts 1. #9 Mikko Koivu 9 24 33 2. #15 Dany Heatley 13 17 30...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Minnesota Wild's annual father-son trip takes the team on an East Coast swing to face Philadelphia and Toronto this week.On Tuesday morning before practice, the dads were on the ice in Wild game sweaters posing for a team picture with their sons. Everyone flashed big smiles, including coach Mike Yeo, whose father, Wayne, is also on the trip."It is really great...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Minnesota Wild's annual father-son trip takes the team on an East Coast swing to face Philadelphia and Toronto this week.On Tuesday morning before practice, the dads were on the ice in Wild game sweaters posing for a team picture with their sons. Everyone flashed big smiles, including coach Mike Yeo, whose father, Wayne, is also on the trip."It is really...

Record Pts Div. Rank G/G GA/G PP% PK% Minnesota Wild (22-16-7) 51 2nd Northwest 2.22 (29) 2.40 (7) 14.2% (24) 83.1% (12) Philadelphia Flyers (26-13-4) 56 2nd Central 3.35 (2) 2.93 (22) 19.0% (8) 82.3% (17)   Minnesota Wild Top 5 Scorers: G A Pts 1. #9 Mikko Koivu 9 24 33 2. #15 Dany Heatley 13 17 30 ...

The Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild occupied the top two spots in the Western Conference as recently as Dec. 26 before recent slumps contributed to their drop in the standings. Coming off much-needed victories, Chicago and Minnesota meet Thursday night at the United Center. The Blackhawks beat the then-conference-leading Wild 4-3 in a shootout in the most recent meeting Dec...

Matt Cullen scored in the third period and in the first round of a shootout to help the skidding Wild recover from a late stumble to beat the Sharks 5-4 on Tuesday night, stopping San Jose's four-game winning streak....

Record Pts Div. Rank G/G GA/G PP% PK% Minnesota Wild (22-14-6) 50 2nd Northwest 2.23 (29) 2.35 (5) 14.2% (24) 84.1% (8) Chicago Blackhawks (25-13-5) 55 2nd Central 3.14 (6) 2.84 (16) 17.5% (17) 78.8% (26)   Minnesota Wild Top 5 Scorers: G A Pts 1. #9 Mikko Koivu 9 24 33 2. #15 Dany Heatley 13 16 29 ...

Matt Cullen scored in the third period and in the first round of the shootout to help the skidding Minnesota Wild recover from a late stumble to beat San Jose 5-4 on Tuesday night, stopping the Sharks' four-game winning streak. Mikko Koivu scored next for the Wild, and Josh Harding stopped shots by Michal Handzus and Ryane Clowe to give the Wild just their second victory in...

Matt Cullen scored in the third period and in the first round of the shootout to help the skidding Minnesota Wild recover from a late stumble to beat San Jose 5-4 on Tuesday night, stopping the Sharks' four-game winning streak. Mikko Koivu scored next for the Wild, and Josh Harding stopped shots by Michal Handzus and Ryane Clowe to give the Wild just their second victory in...

Matt Cullen scored in the third period and in the first round of the shootout to help the skidding Minnesota Wild recover from a late stumble to beat San Jose 5-4 on Tuesday night, stopping the Sharks' four-game winning streak. Mikko Koivu scored next for the Wild, and Josh Harding stopped shots by Michal Handzus and Ryane Clowe to give the Wild just their second victory in their last 13...