Wild summer ahead or not? An autopsy of the Wild's 2013 season
"He said, Son I've made a life, out of readin' people's faces, and knowin' what the cards are by the way they held their eyes, so if you don't mind me saying, I can see you're out of aces, for a taste of your whiskey, I'll give you some advice. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow, bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light...
Wild summer ahead or not? An autopsy of the Wild's 2013 season
"He said, Son I've made a life, out of readin' people's faces, and knowin' what the cards are by the way they held their eyes, so if you don't mind me saying, I can see you're out of aces, for a taste of your whiskey, I'll give you some advice. So I handed him my bottle, and he drank down my last swallow, bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light...
Game Preview: Game 5, Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks 5/9/2013 @ 8:30PM CST at United Center
Minnesota Wild (1-3)
1.50 Goals For (16th)
3.00 Goals Against (10th)
0.0% Power Play (16th)
90.9% Penalt Kill (2nd)
Top 3 Scorers:
1. #7 Matt Cullen ~ 0G 3A = 3pts
2. #22 Cal Clutterbuck ~ 1G 1A = 2pts
3. #96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard ~ 1G 1A = 2pts
Top PIM's:
1. #9 Mikko Koivu ~ 8 PIM's
Top TOI:
1. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 32:07
Top...
Scoring Issues Continue For Minnesota
from Michael Russo of the Star Tribune,
Aggravating game because it was hanging in the balance early and even late for the Wild to either take or get back into. But the Wild’s power play – now 0 for 15 in the series – failed and failed and failed, especially on back-to-back advantages to start the third period.
Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise each were minus-2 and now...
Game Preview: Game 4, Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks 5/7/2013 @ 8:30PM CST at Xcel ...
Minnesota Wild (1-2)
2.00 Goals For (12th)
3.00 Goals Against (11th)
0.0% Power Play (16th)
88.9% Penalty Kill (5th)
Top 3 Scorers:
1. #7 Matt Cullen ~ 0G 3A = 3pts
2. #22 Cal Clutterbuck ~ 1G 1A = 2pts
3. #96 Pierre-Marc Bouchard ~ 1G 1A = 2pts
Top PIM's:
1. #9 Mikko Koivu ~ 8 PIM's
Top TOI:
1. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 32:42
Top...
Game Preview: Game 3, Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks 5/5/2013 @ 2:00PM CST
Minnesota Wild (0-2)
1.50 Goals For (13th)
3.50 Goals For (14th)
0% Power Play (16th)
85.7% Penalty Kill (8th)
Top 3 Scorers:
1. #7 Matt Cullen ~ 0G 2A = 2pts
2. #6 Marco Scandella ~ 1G 0A = 1pt
3. #10 Devin Setoguchi ~ 1G 0A = 1pt
Top PIM's:
1. #9 Mikko Koivu ~ 8 PIM's
Top TOI:
1. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 35:52
Top Goaltender(s...
Wild look for playoff win at home
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) NHL hockey was absent from Minnesota for seven years, and the upstart Wild stumbled through two rough seasons in their debut.
Then came 2003, when the fervor of a playoff run came roaring back to a state that's as tied to the sport as any other in the nation.
"It was a magical time to be playing here in Minnesota," said former Wild left wing...
Down 2-0 to Chicago, underdog Wild hope to rally
NHL hockey was absent from Minnesota for seven years, and the upstart Wild stumbled through two rough seasons in their debut.
Then came 2003, when the fervor of a playoff run came roaring back to a state that's as tied to the sport as any other in the nation.
''It was a magical time to be playing here in Minnesota,'' said former Wild left wing Andrew Brunette...
Wild return home looking to shift momentum
ST. PAUL, Minn. The Minnesota Wild entered the playoffs without much postseason experience and were facing a Chicago Blackhawks team that has plenty of playoff-tested veterans.
Handling the increased pressure, where every shift is magnified in a best-of-seven series is new to many of Minnesota's players. They're learning first-hand how to handle the postseason.
"This...
Mikko Koivu Not Playing Like A Captain
from Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune,
It’s not Minnesota Nice to wish ill upon people, but this is the best possible scenario, given the way The Captain is playing....
The only way Koivu got his name in the boxscore was by taking ridiculous penalties. Three of them. He finished minus-3, and the details were as telling as the results....
As talented as the Blackhawks...
Wild are back in playoffs with little to lose
ST. PAUL, Minn. Listening to Mike Rupp speak about winning the Stanley Cup, it's easy to see why the road to the championship is at once rewarding and agonizing.
Getting the chance to lift the cup after surviving the playoffs is special. Even 10 years since Rupp won the Stanley Cup for the only time so far in his career, the scenes of the playoffs gone by can run through Rupp...
Wild are back in playoffs with little to lose
ST. PAUL, Minn. Listening to Mike Rupp speak about winning the Stanley Cup, it's easy to see why the road to the championship is at once rewarding and agonizing.
Getting the chance to lift the cup after surviving the playoffs is special. Even 10 years since Rupp won the Stanley Cup for the only time so far in his career, the scenes of the playoffs gone by can run through Rupp...
Blackhawks wary of Wild ahead of playoff series
For all their accomplishments so far - the record-breaking start, the Presidents' Trophy, the individual honors - the Chicago Blackhawks know this is the time of year that will define their season.
Jonathan Toews and Co. also know all the reasons for concern heading into the first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Wild.
The Blackhawks are favored to make it to the...
Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche 4/27/2013 @ 6:30PM CST at Pepsi Center
Minnesota Wild (25-19-3) 53pts 2nd in the Northwest
2.45 Goals For (23rd)
2.64 Goals Against (16th)
17.6% Power Play (16th)
80.6% Penalty Kill (15th)
Top 5 Scorers:
1. #11 Zach Parise ~ 17G 20A = 37pts
2. #9 Mikko Koivu ~ 11G 25A = 36pts
3. #29 Jason Pominville ~ 14G 20A = 34pts
4. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 4G 28A = 32pts
5. #10 Devin Setoguchi...
Wild down to one game to qualify for playoffs
ST. PAUL, Minn. The stakes were simple: Win, and the Minnesota Wild were in the playoffs.
Nobody saw this coming.
The Wild played perhaps their most disappointing game of the season Friday night, falling 6-1 to the visiting Edmonton Oilers, who have already been eliminated from postseason contention. Minnesota now has just one more game Saturday at Colorado in which to clinch...
Wild down to one game to qualify for playoffs
ST. PAUL, Minn. The stakes were simple: Win, and the Minnesota Wild were in the playoffs.
Nobody saw this coming.
The Wild played perhaps their most disappointing game of the season Friday night, falling 6-1 to the visiting Edmonton Oilers, who have already been eliminated from postseason contention. Minnesota now has just one more game Saturday at Colorado in which to clinch...
Another win, and Wild will finally be back in
(Eds: With AP Photos.) By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer The time on the scoreboard was ticking toward zero. The Minnesota Wild were clinging to a one-goal lead the Los Angeles Kings weren't ready to give up on.
Kings defenseman Slava Voynov signaled to a teammate on the other side he was open, corralled a perfect through-the-slot pass at the far edge of the right circle and...
Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary Flames 4/21/2013 @ 5:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (24-17-3) 51pts 2nd in the Northwest
2.52 Goals For (19th)
2.57 Goals Against (15th)
18.3% Power Play (15th)
82.0% Penalty Kill (12th)
Top 5 Scorers:
1. #11 Zach Parise ~ 16G 19A = 35pts
2. #29 Jason Pominville ~ 14G 20A = 34pts
3. #9 Mikko Koivu ~ 10G 24A = 34pts
4. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 4G 28A = 32pts
5. #7 Matt Cullen ~ 7G...
Wild look to extend Oilers' losing streak
While the Minnesota Wild are presently focused on securing their first playoff berth in five seasons, the Edmonton Oilers made a move they hope will pay off in the future.
The visiting Wild look to win consecutive games for the first time this month while trying to hand the Oilers a season-high sixth straight defeat Tuesday night.
Though Minnesota's 4-3 win at Calgary on Monday...
Wild-Oilers Preview
While the Minnesota Wild are presently focused on securing their first playoff berth in five seasons, the Edmonton Oilers made a move they hope will pay off in the future.
The visiting Wild look to win consecutive games for the first time this month while trying to hand the Oilers a season-high sixth straight defeat Tuesday night.
Though Minnesota's 4-3 win at Calgary on Monday...
Wild 4, Flames 3
Jason Pominville scored twice to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 Monday night, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Pominville has four goals in six games since being acquired from Buffalo at the NHL trade deadline in a deal that sent two prospects and two draft picks to the Sabres.
Mikko Koivu and Pierre-Marc Bouchard also scored for Minnesota, which began...
Fourth-line success benefiting Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. Think of the Minnesota Wild, and thoughts will typically go to names like Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu, Ryan Suter and Niklas Backstrom. Minnesota's veteran players and leaders Koivu wears the "C" as captain and Parise and Suter are assistant captains in their first season with the Wild inevitably draw well-deserved attention. The second line of Pierre...
Fourth-line success benefiting Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. Think of the Minnesota Wild, and thoughts will typically go to names like Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu, Ryan Suter and Niklas Backstrom. Minnesota's veteran players and leaders Koivu wears the "C" as captain and Parise and Suter are assistant captains in their first season with the Wild inevitably draw well-deserved attention. The second line of Pierre...
Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues 4/1/2013 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (21-11-2) 44pts 1st in the Northwest
2.74 Goals For (14th)
2.50 Goals Against (11th)
18.3% Power Play (16th)
82.2% Penalty Kill (11th)
Top 5 Scorers:
1. #9 Mikko Koivu ~ 9G 24A = 33pts
2. #11 Zach Parise ~ 15G 15A = 30pts
3. #20 Ryan Suter ~ 3G 25A = 28pts
4. #7 Matt Cullen ~ 7G 18A = 25pts
5. #10 Devin Setoguchi ~ 12G 11A...
Schedule is beginning to intensify for Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. In this 48-game truncated season, the Minnesota Wild and the rest of the NHL knew each game took on added significance.
Minnesota's recovered from its tough start as the new pieces adapted to each other. Now, squarely in the playoff picture while tied with the Vancouver Canucks with 44 points to lead the Northwest Division, the Wild have a one-month sprint to...
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