Questions remain for Wild free agents Bouchard, Cullen
ST. PAUL, Minn. One is the longest tenured member of the Minnesota Wild. One is the oldest member of the team to play more than eight games this season. Together, they were two-thirds of one of Minnesota's top lines this season at times, and when they were going strong was when the Wild were at their best.
The cases of Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Matt Cullen will be interesting...
Questions remain for Wild free agents Bouchard, Cullen
ST. PAUL, Minn. One is the longest tenured member of the Minnesota Wild. One is the oldest member of the team to play more than eight games this season. Together, they were two-thirds of one of Minnesota's top lines this season at times, and when they were going strong was when the Wild were at their best.
The cases of Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Matt Cullen will be interesting...
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...
Wild win, gain last West berth
Devin Setoguchi broke a second-period tie and Niklas Backstrom stopped 29 shots Saturday night, helping the Minnesota Wild secure their first playoff spot in five years with a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Zach Parise scored and Pierre-Marc Bouchard added a late empty-net goal for the Wild, who earned the No. 8 seed and will face top-seeded Chicago in the first round of the...
Wild advance to playofffs as eighth seed with 3-1 win in Denver
A moment of tension deserves a little levity. A well-timed joke can ease the nerves and focus the mind on the task at hand instead of just worrying about the possible outcome. Any good locker room has a player or two that is capable of realizing that moment and then makes the correct remark to put the whole locker room in a more relaxed state. The Wild probably could use a...
Sharks 6, Wild 1
Marty Havlat scored twice against his former team and the San Jose Sharks closed in on a ninth straight playoff berth, beating the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Thursday night for their most lopsided win of the season.
Logan Couture added two goals and two assists, and Raffi Torres and Joe Pavelski also scored for the Sharks, who have won three straight games to remain tied for fourth place...
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...
(Video) Jiri Hudler scores and the Wild respond with two goals - Hanowski goal
It was a Wild third period, after an uneventful first two periods. Calgary forward Jiri Hudler scores a beautiful goal and the Wild score two goals by Jason Pominville and Pierre-Marc Bouchard in 1:13, before the Flames scored their second goal.
What was even more interesting, after playing in the Frozen Four this past weekend, former Saint Cloud State Husky Ben Hanowski scored...
Wild point-producers positive despite pressure
ST. PAUL, Minn. The good news from Saturday's game is the Minnesota Wild finally scored, and scored in a crucial moment.
The bad news? They're probably still shaking their heads after another promising, yet frustrating home game.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored for the first time in 10 games to snap Minnesota's 137-minute, 24-second goalless streak and put the Wild up...
Wild point-producers upbeat despite pressure
ST. PAUL, Minn. The good news from Saturday's game is the Minnesota Wild finally scored, and scored in a crucial moment.
The bad news? They're probably still shaking their heads after another promising, yet frustrating home game.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored for the first time in 10 games to snap Minnesota's 137-minute, 24-second goalless streak and put the Wild up...
Blue Jackets edge Wild in shootout 3-2
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Mark Letestu and Cam Atkinson scored in a shootout to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Minnesota Wild 3-2 on Saturday.
The Blue Jackets won their third straight and pulled even with Detroit and Dallas for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 45 points.
The Wild dropped their third straight and were left clinging to a two...
Wild Monday: Rupp back in lineup
MONDAY'S STORYLINES: Mike Rupp, who has missed the last 3 games with a lower body injury, will be back in the lineup and on the fourth line with Torrey Mitchell and Zenon Konopka. The Wild had recalled Jake Dowell yesterday, who has 7 points and 29 penalty minutes in 26 games with Houston this season, with intention of playing him on the fourth line if Rupp could not go tonight...
Wild Monday: Rupp back in lineup
MONDAY'S STORYLINES: Mike Rupp, who has missed the last 3 games with a lower body injury, will be back in the lineup and on the fourth line with Torrey Mitchell and Zenon Konopka. The Wild had recalled Jake Dowell yesterday, who has 7 points and 29 penalty minutes in 26 games with Houston this season, with intention of playing him on the fourth line if Rupp could not go tonight...
Wild Thursday: Zucker out against Colorado
THURSDAY'S STORY LINE: Jason Zucker, who took a nasty hit from Ducks forward Corey Perry on Tuesday, will be out of the lineup Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche.
The league suspended Perry four games for the hit. Zucker skated on his own Thursday morning, and Wild coach Mike Yeo said he anticipates his young forward will travel with the team on its upcoming road trip to...
Wild Thursday: Zucker out against Colorado
THURSDAY'S STORY LINE: Jason Zucker, who took a nasty hit from Ducks forward Corey Perry on Tuesday, will be out of the lineup Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche.
The league suspended Perry four games for the hit. Zucker skated on his own Thursday morning, and Wild coach Mike Yeo said he anticipates his young forward will travel with the team on its upcoming road trip to...
Wild Tuesday: Koivu likely to play Thursday
TUESDAY'S STORY LINE: The flu bug that has been running through the Wild locker room hit captain Mikko Koivu on Tuesday.
The top line center missed practice, but Mike Yeo expects Koivu to travel with the team to Edmonton on Wednesday. The bug caused Justin Falk, Pierre-Marc Bouchard and goalie Niklas Backstrom to miss Sunday's game against the Red Wings.
Koivu battled Sunday...
Wild Tuesday: Koivu likely to play Thursday
TUESDAY'S STORY LINE: The flu bug that has been running through the Wild locker room hit captain Mikko Koivu on Tuesday.
The top line center missed practice, but Mike Yeo expects Koivu to travel with the team to Edmonton on Wednesday. The bug caused Justin Falk, Pierre-Marc Bouchard and goalie Niklas Backstrom to miss Sunday's game against the Red Wings.
Koivu battled Sunday...
Around The Hockey World
from Jim Matheson of Hockey World at the Edmonton Journal,
- Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero was seen at the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota over the last few days. Was he looking at Pierre-Marc Bouchard or Devin Setoguchi for his second line? The playmaking Bouchard’s contract is up July 1. The Wild won’t re-sign him. Setoguchi is more of a shooter.
-...
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Corey Crawford makes a diving save against Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Despite playing a shortened season, the NHL has not been short on fantastic plays so far this year. On a 5-on-3 powerplay in the first period, Minnesota Wild forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard was left open on the back door and Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford dove across to make the miraculous save.The Blackhawks are currently 6-0 and are looking to extend their unbeaten...
What a save... Crawford stones Bouchard
What a save by the Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford on Minnesota Wild forward Pierre-Marc Bouchard, words really can't describe it.
Wild look to end Blackhawks' winning streak
The Chicago Blackhawks are off to the best start in the 86-year history of the franchise, led by a balanced offense, a strong penalty kill and reliable goaltending.
They'll look to continue their well-rounded play when they open a six-game road trip Wednesday night against the Minnesota Wild, who just put a stop to a three-game losing streak.
The Blackhawks (6-0-0) are one of...
Bouchard continues way back with key goal
ST. PAUL, Minn. Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo had seen his top line of Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu and Dany Heatley score 10 of the team's 13 goals through the first five games and pleaded for more support after Minnesota lost in overtime at St. Louis on Sunday.
Returning home, the Wild got the secondary scoring it needed and everyone could appreciate who supplied the help.
Pierre...
Bouchard continues way back with key goal
ST. PAUL, Minn. Minnesota Wild coach Mike Yeo had seen his top line of Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu and Dany Heatley score 10 of the team's 13 goals through the first five games and pleaded for more support after Minnesota lost in overtime at St. Louis on Sunday.
Returning home, the Wild got the secondary scoring it needed and everyone could appreciate who supplied the help.
Pierre...
Bouchard's tiebreaking goal propels Wild over Blue Jackets
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild's top line has been as dominant as any in the NHL early in this shortened season, but the team has lacked secondary offense. That is, until Pierre-Marc Bouchard somehow ended up on the fourth line. Playing on a juggled offensive unit, Bouchard scored his 100th career goal late in the third period Tuesday, and it lifted the Wild to a 3-2...
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