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Blackhawks take game 1 in OT
Posted on 2 May 2013 by Jeff Heimerl.
Cal Clutterbuck scored the 1st goal of the game, giving the Wild a 1-0 lead in the 1st period. Marian Hossa answered in the 2nd period with a goal, assisted by Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith. In overtime Bryan Bickell scored in a two-on-one situation with a nice backhand. In at goalie for the Wild was Josh Harding after Niklas Backstrom was stratched from the line up after hurting his l...
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Wild defeat Canucks
Posted on 11 Mar 2013 by Jeff Heimerl.
Zach Parise scored twice and added an assist as the Wild defeated the Canucks for the first time this season Sunday night at the Xcel Energy Center. The 3 point night for Parise was the 25th of his career. The win moves the Wild into a first place tie with their division rivals. Niklas Backstom had 25 saves for the Wild, as the picked up their 4th straight home game. Jason Zucker and Jared...
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Blackhawks blank Wild
Posted on 7 Mar 2013 by Jeff Heimerl.
The Blackhawks won their 10th game in a row and extended their points streak to 29 games. With each game the pressure is growing, but the Blackhawks seem to be thriving in light of the record they face each time they take the ice. The first period looked as though Chicago had put this game away, but MN clawed back to make it at least a respectable loss against a team that is flying high right n...
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Wild handle Oilers in Win
Posted on 4 Mar 2013 by Jeff Heimerl.
The Wild came out aggressive in the 3rd period to break a scoreless 2nd period and 1-1 tie to beat the Oilers 4-2 Sunday night. Mikko Koivu scored 9 seconds into the 3rd period to put the Wild up 2-1. Charlie Coyle added a 3rd goal for the Wild. After 2 successful scores for the Wild the Oilers findly answered with a goal by Sam Gagner which made it a 3-2 game. Dany Heatley scored a Wild power ...
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Wild lose to Vancouver
Posted on 13 Feb 2013 by Jeff Heimerl.
Roberto Luongo had 25 saves which was enough to hold off the Wild 2-1 and give the Canucks their 6th straight win. Luongo has been splitting time in the goal with Cory Schneider. Tonight's performance helped Luongo lower his goals against average to 1.45 second only to Ottawa's Craig Anderson. Jannik Hansen and Kevin Bieksa each scored for Vancouver and Devin Setoguchi had the Wild's only goal....
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Wild win in Shootout
Posted on 12 Feb 2013 by Jeff Heimerl.
The Wild came away with a much needed win on what would be Mikko Koivu's 500th career game. The Wild winning for the first time in 5 games while on a road trip. Wild Goal Niklas Backstrom was great at goal with 23 saves. Kyle Brodziak scored in regulation to tie the game at 1 a piece, Jiri Hudler scored for the Flames. In the shootout it was Koivu who came through to score the game winner, cle...
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Wild beat Blackhawks at home
Posted on 31 Jan 2013 by Jeff Heimerl.
The Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks giving them their first loss of the season last night in MN. Chicago, 6-0 going into last night's game, were handed their first loss by a Wild roster that was upgraded with some big name free agents in the off-season. The only other team that was 6-0 were the San Jose Sharks, . This game was seen as a test for that new roster. MN held up well. MN starte...
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Wild open training camp
Posted on 15 Jan 2013 by Jeff Heimerl.
The Wild officially opened training camp yesterday. Although the players could skate around last week after both the NHL and NHLPA signed off on the new collective bargaining agreement, this week marks the first time that the coaching staff could interact with players and be on the ice with them. Coach Mike Yeo has his work cut out, he last 6 days to get his new players acclimated to a new sys...
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Wild Looking To Add Scoring
Posted on 12 Jun 2012 by Mike Schlottman.
With this year's draft, the Minnesota Wild are hoping to add what they need the most — scoring! With guys like Mikael Granlund, Charlie Coyle, Johan Larsson, and Brett Bulmer they are hoping to solve that issue. Seemingly, though, the biggest problem surrounding the Wild each and every year is the under-performing they tend to get from proven scorers in the past. Hopefully that will...
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Wild News
Posted on 7 Jun 2012 by Mike Schlottman.
The off-season hasn't been that long for the Wild and already, some players are moving around. Here's a look at what's going on: Erik Christensen, who was picked up in February, has signed with a KHL (Czech) team and is leaving the Wild. He was brought on as a shootout specialist, ranking 3rd overall with 29 shootout goals in his career. He didn't impress the Wild, though, accumulating on...
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Plus/Minus – Grading the Minnesota Wild Offseason
Posted on 25 Jul 2011 by Corey Krakower.
**Rating system for “Plus/Minus” Series** +3 = Major Upgrade +2 = Upgrade +1 = Slight Upgrade 0 = Same as prior year -1 = Slight Dowgrade -2 = Downgrade -3 = Major Downgrade Team: Minnesota Wild 2010-11: 86 points, #12 in Western Conference GOALIES Returning: Niklas Backstrom Arrivals: Josh Harding Departures: Jose Theodore Grade: -1 Jose Theodore played 32 games for the Wild, and posted al...
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Minnesota Wild Summer Playbook
Posted on 28 Jun 2011 by Corey Krakower.
The Minnesota Wild had a disappointing season in 2010-11, which ultimately forced the organization to come to terms with the need for a rebuild. Too many of their players are past their prime and injury prone; and so its time to spend a few years getting younger and better. Franchise goaltender Niklas Backstrom is back, and while there are some good prospects in the system, it is likely they wi...
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