Zach Parise scored in his return to Minnesota's lineup and Devan Dubnyk made 20 saves as the Wild held on for a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in their headlining NHL meeting on Sunday.
Eric Staal had two goals for the Wild, who won for the third (...)
Mikael Granlund beat two defenders to find open ice and wrap the winning shot around goalie Jonathan Quick just 12 seconds into overtime, giving the Minnesota Wild a 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL on Monday night.
Granlund's 20th (...)
Jonathan Toews had three goals and two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks beat Minnesota 5-3 Tuesday night for their second win over the Western Conference-leading Wild in less than two weeks.
Toews notched his fourth career hat trick on an (...)
Mikko Koivu scored the lone goal in the shootout for Minnesota as the Wild beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 Friday night to avoid losing consecutive home games for the first time this season.
Koivu used a masterful left-right move to flip the puck (...)
Jonathan Toews scored a power-play goal 3:09 into overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks over the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Wild 4-3 Wednesday.
Ryan Suter was called for holding midway through the overtime, and with the man advantage, (...)
Jason Pominville, Chris Stewart and Eric Staal scored in a six-round shootout as Minnesota extended its winning streak to three, beating Edmonton 3-2.
Jason Zucker and Matt Dumba scored in regulation for the Wild, who got 25 saves from Devan Dubnyk (...)
Radim Vrbata scored twice, Jannik Hansen once and the Vancouver Canucks held off the Minnesota Wild 3-2 Wednesday night.
Daniel Sedin had two assists, Ryan Miller stopped 30 shots and Vancouver allowed fewer than three goals for the first time in 11 (...)
A shootout victory gave the Chicago Blackhawks their fifth straight road win, 4-3 over the Minnesota Wild Wednesday in a clash of the top two teams in the NHL Western Conference.
Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews scored in the shootout, while Toews (...)
Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla had third-period goals to pad Calgary's lead and help stop a three-game losing streak for the Flames with a 5-2 win on Sunday over the Minnesota Wild.
Matt Giordano, Lee Stempniak and T.J. Brodie scored during a (...)
Amina Farah Ali had become the go-to person for Somalis in their Minnesota city wanting to donate items to refugees displaced by violence in their homeland.
But she and another woman, Hawo Mohamed Hassan, were actually using the pretense of charity (...)
Dustin Byfuglien led Chicago to its franchise-record ninth straight victory, scoring two goals and adding an assist in the Blackhawks' 4-1 decision over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.
Chicago broke the team record of eight straight victories set in (...)
Kevin Bieksa's power-play goal and an early scuffle sparked Vancouver in the first period as goalie Cory Schneider picked up his first career victory for the Canucks in a 2-1 decision over the Minnesota Wild on a fight-filled Friday.
Vancouver's (...)
Derek Roy scored 44 seconds into overtime as the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a late two-goal deficit to beat the Minnesota Wild in the National Hockey League on Thursday.
Drew Stafford, Adam Mair and Thomas Vanek scored for Buffalo, which boasts (...)
John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination, echoing Democratic rival Barack Obama's campaign theme of change while vowing an end to partisan attacks, as he looked ahead to the final stretch in the historic race for the White (...)
Marian Gaborik scored two goals, including the winner 3 minutes into overtime, and the Minnesota Wild celebrated clinching a playoff spot by beating the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Sunday.
Detroit beat Nashville minutes before Minnesota took the ice (...)
The Minnesota Wild took top spot in the NHL's Northwest Division with a 3-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
The Wild, who started a four-game homestand with a victory, moved a point above Calgary in the Northwest.
Minnesota scored (...)