Brent Burns

The Minnesota Wild lost 4-2 at Los Angeles to the Kings Thursday night. The Kings scored 2 3rd period goals to break the 2-all tie. Brent Burns and Eric Nystrom each scored a goal for the Wild and Burns added an assist. Niklas Backstrom had 26 saves for Minnesota.

Nashville beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 Tuesday night in Nashville. Mikko Koivu scored the lone Wild goal and Jose Theodore had 21 saves for Minnesota. Nashville has won 6 straight.

The Minnesota Wild defeated San Jose 5-3 at home Wednesday night. Kyle Brodziak scored 2 goals and Brent Burns added a goal and an assist for the Wild. Niklas Backstrom had 29 saves in net for Minnesota.

The Minnesota Wild saw their win streak end Sunday night when they lost to the Detroit Red Wings 4-1. Detroit scored 2 goals in the first period and 2 more in the 2nd. Brent Burns scored the lone Wild goal in the 3rd period. Niklas Backstrom had 23 saves.