Minnesota Wild
Wild Blanked At Vancouver
Islanders Beat Wild In Shootout
The Minnesota Wild have lost 3 games in a row after winning 7 straight 2-1 to the New York Islanders in an overtime shootout. The Wild do get a point for the overtime loss. Cal Clutterbuck scored the lone Minnesota goal in regulation. Franz Nielsen scored the lone goal in the shootout to win the game for the Islanders. Niklas Backstrom had 35 saves for Minnesota.
Chicago Tops Wild In Shootout
The Minnesota Wild lost 4-3 in an overtime shootout to Chicago Wednesday night. Kyle Brodziak, Matt Cullen, and Mikko Koivu each scored a goal for the Wild and Cal Clutterbuck had 2 assists. Niklas Backstrom had 28 saves for Minnesota. Patrick Kane scored the game-winning goal in the shootout for Chicago.
Jets Snap Wild Win Streak
The Winnipeg Jets downed the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Tuesday night to snap Minnesota's 7-game winning streak. Bryan Little scored the game-winning goal for the Jets with 5 minutes left in regulation. Guillaume Latendresse scored the lone Wild goal and Niklas Backstrom had 25 saves for Minnesota.
Wild Win 7th Straight At Phoenix
Wild Win 6th Straight At Los Angeles
The Minnesota Wild won 4-2 at Los Angeles Thursday night to win their 6th straight game. Matt Hackett made his first NHL start and had 42 saves in net for the Wild. Darrell Powe had a goal and an assist and Marco Scandella, Mikko Koivu and Cody Almond each scored a goal for Minnesota. Devin Setoguchi missed the game and will miss at least 2 more with a knee injury.
Wild Down Sharks; Harding Gets Hurt
The Minnesota Wild won 2-1 at San Jose Tuesday night but goaltender Josh Harding left the game in the first period with a neck injury. Harding sustained the injury when Wild defenseman Nick Schultz hit Harding in the face with his glove while trying to protect the net. Rookie Matt Hackett replaced Harding and had 34 saves while allowing no goals.
Wild Down Anaheim 5-3
The Minnesota Wild downed the Anaheim Ducks 5-3 Sunday night. Nick Johnson scored the game-winning goal with 5:31 left in the 3rd period. Matt Cullen had 3 assists and both Casey Wellman and Cal Clutterbuck each scored a goal and added an assist for Minnesota. Josh Harding had 24 saves in net for the Wild.

