Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: The Morning After
The Minnesota Wild moved into a tie for the 8th playoff spot with the Dallas Stars thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche.
The Minnesota Wild moved into a tie for the 8th playoff spot with the Dallas Stars thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche.
The Minnesota Wild did not get the road trip off to a great start tonight, as their offensive woes continued, only amassing 17 shots, but did get a point as they lose 2-1 in the shootout to the Colorado Avalanche.
The Minnesota Wild tried to come back from a 3-0 deficit, but in the end, they couldn't overcome weak goaltending by Niklas Backstrom and lost 5-4 in overtime to the San Jose Sharks. Joe Thornton and Owen Nolan each scored twice.
Led by two goals from Stephane Veilleux, the Minnesota Wild defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in Anaheim on Sunday evening to swap places in the Western Conference playoff standings.
The Minnesota Wild overcame a 3-0 deficit to defeat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in overtime.
Alex Burrows put an exclamation point on his $8 million extension as he scored twice, pushing the Vancouver Canucks past the Minnesota Wild 4-2 at GM Place in Vancouver.
The Minnesota Wild couldn't beat Dwayne Roloson, as he made 43 saves en route to a 3-2 Oilers win.
Josh Harding's career-best 44 saves and Peter Olvecky's first career NHL goal paved the way for the Minnesota Wild to earn a hard-fought 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center.