2009-game-recap Stories - Hockey Wilderness
Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche: The Morning After
Minnesota Wild 3-2 (so) Colorado Avalanche via cdn.nhl.com These are the games Minnesota desperately needs to win if they plan on getting to the playofs. For almost 10 minutes of the second period, the Wild amassed 1 shot on goal. Needless to say, you can't win if you don't shoot the...
Minnesota Wild @ Colorado Avalanche: The Morning After
Colorado Avalanche 2-1 (so) Minnesota Wild via cdn.nhl.com Two games, two losses, two points. Gotta love the NHL. When a team outshoots another 41-17 and they go to a shootout, that's a combination of horrible offense and exceptional goaltending. Tonight was no exception. The Wild were...
Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose Sharks: The Morning After
San Jose Sharks 5-4 (ot) Minnesota Wild via d.yimg.com The Wild looked terrible in the beginning, getting down 3-0 and being outshot 14-6, then starting with a nice move by Peter Olvecky, the Wild started another fantastic comeback. Led by Owen Nolan's two goals, another by Pierre-Marc...
Minnesota Wild @ Anaheim Ducks: The Morning After
Minnesota Wild 3-2 Anaheim Ducks via d.yimg.com The Wild now find themselves one point out of 7th place in the West after defeating the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 Sunday night on the back of Stephane Veilleux's first two-goal game since February 14, 2008 against Vancouver. Niklas Backstrom made a...
Minnesota Wild @ San Jose Sharks: The Morning After
Minnesota Wild 4-3 (ot) San Jose Sharks via d.yimg.com Down 3-0 half-way through the game, the Wild looked defeated, uninspired and lazy. They were not backchecking, they were going 1 on 3 or 1 on 4 into the offensive zone, and allowing men in black to camp out in Niklas Backstrom's...
Minnesota Wild @ Vancouver Canucks: The Morning After
Vancouver Canucks 4-2 Minnesota Wild via d.yimg.com The Minnesota Wild got off to a great start Tuesday night, with goals from Dan Fritsche and Marek Zidlicky in the first period to go up 2-0. After Zidlicky's power play goal, however, everything went the way of the Canucks. After signing...
Minnesota Wild @ Edmonton Oilers: The Morning After
Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Minnesota Wild via d.yimg.com Once again, the Minnesota Wild failed to beat a Northwest division opponent. Once again, they fall further back in the pack. Once again, the team couldn't score and made a goalie look outstanding. Once again we, the fans, are left to wonder...
Minnesota Wild @ Chicago Blackhawks: The Morning After
Minnesota Wild 2-1 Chicago Blackhawks via cdn.nhl.com Anyone else thinking that Josh Harding may have made a statement tonight to management that they can look at moving Niklas Backstrom to Washington or Ottawa or Detroit? If it weren't for Harding's heroics, and a mighty fine penalty kill,...
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