Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild (35-22-7) moved up a notch in playoff position with last night's 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals (35-21-10) in D.C. The victory bumps the Wild up from the 8th and final playoff spot to the 7th position in the West -- now just four points behind the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Minnesota Wild (34-22-7) remained one of the hottest teams in hockey by beating one of the other hot teams in hockey, the Ottawa Senators (27-23-11), 3-2 last night in a shootout at the Xcel Energy Center In St. Paul. Ottawa had won five in-a-row before last night. The Wild have won three in-a-row, and six of their last seven.

11 year-old Minnesotan Jordyn Leopold wrote a letter to the Minnesota Wild, telling the team she missed her dad -- asking them to acquire the Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman. Yesterday the Wild brought Leopold home to Minnesota.

The Minnesota Wild have acquired forward Chris Stewart from Buffalo and Minnesota native defenseman Jordan Leopold from Columbus today, the final day before the NHL trade deadline. The Leopold deal sent Justin Falk to the Blue Jackets

The Minnesota Wild (33-22-7) beat the Colorado Avalanche (27-25-11) last night in Denver, in goaltender Devan Dubnyk's 20th consecutive start for the Wild since being acquired from Phoenix in mid-January. Dubnyk is 15-3-1 since coming to Minnesota.

The Minnesota Wild (32-22-7) beat the Nashville Predators (41-14-7) 4-2 last night in Tennessee. The Predators are in the top spot in this week's NHL power rankings. The last time Minnesota faced Nashville was January 10th in St. Paul; a game I attended -- and the Wild looked horrible. Oh, what a difference a month (and a new goalie) can make.

The Minnesota Wild (31-22-7) scored their only goal in the first period, falling to the visiting Edmonton Oilers (18-34-10) 2-1 last night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Thomas Vanek was the lone Minnesota scorer. Benoit Pouliot scored two first-period goals for the Oilers.

The Minnesota Wild (31-21-7) trailed the Dallas Stars (27-24-9) 1-0 after two periods last night before exploding for six goals in the third, en route to a 6-2 win at the Xcel Energy Center. The win propels the Wild into the last Western Conference Wild Card playoff spot with 23 games remaining...

Devan Dubnyk earned his 5th shutout in the sixteen games he's been in the net for the Minnesota Wild (30-21-7), giving them a 4-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers (17-33-10) in Alberta. The Wild finish their three-game Canadian road trip with a 2-1 record.

The Minnesota Wild (29-21-7) picked up a crucial road win last night, beating the Calgary Flames (32-22-4) 3-2 in overtime. The win leaves the Wild one point behind in the race for the final Wild Card playoff spot currently held by the Los Angeles Kings.

The Wild will look to shake off Monday's loss in Vancouver when they head to Calgary for a pivotal matchup with the Flames Wednesday. The Canucks topped Minnesota 3-2 Monday to snap the Wild's ten game streak of games in which they earned at least one point.

The Minnesota Wild (28-21-7) saw their ten-game points streak come to an end last night, falling on the road to the Vancouver Canucks (32-21-3) 3-2. Nino Niederreiter scored both Wild goals. It was Minnesota's first loss in regulation in nearly a month. The Canadian road trip continues tomorrow night in Calgary.