So far the Stanley Cup Finals have lived up to playoff hockey's reputation for thrilling action, and the two men between the posts are leading the way with some fantastic work. Which goalie has played the best?
The Chicago Blackhawks face the Boston Bruins in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals beginning on Wednesday night in Chicago. Here's a preview of the series that will decide the NHL's championship:
Two of the NHL's "original six" franchises will meet in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1979. The Boston Bruins, representing the Eastern Conference, will face the Western Conference-champs, the Chicago Blackhawks, with Game 1 starting at 8 p.m. EST Wednesday night.
February 9, 2013 Devin Setoguchi's power play goal in overtime gave the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center.
Paul Gaustad scored halfway through the first period gave the Predators a 1-0 lead at the first intermission
The NHL cancelled the first 2 weeks of the regular season today due to the continued lockout. Games are now cancelled through October 24. The Wild were set to start on the regular season on October 13. The entire preseason has already by cancelled by the NHL. Talks are ongoing to reach a new collective bargaining agreement but not deal appears to be imminent.
The Minnesota Wild officially welcomed free agent signees Zach Parise and Ryan Suter at a press conference at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Monday. Parise and Suter both signed 13-year $98 Million contracts
The Minnesota Wild signings of top free agents Ryan Suter and Zach Parise triggered 500 season tickets sales for the Wild in the first 2 hours after the signings were announced. The Wild signed 700 season tickets yesterday alone.
The Minnesota Wild road tour came through St. Cloud Wednesday. Current players Nate Prosser and Jason Zucker and radio announcers Bob Kurtz and Tom Reid stopped at MAC to sign autographs and meet the public
The Minnesota Wild have re-signed center Chad Rau to a 2-year contract and agreed to terms on a 1-year contract with left wing Stephane Veilleux. Veilleux returned to the Wild in a trade with New Jersey in February
The Minnesota Wild signed goaltender Josh Harding to a 3-year $5.7 Million contract extension Tuesday. Harding would have become a unrestricted free agent next month. The 28-year old Harding has been a backup throughout his NHL career behind 34-year old Niklas Backstrom
The Minnesota Wild signed goaltender Johan Gustafsson to a 3-year entry level contract. The Wild made that announcement Thursday giving them 5 picks from the 2010 draft under contract. The 20-year old Gustafsson had a 1
The Minnesota Wild have signed top prospect Mikael Granlund to a 3-year $2.7 Million contract. The contract includes $90,000 in bonus money annually. He is ranked as the #2 overall prospect in the Hockey News Future Watch
