Minnesota Wild
Wild Lose 3-0 at Vancouver
Wild End Skid With 4-3 Win Over Edmonton
The Minnesota Wild ended their 8-game winless streak with a 4-3 home win over Edmonton Thursday night. Niklas Backstrom improved to 16-0 against Edmonton at home in his career. He had 27 saves. Marek Zidlicky had 3 assists and Mikko Koivu, Dany Heatley, Jordan Palmer, and Pierre-Marc Bouchard each scored a goal for the Wild.
Nashville Edges Wild 2-1 In Shootout
Colorado Downs Reeling Wild 4-2
Colorado scored 3 unanswered goals in their 4-2 win over Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The loss is the 7th straight for the Wild. Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Cal Clutterbuck each scored a goal for the Wild and Niklas Backstrom had 28 saves. Dany Heatley had 2 assists.
Edmonton Downs Wild 4-1
Flames Beat Wild 2-1
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.

