The Minnesota Wild lost 4-0 at home to the L.A. Kings Wednesday night. The Kings scored 4 first period goals. Darcy Kuemper allowed 4 goals with 6 saves before being lifted for Niklas Backstrom. Backstrom had 12 saves the rest of the way.
The Minnesota Wild downed Buffalo 6-3 Thursday night to end a 4-game losing streak. Nino Neiderreiter scored a hat trick for the Wild including a power play goal.
The Minnesota Wild lost 3-1 at New Jersey Tuesday night. The loss is the 4th straight for the Wild. Ryan Carter scored the lone Wild goal in the 3rd period after New Jersey led 2-0 after 2 periods.
The Minnesota Wild got some good news Monday when Zach Parise, Jared Spurgeon and Josh Harding all worked out with the team on the ice. Parise has been missing time with a concussion.
The Minnesota Wild lost 3-0 at Ottawa Thursday night in the first game of a 3-game road trip. Ottawa scored 2 goals in the 2nd period and 1 in the 3rd. Niklas Backstrom had 14 saves and the Wild outshot Ottawa 35-17.