Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild downed the L.A. Kings 4-3 in an overtime shootout Saturday night. Minnesota won 2-0 in the shootout with goals from Erik Christensen and Mikko Koivu. Darrell Powe, Nick Johnson and Erik Christensen each scored a goal in regulation. Niklas Backstrom had 26 saves for the Wild.

The Wild won 3-2 in overtime against Carolina Thursday night. Mikko Koivu scored the game-winning goal just 15 seconds into overtime. Kyle Brodziak and Erik Christensen each scored a goal for Minnesota and Niklas Backstrom had 25 saves for the Wild.

The Minnesota Wild lost 3-2 to the New York Rangers Tuesday night. Kyle Brodziak and Mikko Koivu each scored a goal and Josh Harding had 28 saves for Minnesota. Ruslan Fedotenko scored the game-winning goal in the 3rd period for New York. The Rangers outshot the Wild 32-26.

The Minnesota Wild lost 3-0 to Washington Sunday afternoon. Minnesota is mathematically eliminated from the playoffs with the loss. Mathew Hackett had 20 saves for Minnesota and Alex Ovechkin had a goal and 1 assist for Washington. The Wild played without Matt Cullen (broken finger), Niklas Backstrom (lower body injury), Matt Kassian (strained groin), Jared Spurgeon (concussion) and Justin Falk (leg injury).

The Minnesota Wild downed Calgary 3-2 in an overtime shootout Thursday night to get their 2nd straight win. Devin Setoguchi scored the game-winner in the shootout and both Dany Heatley and Darroll Powe scored a goal in regulation for Minnesota. Josh Harding had 27 saves for the Wild. Mikko Koivu returned from a shoulder injury for Minnesota.

The Minnesota Wild shutout Vancouver 2-0 Monday night. Josh Harding had 33 saves to earn the shutout in net and Erik Christensen scored a goal in the first period for Minnesota. Kyle Brodziak added an empty net goal for the Wild in the 3rd period. Minnesota outshot Vancouver 34-33.

The Minnesota Wild lost 1-0 at home against Dallas Tuesday night. Jamie Benn scored the lone goal in the 3rd period. Mathew Hackett had 24 saves for the Wild and Kari Lehtonen had 25 saves to earn the shutout for Dallas.

The Minnesota Wild lost 4-3 to Calgary Sunday night to fall to 29-30-10 on the season. Minnesota is in 13th place in the Western Conference standings. Erik Christensen scored twice for the Wild and Devin Setoguchi had 1 goal for Minnesota. The Wild scored all 3 of their goals in the 3rd period but Calgary also had 3 3rd period goals. Matt Hackett had 21 saves for the Wild.

The Minnesota Wild downed Phoenix 3-2 in an overtime shootout Thursday night. Dany Heatley scored the game-winner in the shootout for Minnesota. Kyle Brodziak and Steve Kampfer each scored a goal for the Wild in regulation and Matt Hackett had 15 saves after replacing Josh Harding. Harding had 24 saves and no goals allowed for the Wild.

Jamie McGinn scored the first of a four-goal flurry in the second period and Semyon Varlamov stopped 21 shots as the Colorado Avalanche beat the struggling Minnesota Wild 7-1 on Tuesday night.