Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild lost 2-1 at home to Anaheim Tuesday night. Dany Heatley scored the lone Wild goal and Josh Harding had 23 saves for Minnesota. Corey Perry scored the game-winning goal for the Ducks in the 3rd period.

The Minnesota Wild have recalled defenseman Marco Scandella and forward Kris Foucault from the Houston Aeros of the AHL. The roster spots were available when Brad Staubitz was sent to Houston and defenseman Clayton Stoner was put on injured reserve with a lower body injury.

The Minnesota Wild lost 5-2 Thursday night to Vancouver at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Dany Heatley gave the Wild a 1-0 lead scoring just :13 seconds into the game. That sets a franchise record for quickest goal. Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi each scored a goal and Niklas Backstrom had 15 saves for the Wild.

The Minnesota Wild lost 3-1 at Columbus to the Blue Jackets Tuesday night. Nate Prosser scored the lone Minnesota goal and Niklas Backstrom had 34 saves. The Wild were outshot 37-29. The Wild failed to score on the power play while Columbus had 2 power play goals.

The Minnesota Wild signed defenseman Nate Prosser to a 2-year contract extension Monday. Prosser had 6 assists in 23 games for the Wild this season. In games he's played the Wild are 14-7-2.

The Minnesota Wild lost 2-1 in an overtime shootout Saturday night to the Dallas Stars. Jamie Benn scored the game-winning goal in the shootout for Dallas. Kyle Brodziak scored the lone goal for Minnesota in regulation. Niklas Backstrom had 25 saves. The Wild outshot Dallas 34-26.

The Minnesota Wild suffered a devastating loss at home to Nashville 5-4 Tuesday night. Minnesota took a 4-1 lead early in the 3rd period but Nashville came stormin' back to tie the game at 4 with 3 minutes left and scored the game-winner with :24 seconds remaining. Dany Heatley had 2 goals and 1 assist, Kyle Brodziak and Cal Clutterbuck each scored 1 goal for Minnesota. Josh Harding had 25 saves for the Wild.

The Minnesota Wild are getting healthier as wing Guillaume Latendresse is nearing a return. He's been out with a concussion but is now skating with the team. Mikko Koivu (separated shoulder) is also skating with the team but appears to be further away from returning. Pierre-Marc Bouchard remains out with concussion-like symptoms.

The Minnesota Wild downed Colorado 3-2 in Denver Tuesday night to take a 2-game winning streak into the NHL All Star Break. Carson McMillan scored the game-winning goal breaking the 2-all tie in the 3rd period. Dany Heatley and Justin Falk each scored a goal for the Wild. Niklas Backstrom had 24 saves for Minnesota. The Wild outshot Colorado 34-26.

The Minnesota Wild lost 4-1 at Toronto Thursday night. Minnesota has lost 15 of their last 17 and is 22-18-7 overall. Nick Johnson scored the lone Wild goal after they fell behind 4-0 in the 3rd period. Niklas Backstrom had 29 saves for the Wild. Minnesota was outshot 33-21 by Toronto.