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Wild returns to the road, kicks off three-game trip in Boston
The Wild visits the Bruins Saturday, its first stop on a three-game, Eastern Conference road trip.
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Wild's trip to Boston is return home for Ryan Donato
Ryan Donato is expecting 20 to 30 family members and friends to take in his return to TD Garden on Saturday, his first game back in Boston since the Bruins traded him to the Wild in February.
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Wild-Boston game preview
The Bruins (14-3-5) have the third-best record in the East. They are the league's second-best defensive team.
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Dubnyk remains apart from Wild, will miss road trip
A family issue has led to his absence, and it's not clear when it will end.
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Defensive prospects Brock Faber, Mike Koster will join Gophers hockey team in 2020-21
Faber, of Maple Grove, is playing for the U.S. National Team Development Program, while Koster, of Chaska, is with Tri-City of the USHL.
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Young Gophers seeking same early spark as Wisconsin men's hockey
When Minnesota and Wisconsin meet this weekend, fans will see two of the nation's youngest men's hockey teams looking to mature quickly. Right now, the Badgers are doing a bit better.
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UMD women's hockey coach fights to make her mark in shadow of predecessor
Maura Crowell's office is a shrine to her team's glorious past, with wall-sized photos and the words "NCAA National Champions" painted above her desk.
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No. 1 Gophers women taking on UMD, gold-medal winner Rooney
One weekend highlight will be for the Gophers to face Minnesota Duluth's Maddie Rooney, the gold-medal winning goalie from the 2018 U.S. Olympic team.
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Wild's win had a bit of everything, especially entertainment
A triumph over a rival, a head-butt save and a shout-out to an NFL legend all came together during and after the Wild's 3-2 win over Colorado on Thursday night.
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Reusse: Enthusiastic fans? Determined skaters? Wild still has both
The sellout streak is over and the announced attendance of 17,574 was padded perhaps by a couple of thousand. But the alleged decline in interest in this team was not felt at the X.
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'Guns vs. guns.' Wild survives frenzied finish to hold off Colorado
Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon and Mikko Koivu all blocked shots in the closing minutes while goalie Alex Stalock stopped everything fired at him in the third period.
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Reusse: Last season's series of trades hasn't been what's haunting the Wild
Fired GM Paul Fenton still gets bashed as easily at Xcel Energy Center as Tom Thibodeau does at Target Center. But there is one defense for the small return on Mikael Granlund, Charlie Coyle and Nino Niederreiter.
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Postgame: Stalock taking over Wild crease with momentum in tow
Goalie Alex Stalock will be the Wild's go-to goalie while Devan Dubnyk remains away from the team.
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Wild-Colorado game recap
Wild winger Jason Zucker broke a 2-2 tie in the third period with his seventh goal.
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Wild hangs on to edge Colorado
The Wild, thanks to Jason Zucker's third-period goal, defeated the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday night.
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Wild goalie Stalock wants to stop taking bad with the good
Each of Alex Stalock's first three victories this seaso have been e followed by a letdown his next time out. "It's an every-day league, and [Thursday's] going to be another test," he said.
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Dumba expected to play tonight; Dubnyk still gone from Wild
Despite missing the third period Tuesday and not participating in practice Wednesday, defenseman Matt Dumba is expected to play tonight against the Avalanche at the X.
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Wild-Colorado game preview
The injury-riddled Avalanche started the season 8-1-1, then lost five in a row, and now has won five of six.
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'Blue-collar' Wild does not identify with NBA's load management
"I don't really like it as far if you're a fan of the NBA and you're watching a game and missing some guys," said Wild center Eric Staal, who is one of 10 Wild players to appear in all 19 games this season.
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Canada drops use of 'midget' in age-level youth hockey descriptions
The issue generated attention a year ago in Canada when the parent of a young son with dwarfism noticed the term on a banner at a mall.
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- Verhaeghe scores OT winner, Bobrovsky makes some fantastic saves, and Panthers top Lightning 3-2
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