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Gophers
For Gophers women's hockey, playing in Nashville like a bowl trip
Coach Brad Frost's team took in Music City's sights and sounds, bought cowboy hats and played a couple of strong games.
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U men's hockey regrouping after rough weekend, subpar first half
Mistakes, then corrections. That's been a theme for the Gophers all season long, a byproduct of having a roster that relies on nine freshmen in regular roles.
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Foligno plays well upon his return to Wild lineup after an injury
In 16 games before suffering a lower-body injury Nov. 7 in San Jose, Foligno scored twice and chipped in four assists.
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Wild-Florida game recap
Wild rookie Kaapo Kahkonen finished with 44 saves, 36 of which came in succession after the Panthers' two goals.
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Postgame: Wild has options to fill out lineup if Spurgeon, Koivu remain out
Defenseman Jared Spurgeon and captain Mikko Koivu didn't finish the 4-2 win over the Panthers Thursday at BB&T Center.
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For Wild, 'getting through overtime is a win'
The Wild is 0-4 this season in overtime and 12-32 all-time since the 3-on-3 format was implemented ahead of 2015-16.
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Kahkonen in goal to kick off Wild's road trip vs. Panthers
Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen is scheduled to make his second NHL start Tuesday in Florida against the Panthers.
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Gameday preview: Wild at Florida
Under first year coach Joel Quenneville the Panthers (13-8-5) are seventh in the Eastern standings and are the NHL's fifth-highest-scoring team.
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Koivu ends big day with biggest goal in shootout win over Dallas
With an assist from his coach, Mikko Koivu executed a storybook ending to his 1,000th career game by scoring the decisive goal that lifted the Wild to a 3-2 shootout victory
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Koivu makes shootout all about him
The Wild captain won with his signature move in his 1,000th game.
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Wild-Dallas game recap
Wild captain Mikko Koivu scored the decisive goal in the shootout in his 1,000th game and added an assist.
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Milestone: Wild's Koivu to play 1,000th NHL game Sunday
The recognition Mikko Koivu is set to receive Sunday afternoon against the Stars at Xcel Energy Center might be the most fitting one that's been bestowed on him to date.
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Wild hoping to build on recent success in division matchup vs. Stars
The Wild hosts a Central Division rival in the Stars Sunday during captain Mikko Koivu's 1,000th career game.
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Wild-Dallas gameday preview
The Wild wraps up a brief two-game homestand against a Central Division rival in the Stars. So far, the Wild is 1-6-1 vs. the division.
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Wild wins in a rout over Ottawa, and keeps its eyes off the standings
The Wild scored four times in the third period, and got back to .500 on the season after Friday's 7-2 romp by focusing on its play and not the standings.
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Wild's fourth line takes a leading role
The Wild's fourth line, which on Friday scored twice in the team's most dynamic offensive performance to date, could soon be split up when Marcus Foligno returns from a lower-body injury.
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Wild-Ottawa game recap
A look back at Friday afternoon's game.
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Dubnyk away from Wild because of wife's serious medical condition
Goalie Devan Dubnyk has missed the past four games with the Wild and will likely be out for a few more because his wife, Jenn, is facing health problems that have required hospitalization.
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Gameday preview: Wild vs. Ottawa
The Wild returns home after a 1-0-2 road trip against Boston, the New York Rangers and New Jersey. All three games were decided by one goal.
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