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As second half begins, Wild is outside looking in for playoff picture
The Wild enters the second half of the season sitting ninth in the eight-team Western Conference playoffs. The playoff picture as of today:
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Wild-N.Y. Islanders game preview
The Wild, hoping to put an ice-cold January far, far behind them, open the post-All Star portion of the schedule hoping to at least resemble the team that went 24-5-1 after the break last season.
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Did NHL get lucky with John Scott?
Was John Scott's All-Star MVP performance a lucky break for the NHL? CineSport's Brian Clark asks NHL Dan Moriarty about the game, and what to expect in the second half of the season.
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Koivu, Dumba tussle during intense Wild practice
A high-intensity practice Monday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center got a little more intense when Mikko Koivu and Matt Dumba started pushing and shoving.
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Christian Folin recalled as Wild back at practice
The All-Star break is over, and the team is preparing for an Eastern road swing.
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NHL Insider: Another strong finish is uncertain for the Wild
The Wild can't keep relying on second-half surges. It's too risky.
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Wild's week ahead
The Wild returns from the All-Star break with three games, two in New York.
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NHL short takes
A weekly look around the league
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A look at NHL playoff picture in the West
The Wild has 33 games remaining in the regular season, and is currently out of the playoff race.
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Dubnyk comes full circle with All-Star selection
Devan Dubnyk's career, once at a low in Nashville, shuttled him back to Music City as an All-Star.
Video: NHL linesman gets cross-checked by player
The Flames' Dennis Wideman knocked NHL linesman Don Henderson to the ground on Wednesday with a vicious-looking hit from behind.
The big debate Thursday: did Wideman do it on purpose?
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Souhan: Fletcher has failed to deliver badly needed goal scorer to Wild
Throughout his tenure, Chuck Fletcher has found quality defensemen. But he has spent most of his energy and resources on the never-ending search for a top-notch forward.
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Wild's meltdown: Can't win if you can't score goals
An exasperated coach Mike Yeo said that it makes no sense that the Wild could be on such a losing stretch with such a low goals-against total.
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The Wild's January to forget
The Wild went 3-7-3 in January, including 0-3-2 at home.
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Downward trend for Wild scoring
The Wild's numbers are trending in the wrong direction.
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Dubnyk's late-game misplay leads to shootout win for Arizona
Arizona scored shorthanded with 1:13 to tie the score, then the Coyotes won in the shootout. The struggling Wild finished January without winning a game at the X.
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Russo: Wild better come up with solutions during the All-Star break
The Wild outplayed the Coyotes from start to ... almost finish, but a Devan Dubnyk puck-handling gaffe led to the tying goal and a shootout loss
The Wild's January free-fall: by the numbers
Even though the Wild is still the same seed as it was on Jan. 1, the percent chance that the Wild will make the playoffs has gone down considerably.
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Around the NHL
- J.T. Miller's late goal lifts Canucks past Oilers to take a 3-2 series lead
- Kreider's third-period hat trick lifts Rangers into Eastern Conference Final with win over Hurricanes
- Makar scores 2 goals and Avalanche beat Stars 5-3 in Game 5 to stay alive in playoffs
- Butorac's goal in the 2nd overtime gives Minnesota a 1-0 win over Toronto to force a Game 5
- Connor Ingram wins the Masterton Trophy for perseverance and dedication to hockey
- It's not a rock, it's the Athens Rock Lobsters. New minor league team honors B-52s
- Indigenous consultant accuses NHL's Blackhawks of fraud, sexual harassment
- Participation in the NHL's player assistance program is up this season. That may not be a bad thing
- Toronto's Spooner is out for the rest of the PWHL playoffs with a knee injury
- Bouchard scores late winner, Oilers edge Canucks 3-2 to tie playoff series at 2 games apiece
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