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Koivu on Game 4's challenge: 'We've got to keep building this thing'
Mikko Koivu's urgent Game 3 effort gave Wild teammates a needed emotional lift, something they'll have to repeat and then some Wednesday night against the Stars at the X.
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In Dallas, old-school coach Ruff relates well to younger players
In a league where coaches are hired to be fired within a few seasons, Lindy Ruff spent 15 years coaching the Buffalo Sabres before coming to Dallas in 2013.
West Metro
Never mind: MnDOT cancels Lowry Hill Tunnel closing, cleaning on Wednesday
Originally set to close at 10 p.m. Wednesday, the tunnel closure was later pushed back to midnight.
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Wild-Stars Game 4 preview
The Wild is coming off a 5-3 Game 3 victory, but Dallas leads the series 2-1.
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Parise, Vanek skate at practice, but don't expect them to return
The Wild held an optional practice on Tuesday at Xcel Energy Center as the team looks to carry the momentum from its Game 3 victory into Wednesday's Game 4.
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Who did Bud Grant, Tracy Claeys pick to win the Stanley Cup playoffs?
The legendary former Vikings coach unveiled last week he picked the Wild to win the NHL Bracket Challenge.
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Souhan: Question now is whether Wild capable of winning streak
Whether because of embarrassment or Torchetti's forcefulness or some renewed sense of purpose, the Wild played 2½ periods of inspired hockey Monday.
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Gallery: Wild 5, Dallas 3
The Wild rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Dallas 5-3 in Game 3 of the teams' first-round Stanley Cup playoff series Monday.
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Wild rallies past Dallas after Torchetti challenges team
The Wild, with injured star Zach Parise watching from the press box, got off to a slow start before being implored by interim coach John Torchetti to 'give up more for each other.'
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Sharps' scoring, experience valuable to Stars
His young Dallas teammates benefit from 132 playoff games of wisdom, along with a proven scoring knack.
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Wild-Dallas Game 3 recap
Jason Pominville had two goals and an assist in a breakthrough game for the Wild winger.
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Torchetti makes move to add bulk to Wild's lineup
John Torchetti was so dissatisfied with the Wild's physicality in Games 1 and 2 that the first couple of clips he showed the team on video in advance of Game 3 illustrated the fact that if the "littlest" guys on the team — Mikael Granlund and Jared Spurgeon — could play physical, so could everyone else.
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Postgame: Wild was fast and physical in pulling off rare playoff rally
For the seventh time in its past eight playoff series, the Wild won a Game 3, but this one happened in the most unexpected fashion possible.
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History of Wild five-goal bursts
The Wild scored five goals or more in a playoff game for the fifth time in franchise history; notably, the Wild did it back-to-back the other four times.
RandBall: That game was so Wild
We've seen it throughout the Wild's history, and we've seen it particularly in the second half of this season — a roller-coaster of streaks in which the best way to predict if the Wild was going to start winning was to ask, "Is the Wild currently losing?"
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Love lost but not forgotten: Minnesota and the North Stars
Though they will be cheering for the Wild in an upscale St. Paul arena, some fans will be channeling memories of the North Stars and those raucous nights at the Met Center that made them fall in love with the NHL.
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Moving on: Wild fans talk about getting past the North Stars era
The Wild's first-round playoff opponent, the Dallas Stars, stirred up memories of losing Minnesota's former NHL franchise.
So does the Wild have any chance of winning tonight?
The Wild has played seven games against Dallas this year and has won just one. Included are two playoff games in which the Wild has been outscored 6-1
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Seguin out for Dallas; Will physical Gabriel make playoff debut for Wild?
Coach John Torchetti didn't confirm his lineup, but it's very clear hei hasn't been pleased with the Wild's physicality in the series.
Gophers
NHL playoff rosters are teeming with Gophers
Now that the Wild has called up Mike Reilly from Iowa, the University of Minnesota has 12 former college hockey standouts in the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs -- more than any other school.
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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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