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Wild-Arizona game preview
In its past nine visits to Arizona, the Wild is 7-1-1.
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Wild stays in playoff race with victory in Vegas, but results elsewhere sting
The Wild kept its flickering playoff hopes alive by outdueling the Golden Knights 3-2 but Colorado upended Arizona 3-2 in a shootout earlier, a worst-case scenario because both teams earned points.
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Suter's inspiring comeback leads to nomination for Masterton Trophy
Wild defenseman Ryan Suter wondered if he'd ever be able to walk again.after shattering his right leg during the final weeks of the 2017-18 season.
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Dubnyk secures 30th win, franchise record in victory over Golden Knights
Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves in a 3-2 win over the Golden Knights Friday in Vegas.
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Wild-Vegas game recap
A look back at Friday night's game.
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Wild's Zach Parise, Joel Eriksson Ek game-time decisions vs. Golden Knights
Wild forwards Zach Parise and Joel Eriksson Ek are considered game-time decisions Friday against the Golden Knights, but it looks like only one of the two will return.
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Remembering the epic Minnesota Duluth-Bowling Green four-overtime NCAA hockey final
The Bulldogs and Falcons meet in the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Thirty-five years ago, they played the longest title game ever. The Star Tribune's Jim Foster, a UMD student reporter at the time, recalls the classic game.
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Minnesota Duluth's Parker Mackay points Bulldogs in right direction
The senior captain is picking up where last year's leader, Karson Kuhlman, left off, with the Bulldogs peaking at the right time.
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Minnesota State aims to write a new NCAA story
The 2018 OT loss to Minnesota Duluth "defnitely sticks with us," senior captain Max Coatta says. The Mavericks are seeking their first NCAA tournament victory as a Division I team.
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How do you fix the Wild? Blowing things up takes patience
Because of salary cap restrictions, there's likely to be more subtraction to come as General Manager Paul Fenton remakes a struggling Wild team for whom the playoffs are now a longshot.
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Five players to watch from non-Minnesota NCAA tournament teams
There are plenty of stars to see when the national tournament begins Friday.
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Poehling brothers give St. Cloud State a line to rely on
The three brothers have been together on the same line since a teammate went down with an injury for the Huskies, who have the top seed in the NCAA men's hockey field.
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Minnesota trio of No. 1 seeds aims for Frozen Four
A quick look at St. Cloud State, Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota State Mankato.
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Wild defenseman Brad Hunt enjoying new son, new team
The Bemidji State product barely played this season with the Golden Knights, whom the Wild visits on Friday night.
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Wild-Vegas game preview
It's another must-win game for the Wild, which has had plenty of success against last year's Western Conference champions.
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Gophers defenseman Jack Sadek signs with Iowa Wild
Sadek, a Wild draft choice in 2015, played four seasons at the University of Minnesota.
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Wild seems to always go to the wire with playoff pushes
The past six Wild seasons finished with the team in the playoffs, but how it reached that point was different each year. Here's a look back to fuel your look ahead.
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'A helpless position.' Wild can't make playoffs without assistance
With five games to go, the Wild is loitering outside the playoff picture with 79 points, which makes scoreboard as important as winning.
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Traditional powers missing from NCAA hockey tournament field
In addition to the Gophers, blueblood programs including North Dakota, Boston College and Boston University aren't a part of the field. What happened to the once powerful?
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NCHC Commissioner Josh Fenton talks formats, finances and expansion
At the Frozen Faceoff, Fenton was pleased with the state of the league and said he's focused on the eight teams in the conference. Expansion isn't a priority, he indicated.
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Around the NHL
- Duchene scores winner in 2nd OT, Stars advance to Western Conference final with 2-1 win over Avs
- Panthers beat Bruins with late game-winner, advance to Eastern Conference final
- Heise scores 2 goals as Minnesota beats Toronto 4-1 to advance to PWHL finals
- Brady Tkachuk has goal, 3 assists in US 4-1 win over Poland at men's hockey world championship
- Kreider pushes Rangers to the NHL's Eastern Conference Final for the 2nd time in 3 postseasons
- 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
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