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Gameday preview: Wild vs. Boston
Thursday's game is the Wild's last chance to get to .500 for the season at Xcel Energy Center.
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Shattuck-St. Mary's hockey teams take aim at national titles
The Faribault boarding school's boys' and girls' prep teams are ranked No. 1 and are favorites to win USA Hockey Tier I national titles. They are a combined 83-10-7.
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Playoff chase ends for Wild despite beating Winnipeg
Initially, the Wild felt encouraged and excited by what was happening on the ice and on the NHL scoreboard. But players became disappointed and demoralized as their night at the X unfolded.
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Wild giving it the old college try
Clarkson's Nico Sturm signed a free-agent contract with the Wild and could make his NHL debut on Thursday. Here's a look at some other memorable free agents who went from college to the Wild late in a season:
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After Canadian women's league folds, NWHL announces expansion
The league champion Minnesota Whitecaps will now be one of seven teams in the league, which will include two teams in Canada for 2019-20.
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Wild-Winnipeg game recap
Wild winger Zach Parise scored twice in the first period in his return to the lineup.
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Wild signee Sturm spent time maturing with Austin NAHL team
A Hobey Baker Award finalist after leading Clarkson in scoring with 45 points during his junior season, Nico Sturm considers himself a two-way center who plays a 200-foot game and takes pride on his defensive work.
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Postgame: Avalanche knocks Wild out of playoff contention
The Wild will miss the playoffs for the first time in seven years.
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Wild trounces Winnipeg, but Avalanche victory ends the playoff chase
The Wild routed Winnipeg 5-2 at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday night, but Colorado later crushed Edmonton 6-2 to end their postseason hopes.
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Parise's absence adds to Wild's scoring challenge
The Wild's leader in goals and points has missed the past four games because of a lower-body injury, a costly absence for a scoring-starved team.
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Wild's playoff hopes could end tonight at the X
The Wild is 4-0 against Winnipeg this season, but its odds of making are playoffs are slim and almost none. "Sometimes miracles do happen," coach Bruce Boudreau said.
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Wild signs free agent center Sturm
The native of Germany is a Hobey Baker Award finalist for Clarkson.
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Wild-Winnipeg game preview
The Wild, which can be eliminated from playoff contention Tuesday night, finishes the regular season against three playoff-bound opponents.
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Wild in danger of finishing in last place for first time since 2005-06
The Wild's playoff odds are down below 1 percent now. It's pretty much over, except for the math. Here are some numbers that help explain the team's failures.
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Five most-shocking NCAA hockey tournament first-round upsets
For the 14th consecutive year, at least one No. 4 regional seed knocked off a No. 1 seed. Randy Johnson ranks his top five upsets.
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'We're not stupid. This was big': Wild's shutout loss a crusher
The 2018-19 season likely will be remembered as hitting its expiration date Sunday as former Wild goalie Darcy Kuemper made 36 saves in Minnesota's 4-0 loss to Arizona.
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Shot after shot not enough for Wild to overcome poor execution, injuries
With Matt Dumba, captain Mikko Koivu and leading scorer Zach Parise all sidelined the Wild is finding it tough to locate the back of the net.
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Wild-Coyotes game recap
A look back at Sunday's game.
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Wild's fate could be decided vs. Coyotes
The Wild visits the Coyotes Sunday afternoon four points shy of a playoff berth.
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Four points out of playoff spot, losing could doom Wild's chances
After battling inconsistency issues for months, the Wild is in a position where it plays at Arizona on Sunday with the winner likely on a path for the playoffs and the loser dangerously close to elimination.
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Around the NHL
- David Pastrnak scores in overtime to lift Bruins to Game 7 win over rival Maple Leafs
- Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews is available for Game 7 with Bruins after sitting last 2 games
- Bourbonnais, Shelton propel New York to 5-2 victory over Minnesota in regular-season finale
- The Canucks ready for all-Canadian second-round after eliminating Nashville
- Noah Hanifin breaks late tie, Golden Knights beat Stars 2-0 to force Game 7
- Canucks advance to 2nd round, beating Predators 1-0 in Game 6 on Pius Suter's late goal
- Nylander and Woll help Maple Leafs beat Bruins 2-1 to force Game 7
- NHL players are refining the art of the bank shot via ricochet off the masks of the goaltenders
- Draisaitl scores twice as Oilers beat Kings 4-3 to advance to 2nd round
- Stars first to hold serve at home, beat Knights 3-2 in Game 5 for series lead in NHL playoffs
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