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Wild's 'GREEF' line is checking and scoring vs. Blues
Jordan Greenway, Joel Eriksson Ek and Marcus Foligno are facing St. Louis' top line, and contributing on offense, too, with four goals in three games.
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Both teams staying with goaltenders in Wild-Blues series
Marc-Andre Fleury and Ville Husso continue to hold things down as series switches to St. Louis.
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Wild takes control of series with Game 3 blowout win over Blues
From the start - 39 seconds in, to be exact - the Wild was on its game and cruised to a 5-1 win to go up 2-1 in the series.
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Wild-St. Louis Game 3 recap
A quick look at Friday night's victory.
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After Game 2 success, Wild not making lineup changes tonight
The Wild has lost seven in a row at Enterprise Center — where Games 3 and 4 will be played tonight and Sunday — getting outscored 35-15 in those games.
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Souhan: Wild should put goonery aside in favor of skill — and humor
Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, owner of three Stanley Cup titles, responded to the Game 1 loss to St. Louis with humor more than intensity. He may be on to something.
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Kaprizov changed little, but outcome was much better in Game 2
The Wild was held scoreless by the Blues in Game 1, but standout winger Kirill Kaprizov helped change that with a hat trick in a 6-2 victory that evened the first-round, best-of-seven series at 1-1.
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Eriksson Ek's value always appreciated by his Wild teammates
Joel Eriksson Ek is a physical presence, a clutch scorer and one of the NHL's top defensive forwards. His play sparked the Wild's resurgence in Game 2 against the Blues on Wednesday to even the series at 1-1.
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3 ex-Gophers among 5 Minnesotans on U.S. team for world championship
The U.S. national team leaves for Finland on Saturday, plays an exhibition game against Canada on Wednesday and opens the tournament on May 13 against Latvia.
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Wild turns tables with a big win + $20 a month for Bally Sports North?
Michael Rand offers up two hot topics on the Daily Delivery: The Wild's Game 2 turnaround and a streaming platform to watch Minnesota sports. Plus, a visit with Loons goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair and wondering about Dylan Bundy.
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Scoggins: One break opens floodgates, returns Wild to high gear
With the Blues controlling play early in Game 2, a broken stick sent the puck the Wild's way, and then the mood changed and the floodgates opened at the X.
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Kaprizov's hat trick conquers the Blues for a night in Wild's Game 2 win
Kirill Kaprizov had three goals, Joel Eriksson Ek added two and Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 32 saves as the Wild tied the series at one game apiece.
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All business on memory lane for Blues' Faulk
The former Minnesota Duluth defenseman has an excellent record with the St. Louis Blues.
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Wild adds experience for Game 2 as Goligoski joins the lineup
Defenseman Alex Goligoski sat out Game 1, but slid in Wednesday when Dmitry Kulikov was scratched.
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Wednesday's Wild-St. Louis game recap
Kirill Kaprizov netted the Wild's first playoff hat trick in team history.
Wild conquers Blues; Kirill Kaprizov's hat trick finishes off St. Louis in Game 2 victory
Kirill Kaprizov had three goals, Joel Eriksson Ek added two and Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 32 saves as the Wild tied the series at one game apiece.
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Fleury stays in goal in Game 2; Goligoski replaces Kulikov on defense
This will be Alex Goligoski's first playoff game with the Wild, but he has 43 games of Stanley Cup experience and was with the Penguins when they won it in 2009.
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Scoggins on what to do about the Wild — and D'Angelo Russell
Columnist Chip Scoggins joins host Michael Rand on the Daily Delivery. He'd like to see the Wild stay out of the penalty box and the Wolves trade Russell. Also, the Twins keep winning and the Lynx roster gets a shake-up.
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Spurgeon fined $5,000, says he's 'not very happy with myself' about penalty
The illegal hit to an opponent's ankles was unusual for Jared Spurgeon, who was runner-up last season for the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy that recognizes sportsmanship.
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La Velle E. Neal III: That wasn't the real Wild on Monday night ... was it?
When the usually classy Jared Spurgeon steps out of character and takes a cheap shot, you know something is amiss with the team that needs to be solved quickly.
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