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'If we had 20 of him ...' Kaprizov's performance was showstopping
The second-year Wild winger scored twice Tuesday and has nine goals in 12 playoff games, a pace unseen in team history.
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Commissioner Flowers leaving WCHA to become AD at Southwest Minn. State
The Winona State graduate spent three years in charge of the successful women's hockey league.
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Can the resilient Wild conjure up more Game 6 magic?
A franchise that hasn't had a lot of postseason success has found it late in series at times.
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Blues Views: What they're saying in St. Louis about beating the Wild
From Vladimir Tarasenko's heroics to the Wild's inability to seize control in the first and second period — here's the view from St. Louis on the Blues' Game 5 win.
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Neal: Kirill gave thrills, but others added little in Game 5 letdown
Kirill Kaprizov single-handedly got the Wild back into the game on Tuesday night. It's too bad so few of his teammates followed suit in the 5-2 loss.
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Is it time for a goalie switch as Wild faces elimination game?
Should the Wild start Cam Talbot in Game 6? That's just one of the questions posed on today's Daily Delivery after the team's sloppy loss to the Blues. Also, high school recruiting and bad looks from the Twins and Lynx.
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Wild falls apart late, 2-1 lead becomes 5-2 loss to Blues in Game 5
The Wild is one loss from being out of the playoffs despite a historic performance by Kirill Kaprizov, which ended up being overshadowed by Vladimir Tarasenko's third-period hat trick.
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Blues' injuries create time for former UMD star Scott Perunovich
Defenseman, who won the Hobey Baker Award, wins praise for his poise, and contributed again Tuesday.
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Wild treads fine line between physical play and penalties vs. Blues
When Wild players have jostled with the Blues after the whistle, penalties — and St. Louis goals — have been the result. But coach Dean Evason and the players also realize they have to keep being physical to create scoring chances.
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Game 5 recap: St. Louis 5, Wild 2
Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko had a natural hat trick in the third period, which started with the teams tied 2-2.
Wild faces must-win Game 6 in St. Louis after Game 5 loss to Blues
The Wild is one loss from being out of the playoffs despite a historic performance by Kirill Kaprizov, which ended up being overshadowed by Vladimir Tarasenko's third-period hat trick.
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Despite Sunday's loss, Wild not looking at changes for Game 5
There were signs at practice that coach Dean Evason will not make changes for tonight's game at the X, which will move the winner within one game of winning the playoff series.
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Will Kevin Fiala show up tonight + are the Twins for real?
The Wild's star winger is having his second straight subpar playoff year, and that's hurting his team. Plus, Phil Miller joins host Michael Rand and brings some optimism to questions about the Twins.
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Wild needs more from Fiala's line to successfully battle Blues
Kevin Fiala's line, which includes Matt Boldy and Frederick Gaudreau, has scored just one goal heading into tonight's Game 5 of the playoffs. 'We'll have a chat with them,' coach Dean Evason said.
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Wild hopes to take advantage of home ice in Game 5
Both teams have won on the road as the Western Conference playoff series is tied at two.
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Patrick Reusse on the Wild's missed chance, Twins and Kentucky Derby
It was a jam-packed Monday Daily Delivery podcast with host Michael Rand.
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Wild fails to cash in on opportunities, falls 5-2 to Blues in Game 4
Two goals in a 54-second span in the second period gave St. Louis a cushion that the Wild couldn't wipe out, and the series returns to Tuesday's Game 5 at Xcel Energy Center tie 2-2.
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Wild fails to generate another multigoal comeback
For the fourth time in as many games in this series, the team that scored first went on to win.
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Wild looks to fill 'tip jar' of pucks all the way to the Stanley Cup
Inspired by a road trip to Nashville last month, the team is dropping a puck into a bucket for every playoff win, and the goal is to get to 16.
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Around the NHL
- PWHL's strong first season coincides with a growing appetite for women's sports
- Stars and DeBoer moving on after ousting Cup champ Vegas in tight 7-game series
- Radek Faksa scores in return, Stars oust defending Stanley Cup champ Golden Knights 2-1 in Game 7
- Zibanejad has 2 goals and 1 assist, Panarin scores as Rangers beat Hurricanes 4-3 in Game 1
- Panthers, Bruins set to meet again in playoff rematch, this time in Round 2
- Bruins taking lessons, sense of fight into 2nd-round matchup with Panthers
- 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
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