Sports Blogs: 18,568 Reasons Why :: Tale of the Tape: Nolan vs. Zeus Wild forward Owen Nolan has had a spectacular NHL career. Nolan gets injured, the Wild go through a disastrous stretch. Nolan returns (not completely healed), scores a few goals, and the Wild beat some of the top teams in the league. Id say hes a pretty integral part of this team. "This night it was all about God. The Irish God of W... Yahoo!: Pass or Fail: Johan Franzen's controversial goal vs. Minnesota (Yahoo! Sports) In the Minnesota Wild 's defense, they should have carte blanche for rigorous overreaction after losing their... FOX Sports: WILD 2, AVALANCHE 0 Line changes fail to click Tony Granato got nothing but an ice-cold test tube in the latest chemistry experiment with his lines Sunday night. FOX Sports: With Minnesota Wild fighting to stay in playoff contention, now is not the time for patience, player development DENVER -- The Wild's inability to score consistently is keeping some young players off the ice, and it's probably going to be that way as long as Minnesota stays in contention for a playoff spot. FOX Sports: No better place in NHL than MSG This fourth Madison Square Garden, which is advertised as "the world's greatest arena," is occupied about 320 nights every year, and will be Monday when the Penguins take on the New York Rangers. FOX Sports: Wild 2, Avalanche 0 The more gray Owen Nolan accumulates in his beard, the less he concerns himself with grudges.The Minnesota Wild forward no longer worries about settling scores with the Colorado Avalanche, an organization that drafted him and then traded him away."Played too many games to worry about that now," the 17-year veteran said.Still, Nolan took a little satisfaction ... FOX Sports: Wild-Avalanche Sum Minnesota 2 0 0-2Colorado 0 0 0-0First Period-1, Minnesota, Nolan 8 (Burns, Bouchard), 7:23 (pp). 2, Minnesota, Nolan 9 (Kolanos, Burns), 10:42.Second Period-None.Third Period-None.Shots on Goal-Minnesota 14-15-8-37. Colorado 10-12-10-32.Goalies-Minnesota, Backstrom. Colorado, Budaj. A-14,125 (18,007). T-2:19. FOX Sports: Backstrom helps Wild end road skid Niklas Backstrom stopped 33 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, Owen Nolan scored twice in the opening period and the Minnesota Wild snapped a six-game road losing streak, beating the Colorado Avalanche 2-0 on Sunday night.It's the first time in 61 regular season and playoff games the Wild have held Colorado scoreless. The Avalanche have lost three i ... Yahoo!: Sunday's three stars: A Wild franchise first for Backstrom (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild There really wasn't much ugly and obnoxious about Minnesota's 2-0... Yahoo!: Backstrom stops 33 shots in Wild win (AP) The more gray Owen Nolan accumulates in his beard, the less he concerns himself with grudges. The Minnesota Wild forward no longer worries about settling scores with the Colorado Avalanche, an organization that drafted him and then traded him away. "Played too many games to worry about that now," the 17-year veteran said. Sports Blogs :: Minnesota Wild Daily Entries Sports Blogs :: Minnesota Wild Daily Entries Tom Powers: One thing is certain: Gaborik's future is somewhere else, not with Minnesota Wild Sports Blogs :: Minnesota Wild Daily Entries Wild name Koivu captain for January (PA SportsTicker) Sports Blogs :: Minnesota Wild Daily Entries Marian Gaborik out again for Minnesota Wild Sports Blogs :: Minnesota Wild Daily Entries Mistake wastes Minnesota Wild's effort in 2-1 loss at Calgary Nothing short of beautiful!

FOXSports.com News for Wild FOXSports.com News for Wild View source archive --> View related links (1) --> Search this source --> ·WILD 2, AVALANCHE 0 Line changes fail to click Tony Granato got nothing but an ice-cold test tube in the latest chemistry experiment with his lines Sunday night. ·Panthers keep Penguins on ice Nathan Horton scored twice and the Florida Panthers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday that sent the host Penguins to their fourth straight loss. ·With Minnesota Wild fighting to stay in playoff contention, now is not the time for patience, player development DENVER -- The Wild's inability to score consistently is keeping some young players off the ice, and it's probably going to be that way as long as Minnesota stays in contention for a playoff spot. ·Owen Nolan, Niklas Backstrom lead Minnesota Wild to first shutout against Colorado Avalanche in 61 meetings DENVER -- If the Minnesota Wild keep playing like this, they'll take it -- win or lose. And when the Wild play like this, they win more often than not. ·Granato's shake-up fizzles Goal drought persists as Wild blanks Colorado Scrambling all four of the forward line combinations didn't result in the most important change of all for the Avalanche - the bottom line. ·Minnesota Wild Notes, Quotes --The Wild's upset over the replay used by the NHL to overturn referee Brad Meier's no-goal call on Johan Franzen's tying goal late in Saturday's game against the Detroit Red Wings. The league felt a zoomed-in angle received in the NHL's Toronto war room off the Red Wings' television feed conclusively showed Franzen's stick under the crossbar, and thus, reversed Meier's decision that Franzen scored with a high-stic ... ·Minnesota Wild Roster Report GOALTENDERS: Niklas Backstrom, Josh Harding. DEFENSEMEN: Brent Burns, Nick Schultz, Kim Johnsson, Martin Skoula, John Scott, Marek Zidlicky. FIRST LINE: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Mikko Koivu, Cal Clutterbuck. SECOND LINE: Andrew Brunette, Krys Kolanos, Owen Nolan. THIRD LINE: Stephane Veilleux, Eric Belanger, Antti Miettinen. FOURTH LINE: Colton Gillies, James Sheppard, Craig Weller. ·Minnesota Wild Inside Shots Even though the Wild lacks depth, coach Jacques Lemaire doesn't mind benching players late in games. For instance, in Calgary, the Wild was down to five defensemen because Kim Johnsson returned home for a family emergency. Erik Reitz barely played. Against San Jose, Reitz played 2-1/2 minutes. Without Marek Zidlicky against Detroit, he didn't play after the second period. But it's not just Reitz, Lemaire said. ... ·No better place in NHL than MSG This fourth Madison Square Garden, which is advertised as "the world's greatest arena," is occupied about 320 nights every year, and will be Monday when the Penguins take on the New York Rangers.

Yahoo! Sports - NHL - Minnesota Wild News Latest news and information about the Minnesota Wild. View source archive --> View related links (1) --> Search this source --> ·NHL Power Poll: Teams set sights on playoffs (SportingNews.com) Toronto coach Ron Wilson noticed it while playing Ottawa this week. The intensity is rising for teams getting... ·Pass or Fail: Johan Franzen's controversial goal vs. Minnesota (Yahoo! Sports) In the Minnesota Wild 's defense, they should have carte blanche for rigorous overreaction after losing their... ·Wild Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) Even though the Wild lacks depth, coach Jacques Lemaire doesn't mind benching players late in games.For instance, in Calgary, the Wild was down to five defensemen because Kim Johnsson returned home for a family emergency.Erik Reitz barely played. Against San Jose, Reitz played 2-1/2 minutes. Without Marek Zidlicky against Detroit, he didn't play after the second period.But it's not just Reitz, Lemaire said."You can't ... ·Sunday's three stars: A Wild franchise first for Backstrom (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild There really wasn't much ugly and obnoxious about Minnesota's 2-0... ·Backstrom stops 33 shots in Wild win (AP) The more gray Owen Nolan accumulates in his beard, the less he concerns himself with grudges. The Minnesota Wild forward no longer worries about settling scores with the Colorado Avalanche, an organization that drafted him and then traded him away. "Played too many games to worry about that now," the 17-year veteran said. ·Puck Headlines: After tragedy, fight debate reaches critical mass (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Weekend Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest... ·Osgood's return sparks Red Wings to 3-2 SO win (AP) A groin strain is exactly the type of injury that most goalies dread. The type that lingers. The type that can derail a season in a heartbeat. For Detroit goalie Chris Osgood, his groin strain couldn't have come at a better time. After sitting out for two weeks to let it heal, Osgood made 33 saves through overtime and then two big ones in the shootout to lift the Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the... ·Wild place RW Gaborik on IR (PA SportsTicker) As expected, the Minnesota Wild on Saturday placed Marian Gaborik on injured reserve as the star right wing prepares to undergo hip surgery on Monday. ·Wings' Zetterberg, Osgood expected to play Saturday (Yahoo! Sports) Henrik Zetterberg did not practice Friday because of a sore groin, but said he expects to play Saturday, when...

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