Preview: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild

Date Friday, May 2 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago Sunday, May 4 2 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago Tuesday, May 6 8. While there might be many suitors, there's really only one destination mentioned prominently for Vanek: The Minnesota Wild, the state where he played his college hockey and the team on which his close friend … Read more

Preview: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild

DENVER — Minnesota goalie Darcy Kuemper has left Game 7 of the Wild's playoff series against Colorado with an apparent injury. Kuemper was replaced by Ilya Bryzgalov in the third period Wednesday night. The nature of the injury wasn't clear, and there  Dishing out credit for the Wild's Round 1 victory against the Colorado Avalanche. … Read more

Preview: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild

By Adrian Dater, The Denver Post. The heart of the Avalanche beats on. But it needed the defibrillator paddles – again – Wednesday night. Despite blowing four one-goal leads in Game 7 to the Minnesota Wild, the  A game at home should fix that because home is certainly where the victories are in this series … Read more

Second-round preview: Hawks-Wild

These two teams meet in the playoffs for the second straight postseason, although there's a much different feel about this Minnesota Wild team than a season ago, when they backed into the postseason and were easy pickings for a Chicago Blackhawks team  Wild tie the series up 3-3, it's now or never time Wednesday. Home-ice … Read more

Thomas Vanek to the Minnesota Wild for $40 million?

While there might be many suitors, there's really only one destination mentioned prominently for Vanek: The Minnesota Wild, the state where he played his college hockey and the team on which his close friend Jason Pominville plays. It's pretty much the The Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Monday night to even their … Read more

Thomas Vanek to the Minnesota Wild for $40 million?

The Minnesota Wild are headed to a game 7 with the Colorado Avalanche Wednesday night. The Wild beat the Avalanche 5-2 at the Xcel Energy Center Monday. While there might be many suitors, there's really only one destination mentioned prominently for Vanek: The Minnesota Wild, the state where he played his college hockey and the … Read more

Parise leads the way, Wild push Avs to Game 7

DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon scored 3:27 into overtime after P.A. Parenteau tied the game late in regulation, helping the Colorado Avalanche rally for a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night and a 3-2 lead in the first-round series. MacKinnon  Minnesota Wild right wing Nino Niederreiter tries to put a shot against Colorado … Read more