Chris Stewart fired a pair of the four third period goals for the Minnesota Wild who finally hit the win column with a 5-2 win at the United Center against the host Chicago BlackHawks on Thursday (Oct. 12, 2017) The Wild never trailed in the contest, but it took a while to get things started.
After weeks of hype, predictions, speculation and pre-season tilts, the National Hockey League got rolling for real last Wednesday (Oct. 4, 2017) and there were a few surprises for the Midwest-based teams. At the top end is the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago BlackHawks and St. Louis Blues, all rolling into the campaign in impressive fashion
The Minnesota Wild has a ton of experience and some fresh up and comers in the hunt for what it hopes will be a huge season, beginning Friday (Sept. 15, 2017) when the team opens camp in the twin cities. Life in the Central Division has been tough for the Wild in recent years. After
By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwesthockey.info A gutsy third period rally to tie the game was nullified as Magnus Paajarvi’s goal 9:42 into overtime lifted the St Louis Blues to the NHL’s Central Division final and eliminated the Minnesota Wild to an off season full of questions. For years, it seemed the only thing holding
By Jim den Hollander Editor, Midwesthockey.info Charlie Coyle and Martin Hanzal provided the offense and Devan Dubnyk turned aside all 28 St. Louis Blues’ shots as the Minnesota Wild finally found a way to beat the host Blues with a 2-0 win at the Scottrade Center on Wednesday (April 19) night. As a result, the
Three Midwest based teams headed into National Hockey League play on Saturday (Oct. 29) and all three were involved with shutouts. Leading the way was Devan Dubnyk who recorded an unheard of third straight shutout, stopping all 29 Dallas Stars shots, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 4-0 win at the Xcel Energy Center. The
