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
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
The Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues have reversed roles in recent days. While the Blues busted out of the gate earlier this month, opening up the new season with wins in each of its first three league contests, the Wings stumbled to an 0-2 start in Florida. A few weeks later, teams met
After remaining somewhat quiet in the early games this season, the front line guys stepped up in a big way Tuesday (Oct. 18) night helping the Chicago BlackHawks to a 7-4 win at home against the Philadelphia Flyers. In other action involving Midwest based NHL teams, the Minnesota Wild took advantage of a Los Angeles
Midwest NHL Notebook for Oct. 12, 2016 The 2016-17 season started the same way the 2015-16 season ended for the Chicago BlackHawks on Wednesday night as the Hawks dropped a 5-2 decision to the visiting St. Louis Blues. It was the first meeting between the two since the finally figured a way past the Hawks
