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Corey Abbott analyzes this week's goalie trades in Waiver Wired....

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Defenseman Nate Prosser scored in overtime as the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night. Prosser delivered just his second goal of the season and his second in as many games when he snapped the rebound of a Nino Niederreiter shot past Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen from close range. Defenseman Ryan Suter, who did not have a goal as of Dec. 29, now has six goals...

Resigned to the bench for the opening stages of the Capitals-Blue Jackets contest, Braden Holtby probably was not expecting to see any action. However, after Philipp Grubauer gave up a Ryan Johansen goal that stretched the Jackets lead to 3-0,Capitals coach Adam Oates decided to make the switch. Holtby performed admirably in relief, making 20 saves for the remainder of the contest and surrendering...

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t all that jazzed about the homecoming. For one thing, going from a contender to, uh, not a contender is never fun, and swapping the LA Kings' defense for the Oilers' defense is a little like swapping Mulder and Scully for Doggett and Reyes. For another, who wants to leave Los Angeles for Edmonton, and in January, at that? I wouldn't. And after a quick glance at the Twitter timeline of Jenny Scrivens,...

The Edmonton Oilers made a couple of trades to address their goaltending, but plenty of other issues need fixing; the Chicago Blackhawks are showing no signs of a Stanley Cup hangover; coach Patrick Roy and goalie Semyon Varlamov are the main reasons for the Colorado Avalanche's success; plus, notes on the Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Jaromir Jagr....

s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-caption: "Washington defenseman Karl Alzner gets the assist for right wing Alex Ovechkin's 2nd period goal as the Washington Captals host the San Jose Sharks at the Verizon Center" • • • • • Preview: Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers, 7:00 p.m. EST Preview: Nashville Predators at Philadelphia...

OTTAWA -- The Montreal Canadiens blew a three-goal lead but came back to beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 in overtime Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre....

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Wild left winger Jason Zucker celebrated his 22nd birthday by setting a team record. Zucker scored just eight seconds into the third period -- the fastest home goal to start a period in team history -- as Minnesota cruised to a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Right wingers Jason Pominville and Justin Fontaine, and defenseman Nate Prosser added goals for...

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boy, it'd be nice to grab another goal here quick,...

Friday's Hockey Dose resumes division analysis with deep glances at the Central Division....

s zone, but didn't generate many shots. When the Wild finally got set up on the other end, Prosser's slap shot hit Ben Scrivens...

Michael Finewax looks at the Stadium series which begins on January 25 in The Week Ahead....

A few days on the job, and Paul Maurice appears to have revitalized the Winnipeg Jets. Hoping to remain undefeated under their new coach, the Jets try to extend the Edmonton Oilers' season-high road skid to seven games Saturday. Winnipeg (21-23-5) was outscored 24-14 and searching for answers during a season-high five-game slide that led to the firing of coach Claude Noel on Sunday. A night later with...

Despite being without two of their top skaters and their No. 1 goaltender, the Minnesota Wild have been playing some of their best hockey of late. With return dates for those players still uncertain, they'll try to keep rolling along Saturday night when they host the struggling Dallas Stars. Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise - two of the top four point scorers for the Wild (26-19-5) - remain out. Minnesota...

D Nate Prosser scored his first career game-winning goal to help Minnesota claim a 4-1 victory versus Edmonton in front of a sellout crowd of 18,037 fans Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center. Next up, the Wild completes its three-game homestand ho......

Because they weren't very good Tuesday against Ottawa....