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s greatest players will jet off for the event. No decision, obviously, has been made about whether the league will participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea four years from now, considering the 2014 men's hockey tournament doesn't even begin for another two days. But you get the sense that the tide is certainly shifting toward a solid “no” vote four years from now. The simple fact is that...

The Minnesota Wild, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) and Minnesota Hockey announced today the return of Skate for State, a unique partnership to honor all year-end state champions of youth hockey in Minnesota, the State of Hock......

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Winger Zach Parise scored a goal and added two assists, center Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist and goaltender Darcy Kuemper made 31 saves as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Tuesday....

5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres, but he didn't stop there. The Capitals' captain also contributed two assists, one of which came on Mike Green...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Despite being hit hard by injuries to star players over the past two months, the Minnesota Wild managed to keep afloat in race for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. With one of the big guns returning to form, Minnesota was able to shoot down one of the best in the NHL. Winger Zach Parise scored a goal and added two assists, center Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist...

'Overtime's been a sore spot,'' said Chicago coach Joel Quenneville, baffled by his team's inability to play well in OT. In overtime, we've got to find a way to make it happen.'...

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- - - Maple Leafs 3, Lightning 2 James van Riemsdyk scored with a little more than four minutes left in the game as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nazem Kadri also scored twice for the Maple Leafs. With their first win in three games, the Maple Leafs (28-21-6) snapped a three-game winning streak by the Lightning (31-17-5)....

Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter is not new to the Olympics. His dad, Bob Suter, won gold in 1980 and was a part of The Miracle. His uncle, Gary Suter, won silver in Salt Lake City in 2002. Ryan gets his second chance at adding to the family glory in Sochi. It will be ironic if the son of the member of the Miracle team wins gold in Russia. There are even more connections to the 1980 game, as Viktor...

s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-Caption: A Detroit Red Wings fans watches the action. (Photo by Leon Halip/NHLI via Getty Images) • • • • • Preview : Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, 7 p.m. ET Preview : Detroit Red Wings at Philadelphia Flyers, 7 p.m. ET Preview : Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET...

Bruce Boudreau had plenty of regular-season success as head coach of the Washington Capitals. He's repeated the formula with the Anaheim Ducks, and wants to take the next step with an extended playoff run....

re going to come in strong against the Avs in this final game of the series. The Wild have gone 1-2-1 against the Avs so far. Both teams are coming in with ups and downs recently, but looking equal for January: Minnie...

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t too many other professions for which this kind of thing is said. “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that crane operator has shown up to work drunk and on sleeping pills every day for the last two weeks.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that lawyer keeps taking naps when he's supposed to be cross-examining a witness.” “You never want to see a guy get fired, but that janitor has...

The Columbus Blue Jackets won a franchise-record eight straight games and are one of the hottest teams in the NHL. So what has that done for fantasy owners and what is expected for the Blue Jackets as they continue their first year in the Eastern Conference?...

Dallas Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen, Detroit Red Wings right wing Gustav Nyquist and Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Andrej Sekera were named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week. Lehtonen went 3-1-0 with a 1.25 goals-against average, .944 save percentage and two shutouts. He made 19 saves in a 4-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Jan. 20 before picking up three consecutive victories. He made 18...

Programming note: Kings-Sharks coverage begins Monday at 7 p.m.on the NBC Sports Network SAN JOSE The Sharks made a notable change to their top two lines in the second half of Saturdays 3-2 win over Minnesota, and indications are they will stay that way at least to start Mondays important game against the Los Angeles Kings. Brent Burns, who has been with Joe Thornton for almost his entire tenure since...

The Anaheim Ducks have won six straight over the Minnesota Wild, with five coming by one goal. Jonas Hiller has been in net five times in that span. Hiller has beaten the Wild twice this season and posted his Western Conference-best fourth shutout his last time out, and he could get the start again Tuesday night as the teams meet in Anaheim. The Ducks (39-10-5) have made a habit of winning tight games...