WILD TELL GABORIK TO TAKE TWO GAMES OFF »
Minnesota Wild star Marian Gaborik will miss the next two games, but it was not his idea. Wild assistant general manager Tom Lynn told the Star Tribune on Tuesday night that Gaborik was being held out by the team in order to let his troublesome groin rest and heal.
“Marian’s going to take the Christmas break [...]
Gaborik says he plans to play for Wild Wednesday »
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)—Marian Gaborik is set to return to the Minnesota Wild.
The star right wing says he’s planning to play Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center against the Calgary Flames. Gaborik suffered an unspecified injury to his lower body and has missed the last 27 games since appearing on Oct. 14.
Coach Jacques Lemaire has [...]
Shootout stars »
By way of its second consecutive shootout, Minnesota earned its third straight win, 2-1, Tuesday night in Pittsburgh. Marek Zidlicky (No. 3, above) again scored in the final frame, while Niklas Backstrom pitched another shootout shutout
Aftermath: Wild 2, Penguins 1 SO »
The game lived up to the hype. It was as advertised – little scoring, few scoring chances, tight checking, little game flow.
Wild beat Penguins 2-1 »
By ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP)—Not many teams can beat the Pittsburgh Penguins by putting the puck into the net only once. The Minnesota Wild accomplished it the timeworn way, with an excellent defense and a goaltender who is allowing fewer goals than his low-scoring team is getting.
Marek Zidlicky scored the only goal in [...]
