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The Chicago Blackhawks will play the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Wild secured the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference with a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. The Wild finished with a 26-19-3 ...

Devin Setoguchi broke a second-period tie and Niklas Backstrom stopped 29 shots, helping the Minnesota Wild secure their first playoff spot in five years with a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

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Grant Sonier breaks down the 2013 draft's top 50 prospects, topped by the trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin and Seth Jones. But the most intriguing prospect in the draft is Russian Valeri Nichushkin, who could be in the running for No. 1.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2013

It's a good thing for the Colorado Avalanche that the Calgary Flames are around to deflect some of what should be a mountain of criticism given their nightly ineptitude. But the Flames, because they are a Canadian market in the midst of trying to mov...

Hockey Prospectus provides a potential trade for each Northwest Division team that could help upgrade its roster at the trade deadline.

Story | Conversation | March 28, 2013

Devin Setoguchi scored twice and added the 100th assist of his NHL career to help the Minnesota Wild hold off the slumping Colorado Avalanche 6-4 in a Saturday matinee.

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Rookie defenseman Jonas Brodin's first NHL score highlighted a three-goal second period by the Minnesota Wild in a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.

Former NHL scout Grant Sonier provides his first projection for the 2013 NHL draft, featuring a notably deep class headlined by elite prospects Seth Jones, Nate MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2013

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The Chicago Blackhawks extended their NHL-record points streak to 24 games on Wednesday, but it didn't come without a cost after losing Patrick Sharp and Andrew Shaw to injuries.

There are umpteen NHL games going on, and it's always hard to know how to allocate your attention. Here's our recommendation for the most interesting of the week's matchups. Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. ET CSN Chicago/...

It would appear that the NHL's firing season is upon us. We've already seen two GMs relieved of their duties since the lockout ended — Brian Burke's oddly timed dismissal in Toronto, followed by Scott Howson finally being put out of his misery ...

The NHL is proposing a new realignment plan which would feature playoff wild-card spots plus see the league go from six divisions to four.

Milan Hejduk and Matt Duchene scored in the shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Thursday night.