Miettinen, Havlat expected to return

Minnesota right wing Antti Miettinen has returned after missing the last three games with what was diagnosed as swine flu, and coach Todd Richards said Tuesday he believes Miettinen will play Wednesday against Nashville.

Pair of shootout goals help Wild score home-and-home sweep over Avs

Mikko Koivu and Andrew Ebbett scored in the shootout, and Josh Harding stopped both of Colorado's shooters to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Avalanche 3-2 on Saturday night for a home-and-home sweep.

Jokinen's SO goal ends Canes' 14-game losing streak

Jussi Jokinen scored the winning goal in the shootout and the Hurricanes beat the Wild 5-4 on Sunday to end a 14-game winless streak.

Lecavalier, Stamkos help Malone, Lightning rally past Wild

Ryan Malone tied it with 14.7 seconds left in regulation and Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos scored in the shootout to give the Lightning a 4-3 comeback win over the Wild.

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Sykora out with concussion

Minnesota Wild right wing Petr Sykora has a concussion and is out indefinitely.

The NHL's growing injury list

We're not even a month into this NHL season, and the star-studded injury list keeps growing. How are teams dealing with the lineup holes? Scott Burnside checks in.

Clutterbuck returns from sprained ankle with OT goal to sink Canes

Cal Clutterbuck scored 1:55 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 Saturday night.

Smyth scores two goals as Kings withstand Wild

Ryan Smyth scored two goals to help the Los Angeles Kings to a 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

Breaking down the Western Conference

Bucci is kicking off another NHL season with his annual music-mash preview. Good tunes, predictions, East breakdowns ... it's all right here.

Northwest Division preview

Sean Allen looks at every Northwest Division team from the fantasy hockey perspective for the 2009-10 season.

Inside the Projections: Penalty kill

Puck Prospectus dishes on which teams will excel in the penalty kill in 2009-10, explaining the ratings in the PK category from its upcoming season projections in ESPN The Magazine's NHL preview.

Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009

Inside the Projections: Defense

Puck Prospectus dishes on which teams will flaunt the best and worst blue lines in 2009-10, explaining the defense category from its upcoming season projections in ESPN The Magazine's NHL Preview.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2009

Colorado Avalanche left winger Cody McLeod, left, pursues the puck with Minnesota Wild defenseman Kim Johnsson, of Sweden, right, as goalie Josh Harding, back, looks on in the third period of the...

Wild replace Gaborik with Havlat

Stung by the expected departure of Marian Gaborik to the New York Rangers Wednesday evening, the Wild moved quickly to sign free agent winger Martin Havlat to a six-year, $30 million deal.