Nolan's second goal gives Wild late edge over Islanders

Owen Nolan's goal with 67 seconds remaining, his second of the game, sent the struggling Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night.

Front Line: What's wrong with Havlat?

Sean Allen explores three possible explanations for Martin Havlat's struggles in his weekly roundup and rankings of everything related to fantasy hockey forwards.

CHICAGO - OCTOBER 26: Martin Havlat #14 of the Minnesota Wild skates during a time-out against the Chicago Blackhawks at the...

The quarter-season stock report: West

Puck Prospectus uses its preseason projections to measure some of the Western Conference's most intriguing teams at the quarter pole and assess their chances of securing a playoff bid moving forward.

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Koivu's goal, 2 assists help Wild end Leafs' 2-game win streak

Mikko Koivu scored one goal and assisted on two others in the second period as the Wild ended the Leafs' two-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory.

Front Line: Stars shine

Sean Allen takes a closer look at the teams that are scoring more than expected, like the Dallas Stars, and adjusts their forwards accordingly in his weekly news and rankings feature.

Open Ice: Fleischmann thriving

Sean Allen scans the waiver wires for players who should be owned in more ESPN.com leagues and suggests some that might be owned in too many.

...in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 8: Martin Havlat #14 of the Minnesota Wild skates with the puck against the Los Angeles Kings on October...

Bucci's Mailbag: Why so blue in Boston and Minny?

John, Question: When and why did the NHL start strapping down the water bottles on goals? I now feel a bit ripped off when someone roofs one into th...

Front Line: Ranking the injured

Ranking the injured, and players returning from injury, can be tricky business. Sean Allen reveals his methods as he introduces the convalescing Phil Kessel to the rankings.

Backstrom's 34 saves help Wild to first road win of season

Niklas Backstrom made 34 saves and the Wild won on the road for the first time this season, beating the Penguins 2-1 on Saturday night.

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.

Power-play breakthrough

...Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp in Phoenix after a slew of bad minors. The return of Marty Havlat was a bit anticlimactic. This wasn't longtime Hawk Chris Chelios or Jeremy Roenick returning. Havlat is...

Front Line: Let your sleepers lie

Sean Allen ponders the question of how long you should wait on your sleepers before deciding this isn't their year and running the risk of watching them live up to their potential on someone else's roster. Plus, weekly forward news, notes and rankings.

Kane's late goal guarantees Wild 0-8 road start

Patrick Kane scored a spectacular third-period goal just 3:25 after Minnesota had made it a one-goal game and the Blackhawks went on to win 3-1.