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Poor managing and lack of vision from DR.... Wild-Phoenix game preview Link: Monday's NHL boxscores More from Minnesota Wild GLENDALE, ARIZ.

The Calgary Flames and Minnesota Wild are both on a roll as the Northwest Division rivals head into their first meeting of the season Friday night.

Niklas Backstrom made 23 saves for his first shutout of the season, Antti Miettinen scored for Minnesota, and the Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 on Wednesday night.

In late October, after an unsightly loss in Chicago that dropped the Wild's road record to 0-8, coach Todd Richards pleaded for a leader to "take charge." Fast-forward to last Friday.

2 Assists, and two fights, for Derek Boogaard in the past five games. MICHAEL RUSSO Crosby has 2 goals, assist to give him 10 points in 3 games as Penguins beat Avalanche 4-1 - December 5, 2009 Crosby has 2 goals, assist to give him 10 points in 3 games as Penguins beat Avalanche 4-1 - Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist for the Pittsburgh ...

Our recent transactions is starting to pay dividends. They are starting to play as a team with a sense of purpose...True Grit !! WILD 5, NASHVILLE 3 Up next: at Phoenix * 8 p.m. Monday * TV: FSN Backstrom sets example for rival Recap: Wild 5, Nashville 3 Link: Sunday's NHL boxscores More from Minnesota Wild NASHVILLE - It's indisputable now.

Wayne Gretzky made setting up behind the opponent's net to feed teammates a work of art, while Wild winger Andrew Brunette plies his trade there more like a kindergarten kid with finger paints.

Contributions from an array of players have the Minnesota Wild and Phoenix Coyotes playing some of their best hockey of the season.

The way Todd Richards sees it, adding players such as Chuck Kobasew, Andrew Ebbett and Guillaume Latendresse midseason has been beneficial in two ways.

Andrew Brunette scored a power-play goal and added an assist as the Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 Saturday night for their fifth straight win.

Guillaume Latendresse notched the winner in the final round of the shootout, as Minnesota rallied past Anaheim, 5-4, at Xcel Energy Center.

Sixty days into the NHL season, the Wild seem to have turned the corner on how they must play to be successful.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Under former Coach Jacques Lemaire, the Minnesota Wild were a fairly predicable team.

A case of H1N1 flu that sidelined forward Antti Miettinen for three games last week made for some uncomfortable times in the Miettinen household.

Former Bruin Chuck Kobasew celebrated his second game back in the Minnesota lineup with his second career hat trick, and Andrew Brunette scored the winning goal on a power play midway through the third period, leading the Wild past the Colorado Avalanche, 5-3, yesterday in St.

Chuck Kobasew had a hat trick and Andrew Brunette scored the winning goal on a power midway through the third period Friday, leading the Minnesota Wild past the Colorado Avalanche 5-3. Kobasew added an empty-net goal with 17.9 seconds left to complete his second career hat trick.

The Wild welcomed a new player to their roster, lost another to illness shortly before the game and nevertheless put on a demonstration of hard-nosed hockey against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night at the Xcel Energy Center.

Unlike his predecessor, Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher has no reluctance to pull the trigger.

I always liked him for the Gophers. He probably should've stayed for his Senior year but oh well.

If Robbie Earl continues at this pace, Gophers fans who double as Wild fans might have to start to love a former Wisconsin Badger.