Brent Burns News

Andrew Ebbett landed on the injured reserve list on Monday. The Minnesota Wild have placed centre Andrew Ebbett on injured reserve because of a concussion.

OK, so maybe that wasn't such an exciting hockey game tonight. OK, maybe I have just booked an appointment with Nurse Ratched after watching it.

The e-mails and text messages started just minutes after the game ended. If the Wild's slow start this season under new management cost them a few fans, their 2-1 overtime victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday night at the Saddledome probably brought a bunch on board.

Minnesota has been racking up points at a solid pace as of late, but points have been hard to come by in Calgary.

The Wild had to grind Wednesday night. They did, picking up an early goal, killing six penalties and riding the goaltending of for a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center.

Minnesota Wild center Andrew Ebbett suffered a concussion when he was checked in the face by Phoenix's Ed Jovanovski on Monday night, the team announced today, and will be sidelined for an indefinite period.

Get in-game updates from your mobile phone or PC on startribune.com . Preview: The Wild, winner of five in a row, opened a five-game trip with a 5-3 victory at Nashville on Saturday.

Preview: The Wild begins a five-game, eight-day road trip at Nashville, its second-longest road trip of the season thus far.

The three Minnesota Wild players sidelined by concussions are not expected to return by the end of the calendar year.

Preview: The Wild's victory over Nashville on Wednesday was its third in a row, the team's longest winning streak this season.

It was one of those moments that quickly is committed to memory because of the shock value.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild are beginning to get healthier. Right wing Antti Miettinen has returned after missing the last three games with what was diagnosed as swine flu.

Paul, Minn. Owen Nolan also scored and Niklas Backstrom stopped 31 shots for Minnesota in the opener of a home-and-home series.

After watching Houston Aeros teammates Robbie Earl, Danny Irmen and Jamie Sifers get called up to the big-league club this season, Colton Gillies came to a realization.

What a week for the Wild newcomers. Andrew Ebbett's goal Wednesday. Chuck Kobasew's hat trick Friday.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild have placed right wing Martin Havlat and defenseman Brent Burns on injured reserve.

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.

David Legwand #11 of the Nashville Predators skates against the Montreal Canadiens on November 14, 2009 at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Get in-game updates from your mobile phone or PC on startribune.com . Preview: The Wild is 8-1 against Boston for a points percentage of .889, its best against any NHL team.