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The Wild seem to be discovering the identity that for so long was so elusive. Three recent acquisitions have helped - Chuck Kobasew stepped forward with a hat trick to pace their 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday - but this team apparently has learned that it needs to bump and grind all game to be successful.

Since they were already sporting Wild sweaters, Twins stars Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau should strap on the skates next time.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- David Krejci scored the shootout winner and rookie goalie Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots to help the Boston Bruins win their fourth straight game, 2-1 over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.

Share + Nov 24, 2009 8:35 am US/Central Reporting Mark Rosen ST. PAUL There are playoff beards and hockey hair, but members of the Minnesota Wild are sporting some mustaches this " Movember " for a good cause.

Submitted by Kristin Holtz on November 19, 2009 - 1:00pm. Minnesota Wild hockey has gotten ugly lately.

As the Wild's Cal Clutterbuck was being interviewed this week, eavesdropping locker-room neighbor Mikko Koivu interrupted a reporter's comment: "Don't tell him that.

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.

After three full seasons playing for the Wild 's Houston affiliate in the American Hockey League, Irmen put together a decent training camp in the fall but -- again -- was dispatched to the Aeros.

After 20 of 82 games, the Minnesota Wild are in trouble. The team sits last in their division and 14th out of 15 teams in the Western Conference with seven wins and 16 points.

We were all baffled by the game last Saturday against Minnesota. I had the right score , but absolutely nothing else right.

The Carolina Hurricanes will try once again to put an end to the longest losing streak in franchise history when they host the Minnesota Wild in this afternoon's test at RBC Center.The Hurricanes have dropped 14 in a row and are just three losses away from matching the longest skid in NHL history.

Brian Pothier's third-period tally proved to be the game-winner, as the Washington Capitals defeated the Minnesota Wild, 3-1, at Verizon Center.Mike Green and Brooks Laich also scored for the Capitals, who have won four straight.

After a putrid start to the 2009-10 NHL season, the Minnesota Wild are starting to show signs of life.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to keep moving in the right direction as they will try for a third straight win when they host the Minnesota Wild tonight at Air Canada Centre.

After feeling good for four off days after consecutive wins, the Western Conference-worst Wild returned to reality with a 5-2 loss Thursday to Vancouver.

2. Cal Clutterbuck, Wild: Scored first career shorthanded goal, had six shots, three hits and even played the power-play point on a 4-on-3. 3. Martin Havlat, Wild: No points, but best game of the season.

Darcy Hordichuk scores on his first shot of the season. Photograph by: Eric Miller, Reuters, Vancouver Sun NEXT GAME Tonight at Dallas Stars 5:30 p.m. NET-HD/TEAM 1040 The dance music started as soon as the game ended and wafted from the Vancouver Canucks' dressing room like a soundtrack for victory.

Cal Clutterbuck and Mikko Koivu scored first-period goals and the Minnesota Wild held on to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night.

The problem right now is that the Wild aren't sure who or what they are. They know what they used to be.