Shane Hnidy News

Onlookers have witnessed a blossoming in the play of Wild winger Martin Havlat. One of those onlookers has the view from behind the Wild bench.

Mikko Koivu #9 of the Minnesota Wild congratulates teammate Greg Zanon #6 on his first goal of the season against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Air Canada Centre on November 10, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

7 Points in past five games for Martin Havlat . 44 Games in goalless drought ended by the Wild's Shane Hnidy.

Henrik Sedin set up first-period goals by twin brother Daniel Sedin, Mason Raymond and Alex Burrows, and the Vancouver Canucks held on for a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

Henrik Sedin set up first-period goals by twin brother Daniel Sedin , Mason Raymond and Alex Burrows, and the Vancouver Canucks held on for a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

Martin Havlat's overtime winner with 1:45 left in the extra session led Minnesota to a 2-1 win over Calgary for the Wild's first win at Pengrowth Saddledome in over two years.

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.

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

Guillaume Latendresse, the Wild's newest player, has no nickname. "Everyone asks me that," he said with a smile.

Preview: The Wild closes a four-game homestand in the first of a home-and-home series with Northwest Division rival Colorado.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A four-game winning streak was no big deal for last season's Bruins , a club that had eight streaks of the same length or longer.

Andrew Ebbett is tired of living out of a suitcase and bouncing from team to team.

With many spectators eager to witness the first Twin Cities visit of the New York Islanders' star taken first overall in last June's NHL draft, the old man taken No.

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.

It was a grim-faced Chuck Fletcher who took his accustomed position atop the lower section of seats at the Xcel Energy Center to watch Wild practice Thursday morning.

Radim Vrbata had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Bryzgalov made 24 saves in the Phoenix Coyotes' 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.

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.

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

Preview: A battle between the worst teams in the East and West, and history can be made.

Josh Harding had something to prove. He did just that. Goalies like to talk about playing with amnesia, forgetting about what happened previously.