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There was no way Corey Crawford could tune out the chorus this time, and he really had no desire, anyway.Fans were roaring in approval and chanting his name.All that talk about who should be in goal and whether he had the makeup to succeed in the playoffs seemed like nothing more than background noise.Crawford dominated in goal, Marian Hossa scored twice, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 Thursday night to win their first-round playoff series 4-1."Twenty-two thousand people chanting that?" Crawford said. "Maybe caught a couple seconds of it. It felt good to have our crowd behind me, obviously."Chicago will next face either San Jose or Detroit, if the Red Wings get past Anaheim.The way the Blackhawks have dominated, anything less than a trip to the Stanley Cup finals would be a disappointment for them.They got off to a record start and captured the Presidents' Trophy for finishing with more points than any other team. Now, they're eyeing the biggest prize of all. An...
Erik Cole, Jamie Benn and Cody Eakin tallied in the third period, as the Dallas Stars ended the Minnesota Wild's seven-game win streak with a 5-3 decision at America...
Mikko Koivu scored at 2:43 of overtime to give Minnesota a 4-3 comeback victory over Phoenix on Wednesday night, extending the Wild's winning streak to seven and the...
Ryan Suter tied the game with 55 seconds remaining in the third period and Mikko Koivu scored at the 2:43 mark of overtime to lift the surging Minnesota Wild to a 4-...
The Minnesota Wild will try to complete a home-and-home sweep Saturday, as they visit the Colorado Avalanche for a Northwest Division clash at Pepsi Center.The Wild ...
Rookie defenseman Jonas Brodin's first NHL score highlighted a three-goal second period by the Minnesota Wild in a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursda...
Mikko Koivu scored two goals and Ryan Suter collected three assists as the Minnesota Wild topped the road-weary Colorado Avalanche, 5-3, in the opener of a home-and-...
Luca Sbisa came right out and said it: The Anaheim Ducks stole one Tuesday night.Sbisa scored the winning goal with 3:04 left in the third period, Jonas Hiller made ...
Luca Sbisa scored the deciding goal with 3:04 left to play, capping a furious third-period rally that lifted the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 triumph over the Minnesota Wi...
Minnesota Wild defenseman Tom Gilbert makes his return to Edmonton on Thursday night as his current club takes on the Oilers.Born in Bloomington, Minnesota, the 30-y...
The Minnesota Wild have had to work a bit harder to generate any offense this season. That's what made Jason Zucker zooming past everybody for a highlight-reel goal ...
Darcy Kuemper made 29 saves and Minnesota used a strong second period to take a 3-2 win over Detroit on Sunday.Dany Heatley, Jason Zucker and Torrey Mitchell all sco...
Cory Schneider was sharp in his first start in 11 days, and the Vancouver goaltender received plenty of support from his teammates as the Canucks cruised to a 4-1 vi...
The Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday showed why they won the Presidents' Trophy.Thanks to 21 saves from Corey Crawford and two goals and an assist from Marian Hossa, t...
The Minnesota Wild have altered their lineup in search of a spark in their first-round playoff series against the Chicago Blackhawks.Stephane Veilleux replaced Zenon...
Kyle Brodziak scored twice and Niklas Backstrom made 16 saves to lead the Minnesota Wild past the Edmonton Oilers, 5-3, at Rexall Place.Zach Parise, Charlie Coyle an...
Mikko Koivu scored in a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.Koivu also had two assists in regulation. Matt...
After having their longest winning streak of the season snapped on Friday night, the Minnesota Wild try to avoid dropping two straight for the first time in over a m...
For the second consecutive season, the Minnesota Wild have posted a seven-game winning streak. On Friday night, they'll take aim at the second-longest winning streak...
Jamie Benn, Ray Whitney and Cody Eakin each had a goal and an assist to help lead the Dallas Stars to a 5-3 victory to end the Minnesota Wild's seven-game winning st...