Minnesota Wild Drop 2 Games

The Minnesota Wild lost 2 important games in 2 days, to the Nashville Predators and the Dallas Stars. On Thursday night, the Wild lost 4-0 to the Nashville Predators. On Friday night, the Wild once again lost 4-0 to the Dallas Stars. These two losses sting, as every game and every 2 points is huge. The Predators jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period against the Wild and never looked back. The Stars scored 3 times in the second period to break open a 1-0 game. The Wild will play at Vancouver on Monday night.

Colorado Avalanche 7, Minnesota Wild 4

The Minnesota Wild were defeated by the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Saturday night. Scoring for the Minnesota Wild were Antti Miettinen, Matt Cullen, and Kyle Brodziak (twice). The Colorado Avalanche used a 4-0 second period to take a 5-2 lead heading into the 3rd period. It was a deflating loss for the Wild, who had a nice victory on Friday afternoon against the Nashville Predators. The Minnesota Wild will play the Calgary Flames on Monday in Calgary.

Minnesota Wild compete in close call games

The Minnesota Wild are keeping fans on their toes with close wins and losses. Here is a run down of the most recent Wild games:

<>Thursday Feb 7 Wild vs. Dallas Stars at Xcel Energy Center 1 – 0 Loss
<>Saturday Feb 9 Wild vs. NY Islanders at Xcel Energy Center 3 - 4 Win, Overtime
<>Sunday Feb 10 Wild vs. St Louis Blues at St Louis 2 – 1 Win, Shootout

Upcoming games:
>>Feb 12th vs. Edmonton Oilers in Edmonton
>>Feb 14th vs. Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver
>>Feb 17th Wild vs. Nashville Predators at Xcel energy Center

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PETER FORSBERG WHO?

In what could be argued the biggest win of the year, the Minnesota Wild ruined Peter Forsberg's debut with the Nashville Predators by a score of 4-1. Peter Forsberg arrived in Nasville via a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers who received two players and two draft picks in exchange for former NHL MVP Forsberg. Nashville came into the game with 81 points and sat atop the Western Conference. The Minnesota Wild won the game on goals by Pavol Demitra, Pierre Marc Bouchard, Branko Radivojevic and Marian Gaborik. Niklas Backstrom improved to 6-1-1 in place of injured goalie Manny Fernandez. The win brought the Minnesota Wild within one point of division leading Vancouver. It is really getting fun to be a fan of the Minnesota Wild.