Minnesota Wild Halt 8 Game Skid

The Minnesota Wild ended a rough 8 game losing streak with a 3-2 shootout victory over the St. Louis Blues, in St. Louis. Eric Nystrom and Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored in regulation for the Minnesota Wild. Mikko Koivu and Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored in the shootout to secure the victory. It is a bittersweet victory, since the odds of making the playoffs are virtually 100-1 but at least it stops the 8 game losing streak. Next up is the Edmonton Oilers at the Xcel Energy Center on Thursday night.

Pierre-Marc Bouchard Saves The Day!

Pierre-Marc Bouchard capped a wild night with a breakaway goal with 6 seconds left in overtime as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2. It was a back and forth game, with the teams exchanging goals. John Madden scored in the first and Clayton Stoner scored with 4 minutes left in the 3rd period. Anaheim tied it up with 2 minutes left in the 3rd to put it in overtime. Brent Burns found Pierre-Marc Bouchard with 6 seconds left and went 5 hole on Dan Ellis. What a wild game and a fantastic finish.

The Minnesota Wild host another big game on Monday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Chicago Blackhawks have 72 points, tied with Minnesota. Purchase your Minnesota Wild tickets with Hockey Tickets Minnesota!

Minnesota Wild Defeat Los Angeles King 1-0 In Shootout

The Minnesota Wild defeated the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 in a shootout. Ironically, the shootout score was also 1-0. Niklas Bakstrom made 3 stops and Pierre Marc-Bouchard scored as the second shooter in the shootout. Both goalies made some great saves in regulation to keep the score 0-0. The overtime also went scoreless. Niklas Backstrom made an amazing save in the shootout against Jack Johnson as he tried to go top shelf with a sprawled out Bakstrom. With the net wide open, Bakstrom threw up his skate and deflected the puck off it. Jonathan Bernier made 25 saves for the Kings. Get your Minnesota Wild tickets with Ticket King!

Minnesota Wild Post Big Win Over Chicago Blackhawks

The Minnesota Wild beat the defending Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 in Chicago on Tuesday night. The Minnesota Wild improved to 14-8-3 on the road this season. After a 2-1 first period lead for the Blackhawks, the Minnesota Wild responded with 3 straight goals coming from Chuck Kobasew, Antti Miettinen, and Pierre-Marc Bouchard. It was a great victory for the team and gave a little momentum going into the All-Star break. Get your Minnesota Wild tickets with Ticket King!

The Return of Pierre-Marc Bouchard

This just in: Pierre-Marc Bouchard is expected to PLAY tonight against the Phoenix Coyotes at the Xcel Energy Center. Bouchard has been out of hockey for the last 14 months. He has missed a total of 112 games. In 426 NHL games, Bouchard has recorded 77 goals and 190 assists. It seems like it's been lightyears ago when Pierre-Marc Bouchard last suited up for the Minnesota Wild. He is expected to play on the 4th line and see around 10 minutes. Hopefully it goes well and Bouchard can return to his old self. Welcome back Pierre-Marc Bouchard!

Bouchard ready to get back with the Wild

Pierre-Marc Bouchard has had a rough couple of seasons since he suffered a concussion in the 2008-09 season with the Wild. That season, Bouchard was forced to sit out the last eight games and his injury carried on to this past season where he missed out on a total of 81 games. The effects to his body, from the concussion, have been never ending for Bouchard and have kept him from even exercising. Bouchard is ready to get back on the ice as soon as possible. It is going to be quite a challenge to recover, not only from this injury, but from missing out on an entire season’s worth of practice and games with his team. Bouchard is hoping to work hard this summer to get back to his original, if not improved, state.

Wild need to score to win

The Minnesota Wild is on a dangerous slippery slope. The Wild have lost three of four games since their illustrious 6-0-1 start. It’s not because of goal tending that’s for sure. In fact, the Minnesota Wild is the best in the NHL right now with just 25 goals allowed. The problem is offense and scoring. The Minnesota Wild has managed seven goals in the last four games.

Jacques Lemaire defensive coaching style is drowning out the offense and stifling players that like to score. I would have expected a few more goals from Pierre-Marc Bouchard and even James Sheppard this season. They have both been disappointing.


Tonight the Minnesota Wild play in Denver vs the Colorado Avalanche and it will be more than just Andrew Brunette with something to prove. Come on boys, let’s get some pucks between the pipes.

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Eric Belanger Provides Spark

After two periods of the Wild's home opener, it appears as though Eric Belanger is the biggest off season addition to the Minnesota Wild roster. He assisted on Pierre Marc-Bouchard's goal and has added energy to a Minnesota Wild team that otherwise lacks energy. I really look forward to watching the line of Bouchard, Belanger and Rolston. In my opinion, they could prove to be the top Minnesota Wild line this year. GO WILD!!!

Please Let There Be No Injuries

At this point of the season, with virtually no chance of catching the division leading Vancouver Canucks, the Minnesota Wild coaching staff should be resting Gaborik, Demitra, Rolston, Backstrom and Bouchard in order to prevent an injury. the only down side to resting them is that there is a chance that the team could lose some of their momentum. That is a risk that I am willing to take in order to guarantee that the Minnesota Wild will skate into the NHL Playoffs full-strength. GO WILD!!!