Minnesota Wild

Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and three assists, Mikko Rantanen had a goal and three assists and the Avalanche beat Minnesota 7-1 on Friday night.

The last-place Arizona Coyotes are 7-2-1 in their last nine games, an encouraging run book-ended by comeback victories over the Minnesota Wild.

Eric Staal has been the ideal leader for the Minnesota Wild, continuing to produce no matter who he's skating with while coach Bruce Boudreau searches for the most effective combinations.

As Minnesota recovered from an early deficit against the San Jose Sharks, Wild coach Bruce Boudreau turned to assistant Bob Woods and told him to keep sending defenseman Jared Spurgeon out on the ice as much as possible.

The Minnesota Wild have been thriving lately on the road to keep pace in the Central Division. After smothering the Rangers 4-1, they completed a three-game sweep in the New York area.

Minnesota Wild coach Bruce Boudreau wasn't patting himself on the back after putting Mike Reilly, Chris Stewart and backup goaltender Alex Stalock into the lineup against the New Jersey Devils.

The Minnesota Wild closed out a five-game homestand with a shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

Alex Ovechkin scored his league-leading 34th goal and had three assists,helping the Washington Capitals in a 5-2 win against the Wild on Thursday night.

Devan Dubnyk and the Minnesota Wild are getting plenty of practice in defending three-goal leads.

Minnesota's goalkeeper was perfect as the Wild shutout Chicago Saturday night at the Xcel Energy Center.

Clayton Keller scored Arizona's fourth straight goal at 3:55 of overtime to give the Coyotes a 4-3 comeback victory over the Minnesota Wild Thursday night.

Jason Zucker tied a career high with his 22nd goal and Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves to help the Minnesota Wild to a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Jamie Benn had good company on the Dallas Stars' top line on Saturday night.

Eric Staal had two goals and an assist as the Minnesota Wild beat the Golden Knights 5-2 for their second straight win after the All-Star break.