Matt Cullen

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Josh Harding stood in the crease and flexed his left leg while play continued moments after the Wild goaltender collided with Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews. Harding, starting in place of the injured Niklas Backstrom, made it...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The day and the win were five years in the making. The Wild had not played a postseason game in front of their home fans since April 2008. The celebration didn't last a fraction as long as the wait. "We haven't done much,"...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The State of Hockey erupted into a state of frenzy. Jason Zucker ripped a shot from a sharp angle past Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford in overtime to give the Wild a 3-2 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference...

Offense The Hawks roll four lines and finished second in the NHL with an average of 3.10 goals per game. Center Dave Bolland is battling a groin injury, but if he's at full strength, a shift back to the third line could be in order as Michal Handzus has...

"How to slow down the Chicago Blackhawks," by the Minnesota Wild. Hit them. Hit them again. Keep the puck inside their zone as much as possible. Oh, and hit them. "That’s how we’re going to beat them right there," Charlie Coyle said. "Get...

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Bonkowski, The Sports Xchange Blackhawks 5, Wild 2 CHICAGO -- Patrick Sharp has struggled in recent weeks with injuries, but he looked healthy as ever, scoring a pair of goals to help lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-2 win...

May 01 (TheWrap.com) - Here is the complete list of the nominees for the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES The Bold and the Beautiful                                CBS Bradley P. Bell, Executive...

May 01 (TheWrap.com) - CBS and "The Young and the Restless" lead in the nominations announced today for the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. "The Young and the Restless" had 23 nominations, followed by 19 for last year's winner for Outstanding Drama...

The Blackhawks have been hot all season. Heading into their playoff opener against Minnesota on Tuesday at the United Center, the Hawks used a 24-game points streak to start the season as a springboard to dominating the NHL in 2013. Their attraction...

The Minnesota Wild have recalled rookie left wing Jason Zucker from the AHL to help their struggling offense.   The move was made on Friday, after the Wild were shut out by St. Louis and Chicago this week. Minnesota had lost five of seven.   The 21-...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Road rage, indeed. The losing goalie, Jonathan Quick, went straight to red hot anger without even stopping for a second at plain-old ire after the Kings blew a two-goal lead, losing to the Minnesota Wild, 4-3, in a shootout on...

The small-market Minnesota Wild made the biggest splash in last summer's free-agency market by signing winger Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter to identical 13-year, $98-million contracts. They immediately became symbols of the long, salary-cap-...