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Clutterbuck Sets NHL Hits Record

Not much has gone right this season for Minnesota. Marian Gaborik was hurt for way too long, and now that he's back, Mikko Koivu's hurt. The Wild are still outside of the top eight in the Western Conference, and it looks like they'll have a hard time getting into the playoffs.A bright spot most of the season has been the...

Gaborik Returns, Koivu Hurt in Wild Win

It was a Sunday of good news and bad news for the Minnesota Wild. There was plenty of good, as star forward Marian Gaborik played in his first game since December 23, and the Wild used two Owen Nolan goals to beat Edmonton 3-0. A regulation win over a fellow West playoff contender has to be looked at as a positive.However,...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Jeff Carter Leads Philadelphia Over Atlanta

Flyers 3, Thrashers 2: Thanks to a pair of goals from Jeff Carter the Flyers were able to hold off a late rally from Atlanta to pick a 3-2 win. Trailing 3-0 late in the third period, the Thrashers were able to cut the deficit to just one thanks to a pair of power play goals from Ilya Kovalchuk and Slava Kozlov, before...

Newsmakers in the NHL: Evgeni Malkin Saves Penguins

Penguins 4, Lightning 3: I feel as if I've said this before, but this could be the game that turns the Penguins season around. It has to be. If it doesn't spark something with this group, nothing will. Trailing 3-0 in the third period, Evgeni Malkin transformed himself into a one-man wrecking crew as he scored a pair of...

The Western Conference: A Marvelous Mass of Mediocrity

There are certainly at least two really good teams in the NHL's Western Conference. Defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit and fast-starting San Jose appear in the clear to duke it out for the right to play for the Stanley Cup later this year.Of course, we know that anything can happen in a best-of-seven series. In...

MikkoKoivu News From the Web

05/20/12 David Krejci scores winner as Czech Republic beats... Source: Guelph Mercury The Czech Republic scored three goals in the opening period to win bronze at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.
05/18/12 Red Wings at the Worlds, Quarterfinal wrap-up and... Source: Kukla's Korner Swell, this post was supposed to hit at 3 AMâ¦Curses.
05/17/12 Koivu's tying goal helps leads Finland to last-second... Source: Russo's Rants - Star Tribune It seemed to me that Mikko Koivu never left the ice for Finland in today's quarterfinal match against the U.S. in the world championships in Helsinki, but the final ice time tally allegedly was 18:09 for the Wild/Finland captain.
05/11/12 #Ducks AnaheimDucks: Ryan Getzlaf and Mikko Koivu meet... Source: LetsGoKings.com Ryan Getzlaf and Mikko Koivu meet pregame at #2012MWC: http://t.co/KIjhBJNl "You look familiar..."
04/12/12 Vote For Koivu Source: NHL - Minnesota Wild Not making it to the post-season really stinks.