Brent Burns News

2. Cal Clutterbuck, Wild: Scored first career shorthanded goal, had six shots, three hits and even played the power-play point on a 4-on-3. 3. Martin Havlat, Wild: No points, but best game of the season.

The Wild have been paying attention, it seems. After falling behind and never recovering in a 5-2 loss to Vancouver on Thursday night, the players have been urged, cajoled and prodded by the coaching staff to do things differently.

The Dallas Stars begin a four-game road trip tonight in Minnesota, where they will battle the Wild at Xcel Energy Center.

Michael Russo has covered the Minnesota Wild and NHL for the Star Tribune since 2005 following 10 years of covering the Florida Panthers for the Sun-Sentinel. Michael uses a oeRussoa s Rantsa to feed a wide-ranging hockey-centric discussion with readers, and a oeRusso Radioa can be heard Wednesdays at 6 p.m. on KSTP .

The next time Derek Boogaard scores a goal, the NHL should allow the game to be stopped for a ceremony.

The Know Your Park citizen science series for the North Carolina coast begins its third season with a discussion of "Raleigh After Roanoke." The National Park Service Outer Banks Group sponsors the series, which begins the new season Monday at the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Visitor Center near Manteo.

Is it just me, or has the play of the Minnesota Wild improved lately with Kim Johnsson out of the lineup? I'm sure most of the so-called experts in the media will say it's just me but warped minds never did believe much in coincidence.

Halloween, or All Hollow's Eve however you wish to say it, its a night that kids relish for the opportunity to dress up as just about anything they wish and then gorge themselves on lots of cheap candy.

Don't break out the champagne yet, but the Wild invaded the home of the Stanley Cup champions Saturday night and came away with a victory.

In a world of tweets, texting and video on demand, patience no longer is a virtue.

Jerred Smithson's tally midway through the third period was the difference as Nashville blew a two-goal lead but rallied back to top Minnesota, 4-3, at Xcel Energy Center.

There was much marveling over Patrick Kane 's highlight-reel goal Monday night against the Wild.

After losing five consecutive game on the road out West, the Wild returned home for only the second time Wednesday and rallied to beat Colorado in a shootout.

The Wild have two major problems this season: They can't get out of the gate and they can't win on the road.

While the Minnesota Wild have yet to win on the road this season, the St. Louis Blues have more wins in Europe than they do in North America.

Avs goalie Craig Anderson gets down to it, stopping a puck in the third period in Minnesota's 3-2 shootout win Wednesday night.

As he pondered who should become the Wild's first permanent captain, coach Todd Richards expected Mikko Koivu to make a strong case for himself.

Officially, the NHL preseason ended a couple of weeks ago, but with Todd Richards keeping virtually all starters out of the lineup the Minnesota Wild did their finest impression of sports fans everywhere -- paying a regular season price for preseason games.

Posted on October 17th, 2009 3:45 PM By Michael Russo Good afternoon from soaking wet Vancouver, where I just took a long walk on the water.

Posted on October 16th, 2009 11:46 PM By Michael Russo Honestly, with four key forwards out of the lineup, you're not going to get a much better effort from the Wild.