Mikko Koivu News

Martin Havlat's move to the Minnesota Wild has been anything but smooth, but things might be starting to turn around for him -- and his team.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to keep moving in the right direction as they will try for a third straight win when they host the Minnesota Wild tonight at Air Canada Centre.

ST. PAUL - Cal Clutterbuck and Mikko Koivu scored first-period goals and the Minnesota Wild held on to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night.

I have to agree with some of you on Sheppard. This experiment or whatever you want to call it needs to end soon.

No one had to explain things to Dan Bylsma. When he and Todd Richards coached the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins three years ago, eager to initiate fresh ideas, Bylsma said it required 20 or 25 games for the new culture to fully take hold.

Preview: The Wild, 0-8 on the road, visits the Igloo for the last time. The Wild is 6-2-1 all-time vs.

So much for the Cal Clutterbuck overtime winner being the inspirational trigger to ending the Wild's road woes.

Wild fans never got to see the return of injured Rangers star Marian Gaborik on Friday night, so they had to settle for Aaron Voros instead.

Petr Sykora had a goal and an assist, and Eric Belanger and Antti Miettinen also scored to help the Minnesota Wild win for the first time in regulation this season, 3-2 over the New York Rangers on Friday night.

A national TV audience got a chance Monday night to see a pretty good Hockey team.

That black cloud that has been hanging over the Wild has finally penetrated the thick cement exterior of the Xcel Energy Center.

Wild wing Petr Sykora wasn't thrilled to find himself glued to the bench during much of his team's 3-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.

After falling to 0-8 on the road with Monday's loss at Chicago, the Wild might have expected a rigorous practice Tuesday.

2. Dave Bolland, Blackhawks: Scored a goal and made Martin Havlat's presence only a rumor in the final 50 minutes.

Patrick Kane scored a spectacular third-period goal just 3:25 after Minnesota had made it a one-goal game and the Chicago Blackhawks went on to win 3-1 Monday night, dropping the Wild to 0-8 on the road.

The struggling Canadiens' power play produced the winning goal, but it was the penalty-killers who were in the spotlight last night as Montreal defeated the Minnesota Wild 2-1. "They did a great job, especially in that second period when it seemed like we were on the power play for the entire period," said goaltender Carey Price, who stopped 28 of ...

Cal Clutterbuck scored the game-winning goal 1:55 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild over the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2, at Xcel Energy Center.

David Perron took a move to the St. Louis Blues' checking line as an opportunity, not a demotion.

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.

MICHAEL RUSSO Optimism fills rafters at U - October 18, 2009 Optimism fills rafters at U - The latest Gophers recruiting class made a statement for the team's depth, which will challenge the coach's rationing of minutes.