Wild fight for first wild card while Islanders go without Anthony Duclair

Wild fight for first wild card while Islanders go without Anthony Duclair

The Minnesota Wild are comfortably in a playoff spot, but still in a race for the Western Conference's first wild-card berth as they visit the New York Islanders on Friday night.

Islanders bring 6-game losing streak into matchup against the Wild

The New York Islanders aim to stop a six-game slide when they take on the Minnesota Wild.

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Wild look to move back into 1st wild card in West against Islanders

Sweep moves Wilderness closer to playoffs

The Minnesota Wilderness just made the race for the playoffs a whole lot more interesting after sweeping the Chippewa Steel last weekend in a home-and-home series. The Wilderness moved to within two points of the Steel for the final playoff spot in the NAHL Midwestern Division. Chippewa got on the board in Cloquet Friday at 12:12 of the first period. But just a little more than three minutes...

On Tuesday, the New York Islanders received a visit to Tampa Bay's Lightning. For them who are in the middle of the playoffs with the Canadiens, among other things, it was a crucial game in this race to finish.New York finally fell by the 4-1 mark, a fourth consecutive defeat, losing ground and ending up at 5 points in the CH and a place in the series with only 8 games to play in the regular season.After the match, head coach Patrick Roy deliver…

Wild Take 6-2 Victory, Dominate Stars for Second Night in a Row

(Credit: Andy Nietupski/Texas Stars) For the second night in a row, it was hard to tell which team was the Central Division leader and who was the team in last place. Taking control of the game early, the Iowa Wild never peered in their rearview mirror, shelling the Texas Stars in a thrashing 6-2 victory Wednesday Night at the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. “Obviously we weren’t good for two days here,” Texas head coach Neil Graham said. “[We] neve…