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Charlie Coyle has that enviable blend of size and skills, a 25-year-old forward on the verge of realizing the potential of a former first-round draft pick. Without Coyle's clutch contributions, the Minnesota Wild would have been bounced already from their first-round series against the St. Louis Blues. Perhaps this spring has triggered the breakthrough performance for a player the Wild have planned to be part of their core for several seasons to come. Continue to Article

April 21, 2017 5:35:pm EST

The Minnesota Wild got a break, and Charlie Coyle delivered. Coyle scored off a miscue by Jake Allen, Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves and the Wild stayed alive with a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night. Martin Hanzal also scored for Minnesota in the second. Continue to Article

April 20, 2017 1:37:am EST

Three months ago, most St. Louis Blues fans were ready to run goalie Jake Allen out of town. Allen is the main reason the Blues, whose major January swoon got their coach fired, are one win away from sweeping the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Allen has stopped 114 of 117 shots in the series for a .974 save percentage. Continue to Article

April 19, 2017 2:50:am EST

Beyond the fact that they scored only three goals in losing the first three games of their series against the St. Louis Blues, the Minnesota Wild should be concerned about another statistic as they prepare for Game 4 on Wednesday night. The Blues built that 3-0 lead in the first-round Western Conference playoff series without getting any goals from their leading scorer, right winger Vladimir Tarasenko. There has been something more important to Tarasenko in this series than his lack of goals, however. Continue to Article

April 18, 2017 9:37:pm EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Blues forward Paul Stastny skated for the first time in a month on Tuesday after missing the last 13 games with a lower-body injury. Coach Mike Yeo said Stastny is day to day. St. Louis is up 3-0 in its first-round series against the Continue to Article

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