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The Minnesota Wild played the season finale with more urgency even though it was the San Jose Sharks who had something at stake. Jason Zucker scored twice in the second period, Eric Staal matched the franchise record for goals in a season and the Wild denied San Jose home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 6-3 victory over the Sharks on Saturday night. While the Wild were locked into the third seed in the Central Division, the Sharks needed one point to finish second in the Pacific and open the playoffs at home. Continue to Article

April 08, 2018 2:19:am EST

Jason Zucker scored two goals to cap a three-goal outburst in a 4:06 span of the second period Saturday night as the Minnesota Wild tuned up for the playoffs with a 6-3 decision over the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. Jonas Brodin, Matt Cullen and Mikael Granlund also tallied for Minnesota, which finished the regular season with 101 points and travel to Winnipeg to open a first-round Western Conference playoff series next week. Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski lit the lamp for the Sharks, who missed a chance to attain home-ice advantage for their first-round series with Anaheim. Continue to Article

April 08, 2018 1:13:am EST

Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter has a broken right ankle that will require surgery and end his season, right before the start of the playoffs. The Wild announced the diagnosis on Monday before they beat Edmonton 3-0, when Suter's streak of 242 consecutive regular-season games ended. ''Sure it is a blow, but it's a chance for other people to step up and for leaders to take the team on their back and show you can play through adversity,'' coach Bruce Boudreau said. Continue to Article

April 02, 2018 11:51:pm EST

Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a fracture in his right ankle suffered in the team's 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Suter was injured late in the second period of the defeat. Suter's 26:47 of ice time per game ranked second in the league. Continue to Article

April 02, 2018 9:06:pm EST

NHL teams who’ve already locked up playoff spots – or virtually have done so – might want to rest players to cut down on fatigue. Saturday’s been a tough one in that regard, especially for defensemen. The Minnesota Wild have tempered his ice time a bit over the years, yet Ryan Suter still came into tonight with the highest time on ice average in the NHL at right under 27 minutes (26:54). Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 11:00:pm EST