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The Blackhawks loaded up the first two lines to open the season in an effort to jumpstart the offense, and they've certainly gotten that with 18 goals through four games. Ten of those goals have come from the top line of Alex DeBrincat, Dominik Kahun and Jonathan Toews. Four of them have come from Patrick Kane, with Nick Schmaltz recording just as many assists. Continue to Article

October 12, 2018 3:12:pm EST

A newcomer and a holdover showed Saturday how explosive the second unit can be for Vegas. Erik Haula scored in the shootout and the Golden Knights rallied to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Max Pacioretty, who was acquired from Montreal in an offseason trade, scored his first goal for Vegas, which has used Pacioretty and Haula on opposite sides of new center Paul Stastny in the season's first two games. Continue to Article

October 07, 2018 12:06:am EST

When the Minnesota Wild changed general managers during the offseason, following a third straight first-round exit from the playoffs, owner Craig Leipold was adamant that the roster only needed some tweaks after a fresh evaluation and not a drastic rebuild. True to Leipold’s proclamation, new GM Paul Fenton made only minor changes during his first summer in charge. The conservative approach of trusting in established players to bounce back from various injuries and substandard production, though, could just as well produce success. Continue to Article

September 26, 2018 3:00:pm EST

When the Minnesota Wild changed general managers during the offseason, following a third straight first-round exit from the playoffs, owner Craig Leipold was adamant that the roster only needed some tweaks after a fresh evaluation and not a drastic rebuild. True to Leipold's proclamation, new GM Paul Fenton made only minor changes during his first summer in charge. On the first day of training camp earlier this month, coach Bruce Boudreau recounted a brief conversation with center Eric Staal about the state of the team that boosted his optimism that the Wild can progress rather than slip back. Continue to Article

September 25, 2018 8:20:pm EST

Ryan Suter has ranked in the top three in the NHL for time on ice in all six of his seasons with the Minnesota Wild, logging an average of 28 minutes per game. When Suter and his right leg crashed into the wall during a game at Dallas late in the regular season, he broke two bones. ”It’s been a long process, a long summer, getting up every morning and dealing with that,” Suter said. Continue to Article

September 14, 2018 9:00:pm EST