Wild deliver crushing blow to Avalanche

Let's Play Hockey posted 4/15/2008 from talksportswithben.blogspot.com [flag]

In a must-win game for the Minnesota Wild, it was a couple of the usual suspects that showed up and got the W for the visiting team. Niklas Backstrom was unbelievable in making 44 saves en route to a 3-2 overtime victory for the Minnesota Wild. [link]

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Another Wild Night in the NHL

Sportsmaniac77 posted 4/15/2008 from mvn.com

It was another wild night across the NHL. Teams imploding in the third period, another overtime game between the Avs and Wild, a new rule and a firing out in Vancouver. Ottawa and Detroit were in a position to win the game but Pittsburgh and Nashville took over. After the antics of Sean Avery on Sunday. Now there’s a Sean Avery rule in place. In Vancouver, the Canucks fired General Manager Dave...

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KK Hockey found this 4/15/2008 on origin.denverpost.com

Let the mugging begin. It's the only way the Minnesota Wild can win. To advance in the NHL playoffs, the Avalanche must embrace the darkness. When playing this goon-it- up Wild bunch, hockey is a no-holds- barred battle of attrition, not skill. The ...

Ugly Betty hockey in Colorado's future - The Denver Post

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Ugly Betty hockey in Colorado's future - The Denver Post

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Denver writer: Wild players are goons in land of '10,000 dead car batteries'

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 4/15/2008 on www.startribune.com

Bruce Bisping, Star Tribune Sean Hill of the Minnesota Wild battles on the ice with Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche in the second period of game three.

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