Backstrom backs Wild win with 46 saves
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Niklas Backstrom made 46 saves in the Minnesota Wild's 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.
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The Minnesota Wild have figured out how to play hard and well for a full game, and they've done it just in time for playoff push. Pierre-Marc Bouchard had a goal and an assist, and Niklas Backstrom made 19 saves to lead the Wild past the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Sunday.
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Marian Hossa scores three goals and Kari Lehtonen made 46 saves to lift the Thrashers to a 5-1 win over the Red Wings on Tuesday.
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Dan Cleary ties the game with 1:20 to play in regulation and Brett Lebda scores 1:37 into overtime to lift the Red Wings to their eighth straight victory, a 3-2 win over the Wild.
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Dominik Hasek needed just 20 saves to record his 72nd career shutout in the Detroit Red Wings' 3-0 victory over the banged-up Minnesota Wild on Friday night.
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Henrik Lundqvist recorded his sixth shutout of the season that the New York Rangers rode to a 4-0 home victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
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Valtteri Filppula scores two goals for the second straight game and Dominik Hasek makes 22 saves in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.
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Dominik Hasek makes 24 saves, leading the league-best Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks.
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The Minnesota Wild have been scratching and clawing for offense with top guns Marian Gaborik and Pavol Demitra sidelined by injuries. After a rough string of starts in a five-game losing skid, Detroit goaltender Dominik Hasek was steadily regaining his form.
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Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored twice, including the go-ahead goal midway through the second period, and had two assists, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.
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Marty Turco makes 28 saves for his 32nd career shutout and Niklas Hagman scores the game's loan goal during Dallas' 1-0 win over Detroit.
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Dominik Hasek made 19 saves for his second straight shutout, and 79th of his career, and Pavel Datsyuk scored the only goal to lift the Red Wings to a 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche last night in Detroit.
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Martin Brodeur broke a tie with George Hainesworth for second place on the NHL's career shutout list, making 30 saves in the New Jersey Devils' 1-0 overtime victory over the Calgary Flames on Sunday night.
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New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur wins 40 games in a season for the sixth time with Thursday's 4-3 shootout victory over Pittsburgh.
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Mikko Koivu keeps getting better and the Minnesota Wild keep on winning. With overtime just more than three minutes away, Koivu made an athletic move to get to the net and score the winning goal as the Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, last night in St. Paul.
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St. Louis rookie David Backes had his first two-goal game in the NHL, leading the Blues past the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Wednesday night.
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The Colorado Avalanche got three power-play goals from Andrew Brunette &#151; and still needed more offense to win a wild game against Edmonton.