Tag: goals

Playing Zeev Buium Would Help the Wild’s Short- and Long-Term Goals – Minnesota Wild

Tonight’s not the night. The Minnesota Wild announced that Zeev Buium won’t play Tuesday as the team tries to sew up their playoff spot in Game 82. If the team isn’t willing to put their top prospect into the lineup for a must-win game against the 35-37-8 Anaheim Ducks, it’s far from guaranteed that he’d… Continue reading Playing Zeev Buium Would Help the Wild’s Short- and Long-Term Goals – Minnesota Wild

How Concerning Is It That the Wild Gave Up 7 Goals To San Jose? – Minnesota Wild

Wednesday, April 9, was unexpectedly eventful for the Minnesota Wild. Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek returned. A player scored four goals for only the third time in franchise history, and Marc-Andre Fleury may have made his final home start.  An instant classic 8-7 barn-burner had Wild fans’ heads spinning.  Minnesota earned two huge points… Continue reading How Concerning Is It That the Wild Gave Up 7 Goals To San Jose? – Minnesota Wild

Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s record for most goals in NHL history

Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s longstanding record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career on Sunday. The Washington Capitals’ captain did so against the New York Islanders by beating fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on a power play in the second period. Ovechkin had never scored on Sorokin before,… Continue reading Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s record for most goals in NHL history

Arizona coach finds out playing for field goals isn’t good enough against Vikings

Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said three things among his many words after his team’s weekly Sunday survival meeting concluded with yet another one-score escape. 1. Games are “hard to win.” Somewhere, Robert Saleh, Dennis Allen and the lonely timeout Matt Eberflus never called are nodding. 2. The Cardinals are still a “playoff-caliber team” despite having… Continue reading Arizona coach finds out playing for field goals isn’t good enough against Vikings