Matt Cooke suspended for knee-on-knee hit
... m Kadri was suspended for three games for bowling over Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom the night before. His forearm hit Backstrom in the head and the goalie later ...
Niklas Backstrom The Latest News
Niklas Backstrom The Latest News
Not for nothing, but the Avs haven’t scored on Kuemper yet
... uemper once this season. Josh Harding was in goal for the first three games, Niklas Backstrom for the final two. Finally, there’s how Yeo has handled the switch. While he ...
Darcy Kuemper Yet Another Unlikely Hero in Net for Minnesota Wild
... for a team that’s seen them all year. It started when Minnesota’s top goalie Niklas Backstrom struggled mightily to open the season, eventually seeing his year come to an ...
Rookies in Their First Playoffs Are Already Looking Seasoned
... ican Hockey League before enjoying a solid stint as the Wild’s starter while Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding were sidelined. He found himself benched in favor of the me ...
Wild goalie Darcy Kuemper gets first playoff win in style
... to score on him every time." Kuemper did what Fernandez, Dwayne Roloson and Niklas Backstrom could never do in Minnesota -- record a playoff shutout. Moreover, he became ...
Does the “Kunitz Effect” Have Broader Value?
... ade deadline, Penner wasn’t at least tested on a line with Alex Ovechkin and Niklas Backstrom. He could’ve served a very similar purpose as he had with Getzlaf and Perry, ...
Wild turn to playoff-untested goaltender
... s contract runs out this summer and the Wild have Josh Harding (illness) and Niklas Backstrom (season-ending injury) under contract for next season. Sometimes, changing u ...
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from USA Today
for Sun, Apr 20
Playoffs Flashback: (2007/08) Round 1, Game 2 vs Colorado Avalanche
... f we did that then we’d get the right result.” 3 Stars: 1) Keith Carney 2) Niklas Backstrom 3) Peter Forsberg Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj36zqGTIdM ...
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from Fansided: Gone Puck Wild
for Sat, Apr 19
2014 NHL Playoffs Preview: Wild vs Avalanche
... et, although this came from more unfortunate circumstances. Josh Harding and Niklas Backstrom were supposed to be Minnesota’s one-two punch and they were a great combinat ...
Colorado Avalanche vs Minnesota Wild Series Preview
... s last 7 decisions down the stretch for Minnesota, and with Josh Harding and Niklas Backstrom out, it will be on the shoulders of the enigmatic Russian. Defense Tyson B ...
Playoffs Flashback: 2007/08, Round 1, Game 1 vs Colorado Avalanche
... ay-off OT winner, nudging Ruslan Salei’s ricocheted shot from the point past Niklas Backstrom. Jacques Lemaire said he thought his team might have been a bit tired in ext ...
Get your game notes: Wild at Avalanche
... wins this season: Josh Harding (18), Darcy Kuemper (12), Ilya Bryzgalov (7), Niklas Backstrom (5) and John Curry (1). The last time a playoff-bound team had five goalies ...
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