The Importance Of Goaltending
... Want to know how important goaltending is? Last season, Rinne — Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom’s former backup in Finland — missed almost the entire season because of comp ...
Niklas Backstrom The Latest News
Niklas Backstrom The Latest News
NHL goaltending makes or breaks a team
... ms, who sometimes use a high draft... 13 January 2015: Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom (32) defends the net during the second period in the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-2 ...
REPORT: Minnesota to Get Outdoor Game in 2015
... rness Sadly, a probably buyout means there will still be no outdoor game for Niklas Backstrom. - David Banks-USA TODAY Sports REPORT: Minnesota to Get Outdoor Game in 201 ...
Open Letter to the Wild
... but we're not paid professionals. We want to talk to both Darcy Kuemper and Niklas Backstrom directly for a moment. What the hell guys? I mean, we knew it was risky for ...
[Wild About Numbers]: Evaluating The Minnesota Wild At The All-Star Break (PART 1)
... the league (until they traded for Devan Dubnyk last week). Darcy Kuemper and Niklas Backstrom were quite simply awful. Backstrom has the worst Adjusted Sv% of any goalie ...
Clyde's Shots: Capitals-Oilers, January 20, 2015
... won but wasn't. Shot 31: Happiness is a warm...oh, never mind. Shot 33: When Niklas Backstrom scores, The Caps must have it covered. Shot 34: Even Eberle looks to go down ...
NHL All-Star Game will be family affair for Suter
... ere’s a chance the Wild even do so after the NHL All-Star break, not during. Niklas Backstrom was a healthy scratch for the first time in his career. • Center Mikael Gran ...
Valiant comeback salvages a point in 5-4 shootout loss to Detroit
... Prosser. Darcy Kuemper shared duties between the pipes with Devan Dubnyk. Niklas Backstrom and Mathew Dumba would be the scratches. ~ The 3 Stars of the Game were: 1s ...
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from Bloguin: The State of Hockey News
for Tue, Jan 20
Preview: Wild @ Red Wings
... ted from the IR and will back up Devan Dubnyk despite belief that Kuemper or Niklas Backstrom would start. Speaking of Backstrom, he is a healthy scratch tonight since th ...
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from SB Nation: Hockey Wilderness
for Tue, Jan 20
Dubnyk starts vs. Detroit; Prosser in, Dumba, Granlund out; Live chat at 1 p.m.
... d second in two nights. Darcy Kuemper, sidelined since Jan. 6, will back up. Niklas Backstrom will be a healthy scratch for I'd guess the first time in his NHL career. As ...
Dubnyk starts vs. Detroit; Prosser in, Dumba, Granlund out; Live chat at 1 p.m. | Russo's Rants
... d second in two nights. Darcy Kuemper, sidelined since Jan. 6, will back up. Niklas Backstrom will be a healthy scratch for I'd guess the first time in his NHL career. As ...
Preview And Notes- Detroit Red Wings/Minnesota Wild
... ests... LW Zach Parise has eight points (5-3=8) in 10 games. WILD GOALIES: G Niklas Backstrom 2-4-3 with a 3.11 GAA and a .915 SV% in 11 games (nine starts)…G Devan Dubny ...
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