Chuck Kobasew

Wild grab final playoff spot with win DENVER -- Four years of frustration came down to a few precious minutes for the Minnesota Wild. Columbus and Detroit had already won, so if the Wild wanted to reach the postseason, they had to win or miss out....

The Sports Xchange By Michael Kelly, The Sports Xchange Wild 3, Avalanche 1 DENVER -- Niklas Backstrom had 29 saves, Devin Setoguchi and Zach Parisse scored goals and the Minnesota Wild clinched the NHL's final playoff berth with a 3-1 win over the...

The Sports Xchange Michael Kelly, The Sports Xchange Avalanche 5, Blues 3 DENVER -- Jamie McGinn had two goals and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche continued their home dominance against St. Louis with a 5-3 win over the Blues on Sunday night....

Avs prevent Blues from clinching playoff berth DENVER -- Riding a hot goalie, the St. Louis Blues were poised to clinch a postseason berth Sunday against the Colorado Avalanche. However, even goaltender Brian Elliott couldn't break St. Louis' funk...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Avalanche 5, Blues 3 Avalanche 5, Blues 3: Jamie McGinn scored two goals and added an assist as Colorado extended its home winning streak against St. Louis to eight games. Matt Duchene, Cody McLeod and Chuck Kobasew also scored...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joey MacDonald made 34 saves last night as the Calgary Flames defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-1. Mark Cundari, Mikael Backlund, Mike Cammalleri and Jiri Hudler all scored for the Flames. Zach Parise got his team-high 17th goal...

FLAMES-WILD Flames keep Wild treading water in playoff race ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joey MacDonald made 34 saves, Mark Cundari scored a goal in his first NHL game and the Calgary Flames beat Minnesota 4-1 on Sunday night to hand the Wild a...

The Kings made three roster moves in advance of Wednesday’s noon Pacific time deadline to set their roster for the season. Defenseman Slava Voynov, who had an impressive training camp, was reassigned to Manchester of the American Hockey League....