Welcome To The State Of Hockey:A Minnesota Wild Dynasty(NHL 10)

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THE MINNESOTA WILD DYNASTY

The Minnesota Wild have seen a change of scenary this past off-season. Jacques Lemaire has stepped down as head coach and Todd Richards has stepped in.

Their First ever draft pick and greatest player in franchise Marian Gaborik was signed by the New York Rangers.

New GM Dylan Schreck has signed some talented players including Martin Havlat, Shane Hnidy, Greg Zanon, and recently aquiring Petr Sykora from the Pittsburgh Penguins.

This new look Minnesota Wild team has some high expectations heading into the 2009-2010 NHL season.

Enjoy!!!

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The Minnesota Wild Opening Night Lineup

Forwards
A. Brunette, M. Koivu, M. Havlat
O. Nolan, P.M. Bouchard, P. Sykora
C. Clutterbuck, E. Belanger, A. Miettinen
D. Boogaard, K. Brodziak, J. Sheppard

Defence
N. Shultz, B. Burns
M. Zidlicky, G. Zanon
K. Johnsson, S. Hnidy

Goaltenders
N. Backstrom
J. Harding

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Nice job, can't wait for this to start. Good luck.

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WILD LOSE A SHOCKER IN OT!
MINNESOTA 1

COLUMBUS 2
F/OT

MINNESOTA-TEAM STATS-COLUMBUS
24 -Shots- 27
21 -Hits- 15
14 -Faceoffs- 7
1/3 -PP- 1/5

SCORING
1st Period:
None

2nd Period:
CBJ- J. Vorecek (K. Huselius, R. Klesla)
MIN- P. Bouchard (M. Zidlicky)

3rd Period:
None

Overtime:
CBJ- R. Torres (R. Klesla, K. Huselius)

Raffi Torres Celebrates with teammates RJ Umberger and Antoine Vermette after his Overtime goal against the Wild Saturday Night at the Nationwide Center in Columbus, OH.

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WILD BEAT THEIR RIVALS IN A OT THRILLER
ANAHEIM 3

MINNEOSTA 4
F/OT

ANAHEIM-TEAM STATS-MINNESOTA
25 -Shots- 26
15 -Hits- 23
9 -Faceoffs- 17
1/6 -PP- 1/3

SCORING
1st Period:
MIN- P. Bouchard (M. Zidlicky, K. Johnsson)
MIN- A. Brunette (M. Koivu, M. Zidlicky)

2nd Period:
MIN- N. Shultz (B. Burns, M. Koivu)
ANA- B. Ryan (T. Selanne)

3rd Period:
ANA- B. Ryan (S. Koivu)
ANA- B. Ryan (A. Ebbet, N. Boynton)

Overtime:
MIN- M. Havlat (M. Koivu)

3 Stars
3rd Star: MIN- M. Havlat: 1 Goal
2nd Star: MIN- M. Koivu: 3 Assists
1st Star: ANA- B. Ryan: 3 Goals

Mikko Koivu looks for Martin Havlat in Overtime in the Wild's Home opener at the Xcel Energy Center.

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Kings hand Wild first regulation loss
MINNESOTA 1


LOS ANGELES 2

Wild-Team Stats-Kings
31 -shots-33
25-hits- 15
13 -faceoffs- 11
1/3 -PP- 1/5

SCORING
1st Period:
LA- O. Moller (S. O'Donnell, M. Handzus)

2nd Period
LA- R. Smyth (J. Johnson, M. Greene)

3rd Period
MIN- M. Koivu (P. Bouchard, A. Brunette)

Goalies
Nicklas Backtrom: 31/33, 2 GA, .939 Sv%
Jonathan Quick: 27/28, 1 GA, .964 Sv%

3 Stars
3rd Star: LA- R. Smyth: 1 goal
2nd Star: MIN- N. Backtrom: 31 Saves
1st Star: LA- J. Quick: 27 Saves

Jonathan Quick makes a save against the Wild at the Staples Center Thursday night. Quick was the 1st star of the game.