Minnesota Wild News – Backstrom makes 34 saves in Wild’s win over Penguins – St. Cloud Times

PITTSBURGH — Niklas Backstrom made 34 saves and the Minnesota Wild won on the road for the first time this season, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday night. Kyle Brodziak and Eric Belanger scored in the first period for the Wild, who Click here to learn more

Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher is trying to make another roster change, the Ottawa Sun reports. A couple weeks ago, the Wild acquired forward Chuck Kobasew from the Boston Bruins for Craig Weller, a second-round draft pick in 2011 and the rights to Click here to learn more

Where the Wild things are is dead last in the Western Conference. That was good news for the Blackhawks , who faced Minnesota at the United Center on Monday night with two of their top players still sidelined. The Hawks, minus captain Jonathan Toews Click here to learn more

First Period_None. Second Period_1, N.Y. Rangers, Gaborik 11 (Prospal, Staal), 15:51. Third Period_None. Shots on Goal_Boston 8-7-14_29. N.Y. Rangers 11-6-6_23. Goalies_Boston, Thomas. N.Y. Rangers, Lundqvist. A_18,200 (18,200). T_2:15 Click here to learn more

Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 29 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season and 150th career victory as the New York Rangers edged Boston, 1-0, at Madison Square Garden. “It was a fun game. This is what I was used to last year, low scoring and Click here to learn more