Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche Ryan Smyth (L) and Minnesota Wild defenseman Brent Burns (8) battle for the puck in the second period during the Western Conference quarterfinals game six at the Pepsi Center in Denver on April 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)

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NHL: Montreal 2, Minnesota 1

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Carey Price stopped 28 shots Thursday and the Montreal Canadiens won for the seventh time in nine games to start the season -- 2-1 over Minnesota.

Russia beats Canada for hockey gold medal

QUEBEC CITY, May 18 (UPI) -- Ilya Kovalchuk scored in the third period and overtime, carrying Russia past Canada 5-4 Sunday in the gold medal game of the World Hockey Championship.

NHL: San Jose 4, Minnesota 3 (SO)

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20 (UPI) -- Jeremy Roenick scored the deciding goal in a shootout Wednesday, handing San Jose a 4-3 victory over Minnesota.

NHL: Minnesota 3, Colorado 1

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 17 (UPI) -- Brent Burns' goal and assist, and Niklas Backstrom's 29 saves Monday paced the Minnesota Wild's 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

NHL: Minnesota 3, Florida 2

SUNRISE, Fla., Feb. 29 (UPI) -- A goal and an assist by Brent Burns Friday lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over Florida, the Panthers' eighth loss in 10 games.

NHL: Minnesota 5, Vancouver 4 (SO)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Shootout goals by Brent Burns and Mikko Koivu Thursday gave the Minnesota Wild a 5-4 win over Vancouver.

NHL: Minnesota 2, St. Louis 1 (SO)

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A sixth-round shootout goal by defenseman Brent Burns gave the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues Sunday.

NHL: Minnesota 3, Nashville 2

ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Brian Rolston scored with 1:08 remaining Tuesday, allowing the Minnesota Wild to grab a 3-2 victory from the Nashville Predators.

NHL: Minnesota 5, Anaheim 2

ANAHEIM, Calif., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Brian Rolston had a goal and two assists for Minnesota, which scored on four power plays in the second period Friday and beat Anaheim 5-2.