Kyle Rau scored twice and Nick Bjugstad and Ben Marshall added goals as the Gophers skated to a win at Alaska Anchorage. The defense was smothering, which allowed goalie Adam Wilcox to stop all 14 shots he faced for the 4-0 shutout.

Erik Haula's two goals and one assist boosted his nation-leading scoring total to 17 points in 7 games. Kent Patterson's 22 saves gave him his fourth shutout. And the high-flying Gophers sailed to a 5-0 win over their nemesis in Anchorage.

Sam Deduno pitched six shutout innings to lead the Twins to a shutout win over the Red Sox, 5-0 Thursday night in Boston. Denard Span, Ben Revere, Ryan Doumit drove in the first three runs for Minnesota and Brian Dozier added insurance with a two-run homer in the ninth.

The Minnesota Wild beat its biggest rival tonight as they took down the Vancouver Canucks, 2-0 at Xcel Energy Center. Josh Harding was on point in goal, stopping all 33 shots he faced for the shutout. The Wild and Canucks split the season series with three wins apiece.

The fifth ranked Golden Gophers men's hockey team is excited to face North Dakota this weekend. The two game series at Mariucci Arena is the Gophers' first opportunity to show off their top ranked scoring offense at home against a WCHA opponent.

A record-breaking performance in goal by Kent Patterson and a hat-trick from Ryan Bjugstad was more than enough to halt the Huskies.

The Dallas Stars felt at home in St. Paul Tuesday night as they shutout the Wild, 1-0. Jamie Benn's third period goal was all Dallas needed, as Minnesota was blanked for the seventh time this season.

The Washington Capitals blanked the Wild, 3-0 in the nation's capital Sunday. It's the eighth time the Wild has been shutout this season. Only seven games remain on the schedule, with the next coming Tuesday night against Marian Gaborik and the Rangers.