NHL

Ex-Wild teammates surprised Koivu during the pregame ceremony.

The Grand Rapids native suffered serious brain trauma in the accident.

Will it soon be time to "flood the rink" at Target Field?

The Hurricanes handed the Wild their first regulation loss since Nov. 12.

Minnesota is one of the hottest teams in the NHL since Nov. 3.

The rookie goalie allowed two first-period goals and then shut things down.

The Wild captain was the hero playing in his 1,000th career game.

It's an overtime loss, but the Wild have played pretty well in the last two-plus weeks.

Minnesota will be without its mainstay in net.

It's the 8th win of the season for Minnesota.

The Wild rallied to tie the game, but lost in overtime.

The last-place Wild now own two wins over the second-place Coyotes.

Although it was a rough start, the Wild rebounded to pick up a much needed victory.

A brutal start with a furious finish.

The Wild appeared to blow the game open in the second period, but an overturned goal kept the door open for the defending Stanley Cup champions to come back.

Minnesota led 3-0 at one point.

The Wild got off to a strong start and used three third-period goals to pick up a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.

The Wild didn't let a couple of rough stretches derail their gameplan.

Most of Montreal's damage occurred in the final six minutes of the first period.

Two good periods isn't enough in the NHL.

"This is our ice. Come do whatever you want on it."

Nashville scored four times in the final period.

The Athletic's Michael Russo broke the news.

Both players were acquired in trades last season.