Chicago Tops Wild In Shootout
The Minnesota Wild lost 4-3 in an overtime shootout to Chicago Wednesday night. Kyle Brodziak, Matt Cullen, and Mikko Koivu each scored a goal for the Wild and Cal Clutterbuck had 2 assists. Niklas Backstrom had 28 saves for Minnesota. Patrick Kane scored the game-winning goal in the shootout for Chicago.
The Wild are 20-8-4 and with 44 points leads the Northwest Division by 6 points over 2nd place Vancouver. The Wild host the New York Islanders at 7pm Saturday, pregame on WJON at 6:35.