Zach Parise

Filip Forsberg and Colin Wilson scored power-play goals 39 seconds apart in the first period, and the Nashville Predators earned their first win of the season with a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in their home opener.

Mathieu Perreault scored at 4:55 of overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.

Dany Heatley’s days as a 50-goal scorer are probably gone. The lanky right wing still has a significant presence with the Minnesota Wild.

Minnesota is expecting another set of twins. These will be a baby boy and girl for Wild star Zach Parise. He and his wife, Alisha, are expecting in January.

Jason Zucker scored at 2:15 of overtime on a bad-angle shot to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. The win pulls the Wild within 2-1 in their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

Devin Setoguchi broke a second-period tie and Niklas Backstrom stopped 29 shots, helping the Minnesota Wild secure their first playoff spot in five years with a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

The Minnesota Wild were back on their home ice, with a prime opportunity to take another step toward the playoffs. Despite long stretches of dominance, they remain stuck due to a plucky performance by the noncompliant Calgary Flames.

Mikko Koivu scored the winning shootout goal and had two assists in regulation. Matt Cullen and Charlie Coyle also had goals, and Niklas Backstrom stopped 28 shots for Minnesota in the Wild's 4-3 win over the Los Angeles kings Saturday night.

Zach Parise scored two goals and added an assist and the Minnesota Wild extended their winning streak to six games with a 7-4 win over Dallas Stars on Monday.

Mikko Koivu had two goals, Ryan Suter had a season-high three assists and Zach Parise added two to lead the Minnesota Wild past the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Thursday night.