Heatley's Three Points Propel Wild Over Stars: Dany Heatley pocketed a goal and two assists as Minnesota came from behind to beat Dallas, 5-2, Saturday night. The tally is his first in two weeks. (Updated 01/22/2012)
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Fantasy Analysis
The highlight was probably his crisp cross-ice pass to Kyle Brodziak for the Wild's fourth goal. Dany Heatley's 33 points in 48 games tie him for the team scoring lead, giving an indication of how meek the Minnesota attack has been; only the Kings have scored fewer goals this season. (Updated 01/22/2012).
02/09/2012 14:19 Wild captain Koivu returns to lineup
Minnesota Wild captain Mikko Koivu returned to the lineup on Thursday night after missing eight games because of an injured left shoulder.
02/02/2012 23:53 Backstrom, Wild shut out Avalanche
Niklas Backstrom had 37 saves for his third shutout of the season and 25th of his NHL career, and Greg Zanon scored in the Minnesota Wild's 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.
01/31/2012 23:03 Predators score three late to upend Wild
Mike Fisher scored two of Nashville's three goals in the last 3 1/2 minutes and the Predators stunned the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Tuesday for their fifth straight victory.
The Wild traded for Heatley, a veteran sniper, this past offseason in a straight exchange for speedy forward Martin Havlat, who departs for San Jose. Heatley is coming off a 64-point (26 G, 38 A) season with the Sharks, his lowest output in six years. And what was the reason for the drop? One could attribute his "down year" in 2010-11 to his declining shot totals. In fact, Heatley took 63 fewer shots than the previous year, when he scored 39 goals in his debut season with the Sharks. The obvious culprit behind Heatley's drop was the emergence of Calder Trophy finalist Logan Couture, who cut into his scoring chances. Still, in Minnesota, The Wild gets back a top scoring threat they lost when Marian Gaborik became a free agent in July of 2009. It's expected that Heatley will share the limelight with Mikko Koivu and the Minnesota offense this season, so one should anticipate another season of 30-plus goals and assists from the 30-year-old German. (Updated 10/4/11)
