Hockey

Frederik Andersen made 35 saves to help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Wednesday night.

Jake DeBrusk and Frank Vatrano each scored a first-period goal, and the Boston Bruins held off Minnesota 5-3 on Monday night for their third victory in the last 11 games against the Wild.

MINNEAPOLIS – Gopher Hockey netminder Eric Schierhorn earned his 50th career win and 10th career shutout Saturday as Minnesota topped Michigan State 4-0 to complete the Big Ten sweep.

Artem Anisimov scored a power-play goal with 5:42 left in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 2-0 on Saturday night.

The Gopher men's hockey team took the first step on its way to a Big Ten series victory as Minnesota knocked off Michigan State 3-1 Friday evening.

The fifth-ranked Golden Gopher men's hockey team returns to Big Ten with series at home against Michigan State.

Matt Cullen scored his first goal of the season on his 41st birthday and added an assist during Minnesota's three-goal first period, giving the sputtering Wild a welcome spark on the way to a 6-3 victory Thursday night over the Montreal Canadiens.

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck found a new trainer to work with in the offseason to continue his development.

Mikko Koivu scored midway through the third period to lift the Minnesota Wild over the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Saturday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) – Seniors Leon Bristedt and Mike Szmatula each picked up their first goals of the season as the Gophers took down Clarkson, 2-1 Saturday, giving the team its first sweep of the season.

Junior Eric Schierhorn led the way between the pipes as the Gopher men's hockey team defeated Clarkson 3-1 on Friday night to start a four-game homestand.

A quick start, two rookies contributing and some scoring opportunities while on the penalty kill helped the Minnesota Wild recover from a dreary loss at home.

Anders Nilsson's follow-up to a shutout in his Vancouver Canucks' debut was a four-goal loss to Boston in which he was pulled less than 11 minutes into the game.

Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise will miss at least two more months, after undergoing surgery on his lower back.