When the Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau and traded Jason Zucker shortly thereafter, some surmised that this was more of a rebuilding season for the club as opposed to a contending one. But a 3-2 win on Thursday night over the San Jose Sharks gives the team seven wins in its last nine games, and vaulted the Wild into…

Now that the NHL trade deadline has passed, there are only so many ways teams in the playoff mix can improve their rosters between now and the postseason. Aside from a magical late-season call-up of a young impact player, which comes once in a blue moon, most clubs will instead have to look from within to maximize their chances.The easiest…

NEW YORK -- Mika Zibanejad scored five goals to match the New York Rangers' record, capping the scoring spree 33 seconds into overtime in a wild 6-5 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night."The puck followed me today, I guess," he said. "You look at the goals and it's unbelievable plays being made and today I was at the…

Carolina Hurricanes goaltending prospect Jeremy Helvig was detained by police on Thursday in Orange County, Florida on suspicion of battery. The public record specified that the case involves dating violence."We are aware of the situation regarding Jeremy Helvig that took place on Thursday morning in Orlando," Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said Thursday in a statement. "We take this situation…