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Julio Rodriguez has 3 doubles, Josh Naylor homers as Mariners beat Twins 7-1
Julio Rodriguez hit three doubles, scored twice and drove in two runs, and Josh Naylor had a homer and four RBIs as the Seattle Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1. Four Seattle relievers combined to retire the last 12 Twins hitters. Eduard Bazardo pitched a scoreless sixth inning.
Wild going home against Stars with chance to advance in NHL playoffs for 1st time since 2015
The Minnesota Wild are going home with a chance to advance in the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2015. The Wild have a 3-2 series lead going into Game 6 on Thursday night against the Dallas Stars. The Wild won 4-2 in Dallas on Tuesday night.
Timberwolves fall to the Denver Nuggets 125-113 in Game 5 of the playoff series
Nikola Jokic snapped out of his prolonged funk with a triple-double, Spencer Jones provided a key spark and the Denver Nuggets staved off elimination with a chippy 125-113 win over the injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their playoff series.
1st-place Victoire opt to open PWHL playoffs against 3rd-place Minnesota; Boston to play Ottawa
The PWHL regular-season champion Montreal Victoire bucked the standings by choosing to open their semifinal playoff series facing the third-place — and two-time defending Walter Cup champion — Minnesota Frost. In selecting Minnesota, Montreal also set the other best-of-five semifinal matchup of second-place Boston Fleet facing fourth-place Ottawa Charge.
Pannek secures points leader award after 16th goal in 4-3 loss to Goldeneyes
Defenseman Sophie Jaques scored at 1:24 of overtime to give the expansion Vancouver Goldeneyes a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Frost on Saturday in the final regular-season game for both teams.
Kaprizov and Wild need a power-play spark to even the series with the Stars
The Minnesota Wild’s strong start against the Dallas Stars has faded as their power play struggles, converting just one of 11 chances in the last two games. With Kirill Kaprizov quiet since Game 1, Minnesota is looking for its star winger to spark a rebound in Game 4.