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He had stopped all 15 shots faced through the first two thirds of the game. His most impressive save came when the Ducks' Ryan Getzlaf launched a one timer from the slot that had eyes for the twine, but instead met the glove hand of Harding. After that,...
Indeed, the Wild was mindful of shootouts. The team was also thinking about injuries (Guillaume Latendresse, Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Mikko Koivu were on the laundry list of Minnesota forwards sidelined at the time), as well as Christensen's offensive...
Anaheim Ducks' Bobby Ryan, second from left, gets help from teammates after being checked into the bench by Minnesota Wild's Mikko Koivu, right, of Finland, in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. View Photo »
Sooner or later we'll get those wins and get the confidence back where it was
His most recent goal came 13 games earlier, on Jan. 10 in a 5-4 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks. Yeo said the move was intended to spark that line, a line that was playing well before Heatley was reunited with Mikko Koivu and Devin Setoguchi. "I...
Minnesota Wild right wing Devin Setoguchi (10), center, is congratulated by teammates Mikko Koivu (9), left, of Finland, and Dany Heatley (15), right, of Denmark, after scoring on Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason during the first period of an NHL... View Photo »
I was ready for the hit. I was steady, kind of hitting back a little bit, and I took the hit like I always do ... So there's nothing I could've done differently. He just got me in the right spot.
Mikko Sakari Koivu (born March 12, 1983) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who plays centre for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the younger brother of Montreal Canadiens captain Saku Koivu. Full Article
Minnesota Wild's left wing Dany Heatley (L) celebrates his goal against Vancouver Canucks goalie Cory Schneider with teammate Mikko Koivu (C) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minnesota February 9, 2012.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Mikko Koivu (9), of Finland, leaves Vancouver Canucks' Mike Duco on the ice in chase of the puck the the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. Koivu returned to the ice Thursday after missing the last eight games due to a shoulder...
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Mikko Koivu, of Finland, warms up prior to the NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. ,where he returned to the lineup after missing the last eight games with a left shoulder injury.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild right wing Devin Setoguchi (10), center, is congratulated by teammates Mikko Koivu (9), left, of Finland, and Dany Heatley (15), right, of Denmark, after scoring on Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012,...
View Photo »Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, left, of Finland, can't stop a shot on goal by Vancouver Canucks' Daniel Sedin, right, of Sweden, during the first period of an NHL hockey game on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. Wild's Greg Zanon (5) and Mikko Koivu (9) trail the play.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu, right, of Finland, scores on San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi, of Finland, during the shootout in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild defeated the Sharks 5-4.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Mikko Koivu, left, of Finland, checks Calgary Flames' Cory Sarich during first period NHL hockey action in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu (9), of Finland, celebrates after the Wild tied the game 1-1 in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predtors, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, in Nashville, Tenn.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu (9) of Finland and Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog, left, of Sweden, battle for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn. , Monday, Dec. 26, 2011. The Avalanche won, 4-2.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu (9) of Finland congratulates teammate left wing Pierre-Marc Bouchard after Bouchard scored on Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov during the first period of an NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minn. , Monday, Dec. 26, 2011.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu, left, of Finland, congratulates teammate Dany Heatley, right, after Heatley scored a goal against the Phoenix Coyotes in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, in Glendale, Ariz. The Wild won 4-1.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu, right, of Finland scores on Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, in Los Angeles.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu, left, of Finland celebrates his goal with center Brad Richardson during the first period of the Wild's NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, in Los Angeles.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu, of Finland, at left, celebrates after scoring past San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi, of Finland, (31) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif. , Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Mikko Koivu, right, of Finland, scores a shootout goal against St. Louis Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak in an NHL hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, in St. Paul, Minn. Koivu also scored two goals in regulation time and the Wild won 3-2 in the shootout.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild teammates rush in to congratulate Mikko Koivu, top, of Finland, after his goal against St. Louis Blues goalie Jaroslav Halak in the third period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, in St. Paul, Minn. Koivu scored two goals in regulations and a goal in the...
View Photo »DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 1: Mikko Koivu #9 of the Minnesota Wild leaps after scoring the tying goal, as he celebrates with Justin Falk #44 and Devin Setoguchi #10 both of the Minnesota Wild while Johan Franzen #93 of the Detroit Wings skates off the ice during their NHL game at Joe Louis...
View Photo »DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 1: Mikko Koivu #9 of the Minnesota Wild battles along the boards with Brad Stuart #23 of the Detroit Red Wings during their NHL game at Joe Louis Arena November 1, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan.
View Photo »DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 1: Mikko Koivu #9of the Minnesota Wild puts a hook on Ian White #18 of the Detroit Red Wings during their NHL game at Joe Louis Arena November 1, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Mikko Koivu, left, of Finland, and Vancouver Canucks' Henrik Sedin, of Sweden, battle for position during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Mikko Koivu (L) is chased by Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Jones during their NHL hockey game in Edmonton October 20, 2011.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu (9) of Finland reacts as New York Islanders defenseman Travis Hamonic (3) pats right wing PA Parenteau on the helmet and Andrew MacDonald (47) heads for the bench after Hamonic and Parenteau assisted on MacDonald's first period goal in the Islanders 2-1...
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Mikko Koivu (9), of Finland, heads to the ice as he gets tangled up along the boards with Columbus Blue Jackets' Vaclav Prospal, of the Czech Republic, in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, in St Paul, Minn.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's Mikko Koivu (9) scores a goal past Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason (1) during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game on Thursday, Sept 29, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets won 4-2.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu (9) skates past St. Louis Blues defenseman Barret Jackman during the third period of their NHL hockey game won by the Blues 4-3 in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011.
View Photo »Minnesota Wild's left wing Dany Heatley (L) celebrates his goal against Vancouver Canucks goalie Cory Schneider with teammate Mikko Koivu (C) during the first period of their NHL hockey game in St. Paul, Minnesota February 9, 2012.
View Photo »Sooner or later we'll get those wins and get the confidence back where it was
I was ready for the hit. I was steady, kind of hitting back a little bit, and I took the hit like I always do ... So there's nothing I could've done differently. He just got me in the right spot.
He just got me in the right spot. It just happened
It feels good to be part of a winning team ... We have to enjoy the win, but at the same time we have to recognize that it's early in the season.
This can’t happen again. It’s about our effort and the way we should play the game and support each other out here ... and it’s something we need to learn from.
The last 10 minutes, shift after shift, we went after them and created the momentum ... It gives you confidence if you have chances.
