Mikko Koivu had plenty of reasons to bask in the spotlight Monday night: his 500th NHL game, his game-winning goal in a shootout, a much-needed road win. The Minnesota captain preferred to stay humble. The Wild, backed by 23 saves from Niklas Backstrom, won 2-1 over the Calgary Flames for their first win in five tries away from Xcel Energy Center. ''Sometimes you need good goaltending and tonight we got it,'' Koivu said. ''More importantly, we...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Mon 2/11	Cgy	Min 2 - 1	W:
Sat 2/23	Cgy	Cgy 1 - 3	W:
Tue 2/26	Min	Min 1 - 2	W:
Mon 4/15	Cgy	Min 4 - 3	W:
Sun 4/21	Min	Cgy 4 - 1	W:

Game Stats

Wild (6-5-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM K. Brodziak 1 0 1 1 0 D. Setoguchi 0 1 2 0 0 P. Bouchard 0 0 1 0 0 C. Clutterbuck 0 0 2 0 0 C. Coyle 0 0 1 0 0 M. Cullen 0 0 3 0 0 M. Granlund 0 0 1 -1 0 D. Heatley 0 0 0 0 0 M. Koivu 0 0 3 0 0 Z. Konopka 0 0 0 0 0 Z. Parise 0 0 4 0 0 M. Rupp 0 0 1 0 0		Flames (3-4-3) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM J. Hudler 1 0 2 0 0 R. Cervenka 0 1 0 0 0 S. Begin 0 0 1 0 0 B. Comeau 0 0 0 0 0 C. Glencross 0 0 2 0 0 J. Iginla 0 0 2 -1 0 T. Jackman 0 0 0 0 2 B. Jones 0 0 2 0 0 M. Stajan 0 0 2 1 0 L. Stempniak 0 0 2 0 0 B. Street 0 0 2 0 0 A. Tanguay 0 0 0 0 2
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM R. Suter 0 1 1 1 2 J. Brodin 0 0 0 1 0 J. Falk 0 0 1 0 0 T. Gilbert 0 0 3 -1 2 N. Prosser 0 0 0 0 0 C. Stoner 0 0 0 -1 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Bouwmeester 0 0 2 0 2 T. Brodie 0 0 1 0 0 C. Butler 0 0 0 0 0 M. Giordano 0 0 3 0 2 C. Sarich 0 0 0 0 0 D. Wideman 0 0 3 0 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% N. Backstrom(W, 5-4) 24 23 1 .958		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% L. Irving 24 23 1 .958

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PLAYER NEWS

Wild Niklas Backstrom (MIN - Goaltender) News: Backstrom has undergone sports hernia surgery. The team announced that Backstrom's operation went as planned on Thursday morning in Philadelphia. The procedure was done by Dr. William Meyers. The 35-year-old Backstrom aggravated the injury while warming up before Minnesota's first game of the Western Conference quarterfinal series at Chicago on April 30. Josh Harding was sent in to replace him, and Backstrom was unable to play the rest of the series. [+] Impact: The Wild have said Backstrom is expected to be fully recovered for the start of next season. Whether he's still in the net for them is another matter. Backstrom will become an unrestricted free agent in July. He has played all seven of his NHL seasons with the Wild. (STATS - Thu. May 16, 2013) Niklas Backstrom (MIN - Goaltender) News: Backstrom had surgery to repair a sports hernia and is expected to be fully recovered for the start of the 2013-14 season, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. [+] Impact: It's not clear if he'll be playing for the Wild again next season as Backstrom will be an unrestricted free agent. (RotoWire - Thu. May 16, 2013) Michael Rupp (MIN - Center) News: Rupp will undergo offseason meniscus surgery and is expected to have a quick recovery process, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune's Michael Russo reports. [+] Impact: Rupp, who tallied four points and 79 PIMs in 40 games during the 2012-13 season, should be ready for the start of the 2013-14 campaign. (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013)

Flames

Injury Report

Wild Player Injury Status C. Stoner Upper-body injury day-to-day N. Backstrom Lower-body injury day-to-day D. Heatley Dislocated shoulder day-to-day

Flames No injuries to report.