By Dan Larson -
Mike Yeo stressed to his team after the game that they need to stay focussed. The Wild live to fight another day, but it's not going to get any easier. A Game 5 victory in Chicago would be absolutely huge.
On to the Walk.
Wild News
Game Recaps
Wild trips Blackhawks to even series | StarTribune
Blackhawks showing signs of frustration as Wild even series with terrific effort | Russo's Rants | StarTribune.com- Lots of good post-game tidbits.
Wild postgame: Third line, Bryzgalov's save and an amazing crowd| StarTribune- I've never heard so many people compliment the Xcel crowd. Well done, fans!
Wild 4, Blackhawks 2: Minnesota makes it a best-of-three series - TwinCities.com
Wild rip Blackhawks 4-2 to tie series 2-2 - chicagotribune.com- Insight from the Chicago perspective.
Souhan: Game 4 victory shows Wild can play with and beat the best | Star Tribune- The Wild certainly seem to step up their game when playing the league's elite. A series win could earn the team a lot of respect around the league.
Minnesota Wild even second round series with Chicago Blackhawks- Chad Graff's take on Game 4.
Other Wild News
Minnesota Wild ice 6 skaters for 15 seconds, get away with it (Photo) | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- Yeah...they kind of got away with one there.
Minnesota Wild are ridiculously dominating foes on home ice | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports- Games 3 and 4 against Colorado certainly inflate the statistics, but domination at the X continues. Best part of last night's win was that it guarantees another home game.
Minnesota Wild Fans Thankful For Chuck Fletcher Following NFL Draft- Rick Spielman gets a lot of undeserved criticism. Hopefully that Bridgewater pick can pan out.
Cooke back and rarin' to go - TwinCities.com- A lot of people thought Cooke might be a bit rusty after missing two weeks. Not the case as he provided a lot of great energy.
Charley Walters: Wild's young talent impresses Scotty Bowman - TwinCities.com- They're impressing more than just Bowman.
Enemy News
Road woes: Lackluster Blackhawks drop Game 4 to Wild | CSN Chicago
In short, penalties a killer for Blackhawks - chicagotribune.com- The Wild power play has finally been somewhat effective. Hopefully we can all forget the shorthanded goals of Round 1...
A Tale of Two Coaches: Quenneville vs Carlyle - Second City Hockey- A great comparison between two veteran coaches.
Off The Trail
Cristobal Huet's diving save helps France beat Canada at World Championships | Puck Daddy- Go Team France! Sorry Canada, that's pretty embarrassing.
NHL Grab Bag: P.K. Subban’s Hall of Fame Week- Sean McIndoe's always hilarious weekly grab bag.
Three Little Words: Too Many Men | Longform - SI.com- An in depth look at one of hockey's oldest rivalries: Montreal vs. Boston.
Canucks Need To Make Barry Trotz A Priority- Trotz in Vancouver could be interesting and very effective.
2014 NHL playoffs: Boston's Dougie Hamilton thriving under the spotlight - SBNation.com- Hamilton gets overshadowed by Boston's other stars, but he's quietly put up a great season.
Evgeni Malkin destroys Rangers' defense, scores video-game goal (Video) | Puck Daddy- And finally, watch this gem if you missed it last night.
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