No matter how you look at it, Bill Mikkelson was a pioneer.

Minnesota trailed by two goals in the second period. Matt Boldy, with three points, was among the reasons that didn’t last.

Marco Rossi, Frederick Gaudreau and Yakov Trenin also scored for the Wild (33-19-4), who have won two straight. Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves and will represent Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Matt Boldy had two goals and an assist and the Minnesota Wild scored the final five goals to beat the New York Islanders 6-3.

The New York Islanders (25-22-7) fought hard but ultimately fell 4-3 in a comeback attempt against the Winnipeg Jets (39-14-3) Friday night in the Canada Life Centre.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Gabriel Vilardi scored two second-period goals and the Winnipeg Jets won their eighth consecutive game, 4-3 over the New York Islanders on Friday night. Nikolaj Ehlers and Alex ...

It’s rare on a busy Thursday night in the NHL where the New York Islanders won’t have a game themselves. Instead, the team is on their way to Winnipeg for a Friday night date with the first-place ...

It’s rare on a busy Thursday night in the NHL where the New York Islanders won’t have a game themselves. Instead, the team is ...

It's only back-to-back losses to start a four-game road trip, after falling 3-1 to the New York Islanders on Monday night at UBS Arena, but the Jackets lost their seven-game point streak one game ...

Bruised Blue Jackets keep pushing despite injuries mounting and a second straight loss to split a four-game trip: 4 takeaways ...

The New York Islanders extended their improbable win streak to seven games and their hot January into a new month with a 3-2 ...