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Columnist Patrick Reusse and hockey writer Sarah McLellan review a weekend that featured the Wild start its playoff drive with a hard-fought win and the Twins find yet another creative way to blow a l...

The Wolves played loose and well in their final game, showing the promise of their up-and-coming roster and showing off Rookie of the Year-hopeful Anthony Edwards.

Oakland scored three unearned runs, the last coming after Josh Donaldson's ninth-inning error. Catcher Ben Rortvedt contributed a costly mistake as well.

One goaltender was spectacular. The other was perfect. Game 1 was a master class of puck-stopping with Cam Talbot doing what the Wild were hoping for when he was signed as a free agent.

Goalie Cam Talbot stopped 42 shots and the Wild set a franchise-record for hits in a game that ended a run of more than five years without a playoff victory for Minnesota.

Gasper, Metanire defend the wings and fuel attack.

Hoping to avoid sitting out for months, Twins rookie Alex Kirilloff wants to see if he can manage the wrist sprain that has put him on the injured list.

The Gophers will be part of a douvle-eliminationregional in Los Angeles with UCLA, the No. 2 overall seed, and Long Beach State.

Marc-Andre Fleury was excellent as well, but the Wild stayed in it because of the team's outstanding play in net.