It's the most in franchise history and tied for the most on the network this season. The slate includes four home and four away games, and two games against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Minnesota Wild National Television Broadcast Schedule (All Games on VERSUS)

Monday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m. - Chicago at Minnesota

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 6 p.m. - Minnesota at Pittsburgh

Monday, Nov. 24, 7 p.m. - Washington at Minnesota

Monday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m. - Colorado at Minnesota

Tuesday, Jan. 6, 6 p.m. - Minnesota at Boston

Monday, Jan. 19, 7 p.m. - Minnesota at Chicago

Tuesday, March 24, 6 p.m. - Minnesota at New York Rangers

Tuesday, April 7, 7 p.m. - Dallas at Minnesota

Via Wild PR guy Aaron Sickman:

SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Minnesota Wild President and General Manager Doug Risebrough today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron (pronounced BUHR-zhuhr-ohn) from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for the Wild’s third round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

“Marc-Andre is an offensively skilled defenseman who will add puck-moving ability and a good point shot to our team,” said Risebrough.

Bergeron, 27 (10/13/80), split the 2007-08 NHL campaign with the New York Islanders and the Anaheim Ducks and ranked tied for sixth among League defenseman with eight power play goals. He collected 18 points (9-9=18) in 46 games with the Islanders before being traded to the Ducks for a third round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on Feb. 26, 2008. Bergeron recorded one assist in nine games with Anaheim. The 5-foot-10, 197-pound native of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec has tallied 128 points (48-80=128) including 131 penalty minutes (PIM) and 29 power play goals in 267 career NHL contests during five seasons with Edmonton, the New York Islanders and Anaheim. Bergeron appeared in his first NHL game March 11, 2003 at Calgary and recorded his first career NHL goal against Chris Osgood on March 31, 2003 at St. Louis.

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The Wild PR office has just put out a statement from Wild Coach Jacques Lemaire that would seem to confirm he'll be back next year:

"When you are younger, it's a lot easier to make a decision. At the end of the year, I said I wanted to ask questions of Doug. I wanted to make sure my boss is happy with the work I am doing and with the way I manage the team. This is what we talked about in our meetings. I am reassured of my work and I want to coach again.

My satisfaction behind the bench is getting the team to play the best it can, individually and as a group. Success will come with that."

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Coming home off a drubbing in Colorado, this game is huge in terms of momentum. History shows than 81% of the time, the team that wins Game 5 wins the series.More »

The Wild have been playing, especially in the second period, like they’re constantly on a power play—passing at will, shooting at the right time, but it’s all for naught. It’s thrilling, frustrating playoff hockey.

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With the score out of reach in the first blowout of the series, Game 4 got chippy and also gave us the first fisticuffs. So which of the many goons on the Wild did the Colorado Avalanche decide to throw down with? Stephane Veilleux, a 181 pounder who hardly holds a reputation as a prolific pugilist:

While Veilleux was in the penalty box, there was a lot of chirping between him and Cody McLeod, the gap-toothed agitator who earlier took a cheap shot at Eric Belanger, boarding him when he didn't have the puck.

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In his Tuesday sports column in the Denver Post, writer Mark Kiszla complained about some rough play from the Wild. Minnesota fans decided to give him a piece of their collective mind on the Post's discussion boards. Ouch.

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This is a huge game. If we drop two at home, our chances of winning this series are crippled. I'll be updating this post between periods.More »

I'm disappointed that I haven't seen any homemade Stanley Cup hats, but there are plenty of rabid fans in the sea of 19,360 worth showcasing.

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Tonight's game is sure to be exciting. I expect some vengeance to be meted out for the cheapshots against Marian Gaborik last time they faced each other. The cowardly Colorado team waited till all the Wild's tough guys were off the ice to provoke Gabby, resulting in his first fighting major and a bloody hand. Derek Boogaard promises it'll be a much different story when he's out policing the ice: "Obviously I'm going to be playing in the first game," said Boogaard, who was scratched Sunday. "We'll see if somebody has a problem then." I'll be blogging the game as it happens, so expect new content to pop up after each period of play. More »