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Wild torch Preds for eight but are eliminated from playoffs by Ducks' win

Associated Press

Friday, April 10, 2009

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jacques Lemaire watched his Minnesota Wild deliver "one of the best games we've played all year" in the most crucial of moments. He soaked in the roar of the home crowd approving of an inspiring performance, and couldn't help but think of what might have been. Marc-Andre Bergeron scored twice and Minnesota set a season high for goals Friday night in an 8-4 victory over the Nashville Predators, but the Wild were eliminated from playoff contention a few hours later when Anahei ...

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