The Wild couldn't score at five-on-five against the Penguins, who give up the most even-strength goals in the league.

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The Minnesota Wild enter the NHL trade deadline with significant needs due to injuries. Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Karpizov are both out but are expected to return before the playoffs. That makes the cap management part of Friday more difficult for GM Bill Guerin but does not mean a deal cannot be reached.

Captain Sidney Crosby scored two goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins spoiled Marc-Andre Fleury's final game against his former team, courtesy of a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in Saint Paul,

Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin can still get the job done despite their age. They proved it in a historic way on Sunday in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild and a former teammate in goal, Marc-Andre Fleury. Crosby, age 37, and Malkin, age 38, each scored past Fleury, who is 40.

NHL Trade Deadline is just hours away, and after the Minnesota Wild moved to acquire Gustav Nyquist last week, it wasn’t clear if they would make any more moves.