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Saturday's results from high school, college and the pros

Devin Setoguchi had two goals, Niklas Backstrom made 36 saves and the streaking Minnesota Wild beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Wednesday night.

The Miami Heat and the Chicago Blackhawks are the hottest teams in their respective sports and their winning streaks are gaining attention for most impressive streaks in sports history.

Martin Erat scored an unassisted goal for Nashville with 8:15 left when Minnesota goalie Niklas Backstrom couldn’t clear the puck cleanly, and the Predators earned their first victory by beating the Wild 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Zach Parise scored his first goal with the Wild and Josh Harding stopped all 24 shots he faced in his first start since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis as Minnesota beat the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Sunday.

Dany Heatley had two power-play goals on assists from new teammate Zach Parise, and the offense-enhanced Minnesota Wild surged into their much-anticipated season with a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.

Nine former Sioux Falls Stampede players were on NHL opening day rosters when the league officially kicked off the 2012-13 season Saturday afternoon.

NHL hockey is finally back, and this time it's official. The league and its players agreed to a required memorandum of understanding on Saturday night that truly makes the lockout a thing of the past. Training camps open Sunday and the 48-game regular season starts Saturday.

The Minnesota Wild -- the team that arguably lost more momentum during the NHL lockout than any other -- is eager to get to work at recapturing it.

If there is going to be a hockey season, the NHL and the players' association can't afford many more days like this.