| 5/9/2013 6:23:00 PM |
Description: Wild goalie Josh Harding will start Game 5 against the Blackhawks Thursday night. | Insight: Harding suffered a lower-body injury on a collision with Jonathan Toews in Game 4 and had to leave the game. He's playing due to the lower-body injury suffered by Niklas Backstrom during pre-game warmups for Game 1, so the Wild had to turn to third-string netminder Darcy Kuemper Tuesday. Minnesota trailed the series 3-1. | | |
| 5/7/2013 11:00:00 PM |
Description: Wild goalie Josh Harding had to leave Game 3 Tuesday against the Blackhawks after colliding with Jonathan Toews. | Insight: Harding has an undisclosed injury. He already was playing in place of Niklas Backstrom, who suffered a lower-body injury during pre-game warmups for Game 1. The Wild had to turn to Darcy Kuemper, a rookie who just celebrated his 23rd birthday two days ago. | | |
| 5/3/2013 2:02:00 PM |
Description: Wild goalie Josh Harding will start in net again in Game 2 against the Blackhawks. | Insight: Harding was forced into duty when starter Niklas Backstrom suffered a lower-body injury reaching for a rebound during pre-game warmups, and he took top-seeded Chicago to overtime in a 2-1 loss. | | |
| 1/30/2013 5:34:00 PM |
Description: Wild backup goaltender Josh Harding will replace Niklas Backstrom Wednesday against the Blackhawks. | Insight: It's a tough assignment for the backup netminder against 6-0 Chicago. Harding shut out Dallas in his first start but allowed five goals to Detroit in a loss on Jan. 25. He will have started three games to Backstrom's four after Wednesday's game. | | |
| Hot | 1/20/2013 3:04:00 PM |
Description: Wild backup goaltender Josh Harding will start Sunday against the Stars. | Insight: Starter Niklas Backstrom saved 25 of 27 shots in a win over Colorado on Saturday. Harding won 13 games in 30 starts and had a GAA of 2.62 and a SV% of .917 last season. | | |
| Hot | 3/24/2012 9:04:00 AM |
Description: Josh Harding is expected to start in goal for Minnesota on Saturday against Buffalo. | Insight: Harding has stopped 60 of 62 shots over his last two starts - both wins. He'll have a tough assignment facing a Buffalo Sabres team that has won its last three games outscoring their opponents by a 14-4 margin. | | |
| 12/7/2011 1:09:00 AM |
Description: Josh Harding left Tuesday's game against San Jose with an apparent neck injury.
NHL.com | Insight: Harding allowed a goal in the first minute of the game, then he was accidentally hit in the face by teammate Nick Schultz just 11 seconds after. Niklas Backstrom did not dress for this game because of his own injury, so the Wild were forced to turn to third-string goalie Matt Hackett. | | |
| 7/1/2011 10:20:00 AM |
Description: The Minnesota Wild have signed goalie Josh Harding to a one-year contract worth $750,000.
TSN | Insight: Harding, who missed the entire 2010-11 season due to injury, will likely back up Niklas Backstrom for the Wild in 2011-12. | | |
| 9/25/2010 5:25:00 PM |
Description: Josh Harding will likely miss the entire 2010-11 season with a torn ACL and MCL.
TSN | Insight: Harding was injured in a goalmouth collision during Friday's preseason game against St. Louis. He was projected to back up Niklas Backstrom again this season, but it looks like Anton Khudobin will now fill that role. | | |
| 9/24/2010 11:15:00 PM |
Description: Josh Harding was carried off the ice midway through the first period of the Wild's preseason game against St. Louis on Friday.
TSN | Insight: Harding was hit by Blues forward Brad Boyes, who was checked by Wild defenseman Greg Zanon. Harding was playing for the first time since undergoing surgery for a torn hip labrum. The injury is suspected to be a knee injury, but check back for further updates. | | |
| 7/14/2010 5:21:00 PM |
Description: The Minnesota Wild have re-signed goalie Josh Harding to a one-year contract.
TSN | Insight: Harding will back up Niklas Backstrom again this season. He won't likely see much action unless Backstrom falters or becomes injured. | | |
