TAMPA — We took a hard-hat tour Wednesday of Busch Gardens' newest land, Wild Oasis, now under construction for a spring opening. In an area that used to house the now-closed Jungala realm of tree-top climbing next to animal exhibits, the Wild Oasis aims to blend entertainment, exploration and education into one lively rainforest-themed space.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s new Wild Oasis area will feature kid-friendly attractions and new-to-the-park animal species.

Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night. Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games.

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 3-1 to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday (Jan. 29). The Maple Leafs have two winless skids of three straight games in January.

The Maple Leafs are pushing through a rough stretch of games. Posting a 4-6 record in their last 10 games, the Leafs have dropped three in a row and fallen from first place in the