Predators edge Wild in shootout for second consecutive game
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — You could see the steam pouring out of Devan Dubnyk’s ears, hear the disgust in his voice and feel the fury of a goaltender trying in vain to defend the net in a shootout format...
View ArticleKevin Fiala shows Wild — and his former team — what he can do
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kevin Fiala walked out of the visitors’ dressing room at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday night, turned left through the double doors separating the clubs and greeted former Nashville...
View ArticleWild’s Victor Rask finally back skating with teammates
TAMPA, Fla. — Another day, another new player for the Wild, or at least what was old is new again. Center Victor Rask skated with his teammates Thursday morning for the first time since suffering a...
View ArticleZucker, Dubnyk lead Wild to shutout win over Tampa Bay
TAMPA, Fla. — Fitting that Mario Andretti was in attendance Thursday night at Amalie Arena since the Wild and Lightning decided to hold a track meet under the guise of a wildly entertaining hockey...
View ArticleWild’s Luke Kunin out indefinitely after check that left him woozy
SUNRISE, Fla. — Rookie center Luke Kunin is out indefinitely with what the team is calling an upper-body injury after he was knocked out of Thursday night’s game at Tampa by an open-ice check that left...
View ArticleWild play down to form again in ugly loss to Florida
SUNRISE, Fla. — Bruce Boudreau saw it coming, as sure as a 5 o’clock Florida thunderstorm. The Wild head coach essentially predicted the classic Minnesota meltdown two hours before Friday night’s...
View ArticleWild’s Luke Kunin ready to go for Thursday’s game vs. Dallas Stars
Wild center Luke Kunin returned to practice Wednesday after missing two games with an upper-body injury and was declared ready to play Thursday’s game against the Dallas Stars at Xcel Energy Center....
View ArticleWild remain inept at home, suffer costly loss to Stars
Minnesota Wild's Eric Staal, center, is squeezed between Dallas Stars goalie Anton Khudobin, left, and Miro Heiskanen, of Finland, as he tried to position himself in the second period of an NHL hockey...
View ArticleWild not showing ‘the will and the want’ to get into playoffs
A year ago the Wild were money at home, turning the Xcel Energy Center into a distinct home-ice advantage that made visitors vulnerable to the delight of sellout crowds who packed the arena every game....
View Article‘From St. Paul to the Hall’: All eyes on high schooler Joe Mauer
Editor’s note: On Sunday, Joe Mauer will become the fourth St. Paulite inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., building on a legacy begun by Dave Winfield, Paul Molitor...
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