Blue Jackets beat Wild 4-2 with three-goal second period
COLUMBUS, Ohio — There would be no third-period meltdown Thursday night, the Wild made sure of that. As for the second period against the Blue Jackets, they were a no show. Columbus used a three-goal...
View ArticleToronto’s traveling show arrives in St. Paul with good news for Leafs
The center of the hockey universe was in St. Paul on Saturday night, with the Toronto Maple Leafs, their media horde, roster drama and traveling fans taking over the Xcel Energy Center during the...
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Maple Leafs score late, hand Wild their third straight loss
Minnesota Wild's Matt Dumba (24) checks Toronto Maple Leafs' Zach Hyman (11) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Hannah Foslien)Toronto...
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Wild hit road feeling OK despite first three-game skid of season
Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter attempts to to keep Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Zach Hyman from the puck during the third period Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in St. Paul. Hyman scored an empty-net...
View ArticleWild forwards lament missed chances; Boudreau laments missed points
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — It was not the two goals, four points and 13 shots his line generated in Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the Maple Leafs that Eric Staal wanted to talk about. It was the scoring...
View ArticleWild GM Paul Fenton not shaken by first three-game skid
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Wild general manager Paul Fenton said Tuesday he isn’t panicking in the wake of his team’s first three-game losing streak this season. The Wild were set to meet the...
View ArticleWild welcome new NHL team, and balanced division schedule that comes with it
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Seattle is joining the NHL as the 32nd franchise in 2021, the league is poised to have a balanced schedule again and the Wild will have a new division rival. The...
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Wild rally behind power play, end three-game losing streak
Vancouver Canucks' Troy Stecher (51) reaches for the puck in front of Minnesota Wild's Eric Staal (12) as Vancouver's Ben Hutton, back left, shouts during the first period of an NHL hockey game in...
View ArticleWild goalie Devan Dubnyk relieved to put ‘really weird stretch’ behind him
CALGARY, Alberta — The razzing started on the ice, continued down the runway to the visitor’s dressing room at the Scotiabank Saddledome and spilled into the open as Devan Dubnyk and Zach Parise peeled...
View ArticleWild, knock wood, have been remarkably healthy this season
CALGARY, Alberta — Hockey people would rather dump hot coals down their pants than talk about injuries, even when they don’t have any. The latter usually has them looking for a piece of wood to knock....
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Mikko Koivu injured in late collision in Wild’s 2-0 loss to Flames
Minnesota Wild's Nino Niederreiter, left, of Switzerland, is checked by Calgary Flames' Derek Ryan during second-period NHL hockey game action in Calgary, Alberta, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. (Jeff...
View ArticleStatus unknown for Wild’s Mikko Koivu; NHL suspends two Flames players
EDMONTON, Alberta — The verdict is in for two suspended Calgary Flames while the jury is still out for the Wild’s injured captain, Mikko Koivu. The NHL on Friday suspended Calgary defenseman Mark...
View ArticleOilers burn struggling Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk in 7-2 rout
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Wild have a goaltending crisis, not to mention a crisis of confidence. One look at Devan Dubnyk treating the puck like it was a pipe bomb Friday night and you knew Minnesota was...
View ArticleWith Boudreau concerned, Wild look to pick up pieces of their shattered game
The Wild woke up Nov. 24 riding a galvanizing high after rallying from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Winnipeg at the Xcel Energy Center, a victory punctuated by the brawl in which Jordan Greenway and Marcus...
View ArticleInjured Wild captain Mikko Koivu could play this homestand; Luke Kunin called up
The wait is over for Luke Kunin. The captain’s wait continues. Mikko Koivu worked out in the gym Monday but is sidelined day-to-day after absorbing a knee-to-knee collision with suspended Flames...
View ArticleMike Reilly, former Gopher and Wild defenseman, sits out for Montreal
It was an unfulfilled homecoming for Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Reilly, the former Wild, Gophers and Academy of Holy Angels blue liner. Reilly, scratched from Tuesday night’s game against...
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Wild bust out of slump with seven goals in routing Canadiens
Minnesota Wild's Nino Niederreiter of Switzerland, middle, celebrates with teammates Zach Parise, left, and Charlie Coyle, right, after Niederreiter scored a goal against the Montreal Canadiens in the...
View ArticleWild’s Nino Niederreiter gets back in front of net … and scores in...
Pardon Nino Niederreiter if he considered burning incense or sacrificing a live goat in the Wild dressing room to ward off the bad puck luck that grinded his resolve to a nub. Niederreiter is not that...
View ArticleMikko Koivu back on ice, on pace to practice with Wild on Friday
Mikko Koivu took another step toward returning to the Wild lineup Thursday, joining teammates this morning for a warm-up before Minnesota play the Florida Panthers at Xcel Energy Center. Koivu has...
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Wild, new dynamic trio, keep rolling in 5-1 win over Panthers
Minnesota Wild's Jared Spurgeon (46) knocks the puck away from Florida Panthers' Dryden Hunt (73) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP...
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