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Wild
February 3, 2016
Wild players ran into an uninvited guest during a round of golf while on All-Star break vacation.

Alligator intrudes on Wild players' All-Star break outing

Nino Niederreiter returned to the Wild from Cancun with a sunburn and all his fingers still attached.
Wild
February 3, 2016
Beatings continue: Wild outmuscled, outplayed in sloppy loss

Beatings continue: Wild outmuscled, outplayed in sloppy loss

The Wild, 3-8-3 in its past 14 and sitting in ninth in the West, lost for the eighth time in nine games on a night filled with mistakes and misplays.
Wild
February 2, 2016

Wild-Islanders game recap

A look back at Tuesday's game.
Wild
February 2, 2016
Postgame: Wild gets greedy, and it proves costly

Postgame: Wild gets greedy, and it proves costly

The Wild battled for the tying goal late in the second period but managed to give up the go-ahead goal less than a minute later in its latest loss, this time to the Islanders.
Polls
February 2, 2016

Poll: What are the chances the Wild will make the playoffs?

Wild
February 2, 2016
Wild coach Mike Yeo

Despite struggles, Wild returning to action with same lines

The Wild, which lost 10 of 13 games in January, looks to start anew in February with a three-game road trip that starts in Brooklyn.
Wild
February 2, 2016
Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk blocked a shot during the first period against the Dallas Stars on Jan. 9. Last year the team, with Dubnyk acquired in a trad

Wild hoping for another second-half surge into playoffs

It is an indication of how difficult January was for Wild that the team fell out of the playoff picture while on All-Star break.
Wild
February 1, 2016

As second half begins, Wild is outside looking in for playoff picture

The Wild enters the second half of the season sitting ninth in the eight-team Western Conference playoffs. The playoff picture as of today:
Wild
February 1, 2016
Wild winger Charlie Coyle (3) had a goal in each of the three games leading up to the All-Star break.

Wild-N.Y. Islanders game preview

The Wild, hoping to put an ice-cold January far, far behind them, open the post-All Star portion of the schedule hoping to at least resemble the team that went 24-5-1 after the break last season.
Wild
February 1, 2016
John Scott

Did NHL get lucky with John Scott?

Was John Scott's All-Star MVP performance a lucky break for the NHL? CineSport's Brian Clark asks NHL Dan Moriarty about the game, and what to expect in the second half of the season.
Wild
February 1, 2016
Mikko Koivu (9) and Matt Dumba celebrated a goal against Detroit in December. The two players tussled during the Wild's practice on Monday.

Koivu, Dumba tussle during intense Wild practice

A high-intensity practice Monday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center got a little more intense when Mikko Koivu and Matt Dumba started pushing and shoving.
Wild
February 1, 2016
Wild defenseman Christian Folin returns for the first time in eight games on Tuesday night from a sprained MCL.

Christian Folin recalled as Wild back at practice

The All-Star break is over, and the team is preparing for an Eastern road swing.
Wild
February 1, 2016
Charlie Coyle (3) shot the puck past Arizona goalie Louis Domingue (35) for a goal in the third period. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune

NHL Insider: Another strong finish is uncertain for the Wild

The Wild can't keep relying on second-half surges. It's too risky.
Wild
January 31, 2016
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman spoke to reporters before the NHL hockey All-Star skills competition on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.

NHL Commissioner Bettman signed contract through 2022

He has been the league's leader since 1993.
Wild
January 30, 2016

Wild's week ahead

The Wild returns from the All-Star break with three games, two in New York.
Wild
January 30, 2016

NHL short takes

A weekly look around the league
Wild
January 30, 2016

A look at NHL playoff picture in the West

The Wild has 33 games remaining in the regular season, and is currently out of the playoff race.
Wild
January 30, 2016
Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk blocked a shot during the first period against the Dallas Stars on Jan. 9. Last year the team, with Dubnyk acquired in a trad

Dubnyk comes full circle with All-Star selection

Devan Dubnyk's career, once at a low in Nashville, shuttled him back to Music City as an All-Star.
January 28, 2016
Video: NHL linesman gets cross-checked by player

Video: NHL linesman gets cross-checked by player

The Flames' Dennis Wideman knocked NHL linesman Don Henderson to the ground on Wednesday with a vicious-looking hit from behind. The big debate Thursday: did Wideman do it on purpose?
Wild
January 27, 2016
Wild head coach Mike Yeo talked to his players during a timeout he called in the second period Thursday night.

Poll: What's the biggest problem with the Wild?