Minnesota Wild

Complete coverage of the Minnesota Wild and the NHL featuring players Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, Jared Spurgeon, Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno, and Marc-Andre Fleury. Latest MN Wild scores, player stats, schedule, standings, game highlights and sports commentary from the Star Tribune.

Wild
December 9, 2019
Boston College goalie Spencer Knight has a 1.73 goals-against average.

College hockey weekend rewind: Boston College, North Dakota keep rolling

The Eagles have won nine straight, while UND posted an impressive road sweep. Trending the other way: Denver and Wisconsin.
Wild
December 9, 2019
Gophers defenseman Ryan Johnson, center, was selected in the first round of the 2019 NHL draft by the Buffalo Sabres.

U.S. world junior preliminary roster features Gophers' Ryan Johnson, three Minnesotans

Denver's Bobby Brink, Wisconsin's K'Andre Miller and Notre Dame's Trevor Janicke also made the 28-player roster, which participate in a training camp Dec. 16-17.
Wild
December 8, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes' Jake Gardiner (51) tips the puck away from Minnesota Wild's Ryan Hartman (38) leaving it for teammate Ryan Dzingel (18) during th

After 11-game points streak, the Wild's next response is awaited

The team's difficult start gave way to a streak that reached a stern conclusion. Up or down from here?
Wild
December 8, 2019
Russia's Alexei Vasilevsky, left and Kirill Kaprizov celebrate Kaprizov's opening goal during the Hockey Euro Hockey Tour Karjala Cup match between Cz

Wild GM Guerin gets in actual 'face time' with prospect Kaprizov in Moscow

Bill Guerin was in Moscow last Sunday through Tuesday to meet up with prized prospect Kirill Kaprizov, a visit he felt was a success.
Wild
December 8, 2019
Wild's 11-game point streak comes to an end with 6-2 loss at Carolina

Wild's 11-game point streak comes to an end with 6-2 loss at Carolina

Sebastian Aho scored a hat trick to lead the Hurricanes over the Wild. It was Minnesota's first regulation loss since Nov. 12.
Wild
December 7, 2019
Wild excited to return home after heavy road stretch

Wild excited to return home after heavy road stretch

The Wild finished off another road trip Saturday, completing 20 of its first 30 games away from Xcel Energy Center.
Wild
December 7, 2019

Wild-Carolina game recap

A look back at Saturday's game.
Wild
December 7, 2019

Longest point streaks in Wild history

Saturday's snapped streak was the second most all-time.
Wild
December 7, 2019
Wild sticking with same group to close out road trip vs. Hurricanes

Wild sticking with same group to close out road trip vs. Hurricanes

The Wild wraps up a three-game road trip Saturday at Carolina.
Wild
December 6, 2019
Wild center Victor Rask celebrates with the bench after his goal against the Lightning during the second period of the team's 5-4 victory at Tampa Bay

Hitting road (over and over), Wild ending historic stretch away from X

While this stretch has been unique, a mashup of 28 flights and 30 nights in a hotel over 39 days, it didn't ultimately wreck the Wild.
Wild
December 6, 2019

Gameday preview: Wild at Carolina

The Wild concludes a three-game road trip vs. the Hurricanes after extending its point streak to 11 games Thursday with a 5-4 win over the Lightning.
Wild
December 6, 2019

NHL take three

A closer look at the Wild - and around the NHL
Wild
December 6, 2019
Wild recalls Nico Sturm; moves Koivu, Pateryn to injured reserve

Wild recalls Nico Sturm; moves Koivu, Pateryn to injured reserve

The Wild didn't practice Friday ahead of its final test on a three-game trip Saturday against Carolina, but the team was still busy shuffling its roster.
Wild
December 6, 2019
Wild outscores Lightning for fifth straight win, runs point streak to 11 games

Wild outscores Lightning for fifth straight win, runs point streak to 11 games

The Wild scored three times in a 1:41 stretch of the first period, then came up with the game-winning goal only eight seconds after the Lightning had tied the score at 4-4 early in the third.
Gophers
December 6, 2019
Minnesota goaltender Jack Lafontaine played well vs. Wisconsin but the Gophers were defeated 9-3 last week in a series opener with North Dakota.

Gophers men's hockey struggling to win series openers

In their eight series openers this season, the Gophers have a 2-4-2 record and have been outscored 31-19.
Wild
December 6, 2019
The Wild's Mats Zuccarello, right, celebrated with Jason Zucker after scoring the go-ahead goal in the third period of Minnesota's 5-4 victory over Ta

The Wild in the playoffs? Suddenly, the notion isn't so far-fetched

By beating Tampa Bay on Thursday night, coach Bruce Boudreau's team won its fifth consecutive game and sits in the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference.
Wild
December 6, 2019
Tyler Ennis, Brennan Menell and Eric Staal (left to right) battled for a loose puck in the corner during the Wild's training camp in 2017

A home-state 'honor': Woodbury native Menell called up by Wild

Brennan Menell was leading defensemen in the AHL with 17 assists. The 22-year-old grew up in Woodbury rooting for Jared Spurgeon, Cal Clutterbuck, Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Derek Boogaard
Wild
December 5, 2019
Wild picks each other up in latest win over Lightning

Wild picks each other up in latest win over Lightning

The Wild persevered late to hold off the Lightning for a 5-4 win Thursday in Tampa.
Wild
December 5, 2019

Wild-Tampa Bay game recap

Wild
December 5, 2019
Minnesota Wild's Nick Seeler (55) slides into the boards next to Montreal Canadiens' Joel Armia during third¶ -period NHL hockey game action in M

Seeler next man up for Wild with Spurgeon sidelined by hand injury

Jared Spurgeon was injured in the first period Tuesday when he took a shot to the hand during a Panthers power play. Nick Seeler will take his place Thursday when the Wild continues its three-game road trip.