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Polls
January 21, 2016

Poll: Which team's struggles concern you most?

Wild
January 20, 2016
Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi, of Switzerland, bottom right, scores a goal against Minnesota Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk (40) as Predators' M

Wild hits the road, searching to find its game

Nine days ago, one victory would have put the Wild one point behind the St. Louis Blues for third in the Central Division with three games in hand.
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January 20, 2016
Minnesota Wild head coach Mike Yeo diagramed a drill for his players during practice in Chicago last season.

Russo's Rants Q and A: Leave your questions here

The Wild's stressed, you're stressed, so we might as well make me stressed and conduct another Russo's Rants-styled Q and A.
Wild
January 19, 2016
Wild coach Mike Yeo

Rand: Wild's Yeo on the hot seat when weather turns cold

Mike Yeo's job status has at least been a subject of discussion in each of his four completed seasons with the Wild.
Wild
January 19, 2016

Gameday preview: Wild at Anaheim

The Wild, 2-9-1 in its past 12 games against the Ducks, opens back-to-back games in Southern California in an arena where it has lost five of its past six.
Wild
January 19, 2016
Minnesota Wild head coach Mike Yeo diagramed a drill for his players during practice in Chicago last season.

Wild revamps power-play units as it fights to end scoring slump

The Wild has lost four in a row and been shut out in consecutive games heading into Wednesday's contest at Anaheim.
Wild
January 19, 2016
Minnesota Wild right wing Nino Niederreiter (22), of Switzerland, is defended by Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber (6) in the third period of

Heading west, Wild seeks answer to offensive slump

Back-to-back shutouts have players and coach seeking answers, with six of its next seven games on the road.
Wild
January 18, 2016
Wild General Manager Chuck Fletcher.

Fletcher on Wild's slump: 'Usually the solution's in the room'

The general manager said he isn't going to force any major shake-ups. "We'll get out of this. We always have and we will again."
Wild
January 18, 2016
Blackhawks tie team record

Blackhawks tie team record

The Blackhawks matched a franchise record with their 11th victory in a row. Justin Williams recorded his first hat trick in ten years. Marc-Andre Fleury notched his 41st career shutout.
Wild
January 17, 2016
Wild coach Mike Yeo.

Yeo builds some play time into Wild's practice

The Wild spent 60 minutes Sunday afternoon with the team's part-time skating and skills instructor, Aaron Ness, trying to work out the kinks that have led to four straight losses and back-to-back shutouts.
Wild
January 17, 2016

Chart: Slumping Wild players

The Wild's scoring slump shows in the individual struggles to produce goals.
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January 17, 2016
Stumped again: Wild shut out in second straight

Stumped again: Wild shut out in second straight

The Wild followed an impressive victory at Dallas last weekend with a lost week: Four clunkers. No victories. Barely any goals.
Wild
January 17, 2016
Capitals goalie Braden Holtby is 28-4 with a 1.91 goals-against average. He’s the obvious Vezina Trophy pick.

NHL insider: Handing out the midseason awards

A look at who has stood out in the NHL so far this season.
Wild
January 16, 2016

Wild-Nashville game recap

A look back at Saturday night's game.
Wild
January 16, 2016
Wild owner Craig Leipold, left, and General Manager Chuck Fletcher

Wild's Fletcher says he won't overreact with hastily considered trade

With the Wild slumping with 29 goals (including four empty-netters) in 15 games, including none the past two nights, many around the NHL are expecting the team to make a trade.
Wild
January 16, 2016

Postgame: Slumping, skidding, snakebit Wild blanked once again

One night after not scoring against Winnipeg, the Wild was shut out in Nashville for its fourth straight loss.
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January 16, 2016

Wild's week ahead

Brew a pot of coffee and stay up late to watch the Wild on the west coast this week.
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January 16, 2016

NHL short takes

A weekly look around the league.
Wild
January 16, 2016
Matt Dumba (24) celebrated after scoring a power play goal in the second period. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune.com - December 3, 2015

Wild trying to avoid listening to distracting trade rumors

The Wild has scored three goals during a three-game losing streak and 29 goals in its past 14 games.
Wild
January 16, 2016
Minnesota Wild left wing Thomas Vanek (26), left, of Austria, watches as Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck (30), defenseman Tyler Myers (57) and

Wild shut out for first time this season, 1-0 by Jets

The Wild's struggling offense went as low as it can go Friday, a shutout good for a third consecutive loss.