Minnesota Wild

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Wild
November 19, 2019

Wild-Buffalo game recap

A look back at Tuesday night's game.
Wild
November 19, 2019
With Wild in 'sadness' of purgatory, Sabres are both a ray of hope and a cautionary tale

With Wild in 'sadness' of purgatory, Sabres are both a ray of hope and a cautionary tale

The Sadness report offers rolling odds, updated each day, of how likely it is for an NHL team to both miss the playoffs AND not get a top-five draft pick. Entering play Tuesday, the Wild rank second-highest on the "sadness" list with a 48% chance.
Wild
November 19, 2019
Wild tabs Stalock to start in Buffalo vs. Sabres

Wild tabs Stalock to start in Buffalo vs. Sabres

Goalie Alex Stalock will be in net when the Wild visits the Sabres in Buffalo on Tuesday. Stalock is 3-3 with a .903 save percentage and 2.85 goals-against average and is coming off an abbreviated start Nov. 7.
Wild
November 19, 2019
Wild defenseman Carson Soucy is a team-best plus-4. He earned a surprise spot on the roster this season as a 25-year-old rookie, and a difficult decis

Wild's Soucy hopes he has shown enough to stick around

Defenseman Greg Pateryn's imminent return leaves the Wild with a decision to make.
Wild
November 18, 2019

Wild-Buffalo game preview

The Wild (7-11-2) has the fewest points in the NHL and the league's worst road record (3-10). Buffalo is 10-7-3 after losing 4-1 at Chicago on Sunday.
Gophers
November 18, 2019
North Dakota player crushes a pound of wings, finds out he's playing, scores winning goal

North Dakota player crushes a pound of wings, finds out he's playing, scores winning goal

Josh Rieger's Saturday night adventure for the University of North Dakota would be better fit for an Adam Sandler movie,
Wild
November 17, 2019
Minnesota Wild's Matt Dumba (24) celebrates teammate Zach Parise's (11) goal in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricane

Wild-Carolina game recap

A quick look at Saturday's game.
Wild
November 16, 2019
Minnesota Wild's goalie Devan Dubnyk (40) reacts to the game winning goal by Carolina Hurricanes' Andrei Svechnikov (37) of Russia in overtime of an N

Wild gets a point but falls to Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime

Andrei Svechnikov scored the winning goal 93 seconds into the extra period.
Wild
November 16, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes' Dougie Hamilton (19) grabs the chin of teammate Andrei Svechnikov (37) of Russia while the rest of the team joins to celebrate Sv

Wild's 3-on-3 overtime woes continue with latest performance

The Wild fell to 12-30 in OT play since the start of the 2015-16 season.
Wild
November 16, 2019
Wild hoping to play with a lead vs. Hurricanes in matinee matchup

Wild hoping to play with a lead vs. Hurricanes in matinee matchup

The Wild hosts the Hurricanes at 1 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center.
Wild
November 15, 2019

Wild-Carolina gameday preview

The Hurricanes are seventh in the league in goals and sixth in power play percentage. … The Wild entered Friday with the second-fewest points in the NHL.
Wild
November 15, 2019

On the NHL: McDavid takes over as best player in the league

After a hat trick Sunday, the Edmonton captain managed to one-up that performance Thursday by scoring another
Wild
November 15, 2019

Sarah McLellan's Wild hat trick

Three observations from this week in the NHL
Wild
November 15, 2019
Minnesota Wild's Ryan Suter (20) and Jason Zucker (16) congratulate left wing Zach Parise (11) on his goal against the Arizona Coyotes during the thir

Right place, right time: Wild returns home, wins on Greenway's gritty goal

The Wild put 20 shots on goal in the first period, but was at its best in the third when it wrapped up a home victory, just the sixth game at Xcel Energy Center this season, thanks to Jordan Greenway's first goal of the season.
Wild
November 15, 2019
Minnesota Wild left wing Kevin Fiala carries the puck in front of Arizona Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski (33) in the third period during an NHL hoc

Wild winger Fiala: 'My confidence is pretty high'

After coming over to the Wild from Nashville last season, Kevin Fiala signed a two-year, $6 million contract.
Wild
November 14, 2019
Parise comes up clutch vs. Coyotes after missing similar chance last week

Parise comes up clutch vs. Coyotes after missing similar chance last week

Winger Zach Parise scored the first of two Wild goals in the third period that set up a 3-2 win over the Coyotes on Thursday at Xcel Energy Center.
Wild
November 14, 2019

Wild-Arizona game recap

A look back at Thursday night's game.
Wild
November 14, 2019
Wild hoping to avoid setback vs. Coyotes in return home

Wild hoping to avoid setback vs. Coyotes in return home

The Wild returns from a four-game, 10-day road trip to host the Coyotes at Xcel Energy Center.
Wild
November 14, 2019
Minnesota Wild left wing Jordan Greenway (18) in action against the Los Angeles Kings during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12,

Despite resurgent offense, Wild is tied for last in the NHL

One reason why the team hasn't started to climb is its stop-and-go rhythm, up-and-down results like how the Wild performed on its recent four-game road swing through California and Arizona.
Wild
November 13, 2019

Wild gameday vs. Arizona

While the Wild faltered since visiting Arizona on Saturday, the Coyotes have soared. After that 4-3 rally by the Wild, the Coyotes pocketed back-to-back victories on the road against the Capitals and Blues.