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
January 11, 2020

Wild vs. Vancouver gameday

The Wild returns home to take on the Canucks, and it could have a few lineup changes.
Wild
January 10, 2020

Cottage Grove peewee dazzles with lacrosse-style goal

Thirteen-year-old Jackson Rudh imitated NHL star's Andrei Svechnikov, successfully, in a recent game at Cottage Grove Arena.
Wild
January 10, 2020
Wild goaltender Alex Stalock makes a save against Calgary centre Mark Jankowski during the first period

Wild takes a hit in playoff race with 2-1 loss at Calgary

The Wild's fourth defeat in five games, scoring once despite 43 shots on goal, dropped Minnesota six points out of a wild-card spot.
Wild
January 10, 2020
Minnesota Wild left wing Jordan Greenway (18) signed autographs following the Wild's outdoor practice Thursday. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.sou

Wild nice guy Greenway needs mean streak on the ice

Uncorking a physical impact requires Jordan Greenway to turn on a hard-nosed style that is the opposite of his easygoing personality, and flipping that mental switch can be tough.
Wild
January 9, 2020
Wild sensing urgency to get on a run after falling behind in playoff race

Wild sensing urgency to get on a run after falling behind in playoff race

The Wild fell 2-1 to the Flames Thursday in its return from a three-day break.
Wild
January 9, 2020

Wild-Calgary game recap

A look back at Thursday's game.
Wild
January 9, 2020
Wild back in action vs. Flames after sitting idle for three days

Wild back in action vs. Flames after sitting idle for three days

While the Wild was idle, the gap between it and a playoff spot widened, with Calgary opening up a five-point gap over Minnesota for the second Wild Card spot..
Wild
January 9, 2020
Lights, camera, hockey action! Two local filmmakers do it all "4 The Love of Puck"

Lights, camera, hockey action! Two local filmmakers do it all "4 The Love of Puck"

Directors and producers Adam Howard and Casimir Semlak, former Mounds View High School hockey players, have chronicled hockey's culture from Europe to California to St. Paul.
Wild
January 9, 2020
Matt Dumba and the Wild practiced outdoors on Jan. 2 at the ROC in St. Louis Park. Dumba has donated $11,200 to help Australians battling the fires in

Wild's Dumba saddened by fire devastation in Australia

In an effort to help fire-ravaged Australia financially, Matt Dumba, who vacationed there last April, donated $100 for every point scored by the Timberwolves on Tuesday.
Wild
January 8, 2020

Wild-Calgary gameday preview

The Wild and Calgary have become familiar foes; Thursday's game will be their third meeting in the past 18 days.
Wild
January 7, 2020
Zach Parise was set up to tip a shot vs. the Jets.

Parise still cleans up when doing the dirty work

The Wild's game-winning goal Saturday was the latest example of winger Zach Parise reporting for duty in the gritty areas on the ice and getting rewarded.
Wild
January 7, 2020
Extra effort goes to waste as Wild loses to Calgary

Extra effort goes to waste as Wild loses to Calgary

The Wild needed more than regulation for a second straight night, and this time went to seven rounds of a shootout before Calgary picked up the extra point at Xcel Energy Center.
Wild
January 7, 2020
Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen, who was called up by the Wild on Tuesday from its AHL Iowa affiliate, went 3-1 with a goals-against average of 2.96 and save pe

Dubnyk needs to leave again; Wild recalls goalie Kahkonen

Devan Dubnyk missed 15 games earlier this season because of his wife Jenn's medical condition; she is having a procedure this week.
Wild
January 6, 2020
Dallas Stars right wing Alexander Radulov wears a Texas Winter Classic stocking cap during warmups before their outdoor Winter Classic game with the N

Reusse: Winter Classic comes to Target Field as TV viewership is down

The Winter Classic reached its lowest-ever television exposure Wednesday, when Nashville and Dallas in the Cotton Bowl stadium drew an average audience of 1.97 million viewers (including streaming).
Wild
January 5, 2020
Wild looking forward to three-day break before rematch with Flames

Wild looking forward to three-day break before rematch with Flames

After a day off Monday, the Wild will have two practice days before its next game Thursday in Calgary.
Wild
January 5, 2020

Wild-Calgary game recap

A look back at Sunday's game.
Wild
January 5, 2020
Wild finishing off back-to-back at home vs. Flames with Stalock in net

Wild finishing off back-to-back at home vs. Flames with Stalock in net

Wild backup Alex Stalock will start Sunday against the Flames.
Wild
January 4, 2020
Wild left wing Marcus Foligno (17) watched for a centering pass in front of Calgary goaltender Cam Talbot while defended by Flames defenseman Noah Han

Foligno makes the call and the plays for the Wild

Wild winger Marcus Foligno suggested a fast start and physical play as cures, then provided them.
Wild
January 4, 2020
Close call: Wild beats Jets in OT following video review

Close call: Wild beats Jets in OT following video review

Eric Staal's power-play goal early in the extra session gave the Wild a win to open the second half of its season.
Wild
January 4, 2020

Gameday preview: Wild vs. Calgary

The Wild wraps up a four-game homestand with its first of two in a row against the Flames.