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
November 12, 2021
Matt Dumba of the Wild took a shot during his team’s 3-2 loss in Vegas on Thursday night.

Loss in Vegas has Dumba, Wild vowing for better in Seattle

A poor power play performance was a major culprit in a 3-2 loss in Sin City, and the Wild lost the last time it played the Kraken.
Wild
November 12, 2021
Joel Eriksson Ek (14) works for the puck against Las Vegas Golden Knights defenders Nicolas Hague (14) and Shea Theodore (27), while Laurent Brossoit

Wild fails on power plays all night, can't rally in 3-2 loss to Vegas

Minnesota finished 0-for-6 on the power play and had its four-game winning streak come to an end. That included a pair of two-man advantages.
Wild
November 12, 2021
Kevin Fiala

Fiala wowed Wild teammates with winning goal on a fancy redirection

Kevin Fiala snapped a 10-game streak without a goal and added two assists against Arizona on Wednesday, earning coach Dean Evason's praise.
Wild
November 11, 2021

Thursday's Wild-Vegas game recap

Vegas goalie Laurent Brossoit made 22 saves for a win in a rare start.
Sports
November 11, 2021
Surging Wild, sinking Wolves + agent Leigh Steinberg on Aaron Rodgers

Surging Wild, sinking Wolves + agent Leigh Steinberg on Aaron Rodgers

You could watch the teams go in opposite directions during their Wednesday night games, says Daily Delivery host Michael Rand. Plus, Steinberg joins the podcast to talk about the Rodgers COVID controversy.
Wild
November 11, 2021
Wild left wing Marcus Foligno celebrates his goal against the Coyotes with defenseman Jon Merrill during the first period Wednesday

He swings, he scores: Fiala's flashy goal highlights Wild win over Coyotes

Kevin Fiala scored the Wild's flashiest goal of the season so far, batting in the puck with the shaft of his stick to open the floodgates on a 5-2 blowout in Arizona.
Wild
November 11, 2021
Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin (25) controlled the puck coming across the blue line trailed by Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith (1

Wild defenseman Brodin returns to rink where last season painfully ended

Vegas won a seven-game playoff series with the Wild last season, and Jonas Brodin suffered a shoulder injury early in Game 7.
Wild
November 11, 2021

Wednesday's Wild-Arizona game recap

Kevin Fiala had three points for the Wild.
Wild
November 10, 2021
Brayden McNabb (3) of Vegas and the Seattle’s Brandon Tanev fell to the ice after a hit by McNabb on Tuesday.

Wild faces Golden Knights for first time since last year's seven-game playoff series

The Golden Knights recently traded for Jack Eichel, but he's still months away from being in their lineup.
Wild
November 10, 2021
Kaapo Kahkonen

Greenway back in Wild lineup; Kahkonen in goal tonight vs. Coyotes

Jordan Greenway, who missed the previous four games with a high ankle sprain, will return against the Coyotes. Victor Rask will be scratched.
Wild
November 10, 2021
Jordan Greenway will rejoin the Wild after missing four games because of an upper-body injury, but which line he will join is still being considered.

Greenway ready to rejoin Wild for West Coast road swing

Jordan Greenway has missed the past four games because of a lower-body injury, but if he feels good, he'll play at Arizona tonight.
Wild
November 9, 2021
The Coyotes won their first game of the season by beating Seattle on Saturday.

Wild-Arizona game preview: Arizona has NHL's worst record after losing first 11 games

The Coyotes play host to the Wild on Wednesday night at Gila River Arena. The game is on TNT.
Wild
November 8, 2021
Brock Nelson of the Islanders and Jonas Brodin of the Wild fought for the puck in the second period of the Wild’s 5-2 victory Sunday at Xcel Energy

Kings of the comeback: Wild has trailed in all but one win this season

No NHL team has more come-from-behind wins than the Wild, who will take a three-game winning streak into a road trip that starts Wednesday.
Wild
November 8, 2021
Minnesota Wild right wing Ryan Hartman (38) tied the game 2-2 with his third period goal Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021 in St. Paul. The Minnesota Wild came fro

Two goals in two minutes spark Wild to yet another comeback victory

Brandon Duhaime and Ryan Hartman scored in quick succession midway through the third period and Wild defensemen added empty-net goals to cap a 5-2 victory over the Islanders.
Wild
November 7, 2021
Minnesota Wild right wing Ryan Hartman stands on the ice after the team's NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Seat

Wild spread the trust around during late-game rally to beat Penguins

The Wild brought several of its top scorers to the bench to replace them with fresh legs on the ice, and Ryan Hartman rewarded the strategy with a game-tying goal with three seconds remaining in regulation.
Wild
November 7, 2021
Nico Sturm (7) and Brandon Duhaime (21) of the Wild celebrate a goal by Duhaime in the third period

Wild-Islanders game recap

A quick look at Sunday night's Wild victory.
November 7, 2021

Wild wins with yet another comeback in 5-2 victory over New York Islanders

Brandon Duhaime and Ryan Hartman scored in quick succession midway through the third period and Wild defensemen added empty-net goals to cap a 5-2 victory over the Islanders.
Wild
November 7, 2021
The Wild's Nick Bjugstad celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in a shootout against the Pittsburgh Penguins

Wild twice comes back from two down, stuns Pittsburgh in shootout

Kevin Fiala, Kirill Kaprizov and Nick Bjugstad scored in the shootout, which the Wild nabbed 3-2, after Ryan Hartman scored his team-leading fifth goal with 3 seconds left in the third period.
Wild
November 7, 2021
New York Islanders left wing Zach Parise (11) plays against the Nashville Predators during first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021,

Parise says he's 'moved on' from Wild's decision to buy out contract

With crowd restrictions lifted, veteran forward Zach Parise is looking forward to playing before fans at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday. He was let go by the Wild in July, and signed a one-year deal with the Islanders.
Wild
November 6, 2021
Krissy Wendell-Pohl practiced with the Minnesota Wild in 2017.

Penguins hire Krissy Wendell-Pohl as scout

The former Gophers standout will primarily focus on players in Minnesota.