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Michael McCarron, Marcus Foligno, and Nick Foligno are all hammers, and the NHL is a nail. Despite each player averaging under 13 minutes a night, they averaged 2.7 hits each per game. Add that up, and the Minnesota Wild can count on its fourth line for eight impacts a night. Bill Guerin is co...
BUFFALO – In the coming day or weeks, the Sabres could be faced with a good problem: they might have too many players. Goalie Alex Lyon (left shoulder) and winger Jason Zucker (offseason sports hernia surgery) both joined their teammates for this morning’s optional pregame skate as the they prepared for tonight’s game against the Minnesota Wild. Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said there’s no timetable for Lyon’s return to the lineup, while Zucker could still ... Read the full article The post I...
The Minnesota Wild are on the road more than at home for the first two months of the season before they spend nearly the whole month of December on home…
The ongoing uncertainty over the contract negotiations for Minnesota Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes and Boston Bruins center Pavel Zacha could make them trade candidates if new deals aren't in place by the March 1 trade deadline.
The Minnesota Wild are off to a strong start, winning their first two games. Their suffocating defense headlined both games. The team has allowed two goals and, according to Money Puck, only one high-danger shot attempt to reach Jesper Wallstedt. Several factors have contributed to Minnesota's domin...
That's Wild Brock Faber suffered a fractured skull during the Minnesota Wild's final preseason game and is out indefinitely. We haven't been given much more information than that, but on a recent KFAN hit, The Athletic's Michael Russo offered up some more details and they are a little bit terri...
Alex Ovechkin sent shockwaves through the NHL world on Monday. Ovechkin announced that he will be retiring at the end of the season. Ovi has played 22 seasons in the NHL, playing long enough that current NHL stars grew up watching him. Minnesota Wild star Kirill Kaprizov would be one of those players. Kaprizov, who […] The post Wild star Kirill Kaprizov sounds off on Alex Ovechkin’s retirement announcement appeared first on ClutchPoints .
BUFFALO – It was one year ago – Oct. 6, 2025 – when the Sabres claimed a little-known goalie named Colten Ellis with no NHL experience off waivers. These days, Ellis, who’s expected to make his first start this season Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild at KeyBank Center, is a big piece of the Sabres, having established himself as a strong option throughout a surprising rookie campaign. “Looking back a year ago today, it’s pretty ... Read the full article The post Year after waiver claim ...
The Minnesota Wild have another injury concern after Russian centerman Danila Yurov left Monday's practice early with a previously undisclosed injury.
The Minnesota Wild’s 4-1 home-opening win over the Boston Bruins wasn't a perfect 60-minute performance. Still, it was an encouraging blueprint for how this group can win games. Their stars displayed elite skills. They also had timely special teams, resilient goaltending, and a far stronger finish t...
For the first time in his career, Jesper Wallstedt has the cage all to himself. Ever since the Wall of St. Paul was the Wall of Lulea in Sweden, Wallstedt has been in a tandem. That continued with the Iowa Wild in the AHL, where he maxed out at 45 starts in the 2023-24 season. With Filip Gusta...
The Wild are surging, while the Flames and Blackhawks are plunging. Hockey is back!
Kirill Kaprizov scored twice Saturday night as the Minnesota Wild bested the Boston Bruins 4-1 in their home opener at Grand Casino Arena. He followed up on his goal Thursday in Minnesota’s season-opening win over Nashville. Two games into the season, Kaprizov already has three goals, and the Wild a...
In a summer when the Minnesota Wild started dropping core pieces like Mats Zuccarello and Marcus Johansson, it was natural to wonder whether Jonas Brodin was next. Brodin has been a rock for the Wild's defense for over a decade, but there were two reasons to think Minnesota might have finally parted...
That's Wild Brock Faber is going to miss some time. It's still undetermined for how long but now matter what, the Minnesota Wild have to keep playing hockey games in his absence. Captain Jared Spurgeon was once the leader of the blue line but has been surpassed by Faber and Quinn Hughes as t...
NHL insider Michael Russo went on the radio over the weekend to provide what he could on the status of Brock Faber and his fractured skull.
Over the last month or so, we've seen a number of NHL head coaches sign extensions, including Jared Bednar with the Colorado Avalanche, Martin St. Louis with the Montreal Canadiens, John Hynes (Minnesota Wild), and Ryan Warsofsky (San Jose Sharks). There are still four head coaches, however, who are playing out this season with the proverbial "lame-duck status"—on the final year of their deals. Joel Quenneville in Anaheim, Scott Arniel in Winnipeg, Rick Bowness in Columbus, and Andrew Brunet...
The 2026-27 season is starting with a few wrenches thrown in. The Minnesota Wild haven't re-signed Quinn Hughes. Filip Gustavsson is recovering from hip surgery while his fill-in (Calvin Pickard) is struggling. Maybe worst of all, everyone’s favorite Minnesotan Brock Faber is out for an undetermined...
Playing their second game in 24 hours, the Bruins got off to a flying start when Tanner Jeannot scored less than two minutes into the game. Unfortunately, that was about as good as things would get for the visitors. Minnesota would score twice in each of the final two periods to pull away from the […]
The Minnesota Wild held their home opener on Saturday evening, Oct. 3, when they hosted the Boston Bruins. They opened their regular season on Thursday, Oct. 1, with a 3-1…
The Minnesota Wild defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Saturday at Grand Casino Arena, with Kirill Kaprizov scoring twice and defenseman Quinn Hughes adding...
The Boston Bruins were not going to win them all. The Bruins (2-1-0) fell to the Minnesota Wild (2-0-0) 4-1 […] The post Bruins Allow Four Unanswered Goals, Fall to Wild for First Loss of Season appeared first on Boston Hockey Now .
Welcome to another night of 8 PM EST Bruins hockey, folks! Fresh off of an OT win in Winnipeg last night, the B’s will visit the Wild in the land of a thousand lakes tonight. The Wild were last in action on Thursday night, a 3-1 road win over Nashville in their season opener, so […]
Just the Facts What Happened Last Time? Once again a Canadian team just proved they don’t want it enough as Boston spent a good portion of it on the back foot, but got a late tying goal from Elias Lindholm, had David Pastrnak playing pretty much all of Overtime, and then sent JJ Peterka on […]
The Minnesota Wild opened the 2026-27 NHL season with a composed 3-1 road victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. They used a fast first period, a perfect penalty kill, and timely scoring from key veterans to set an encouraging tone. Nick Foligno and newcom...