The San Jose Sharks welcome the Minnesota Wild to the Shark Tank today, hoping to sweep the season series. It’s a much different Wild team than the Sharks have played in the past two outings. The Sharks won the previous two meetings, though both of those happened before the Quinn Hughes trade. San Jose won 6-5 in overtime on Oct. 26 and 2-1 in overtime on Nov. 11.
But now, the Wild have one of the best defensemen in the world in Hughes. Since acquiring Hughes on Dec. 12, the Wild have gon...
From Fear The Fin
| 19 days ago
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It feels like the Minnesota Wild’s goaltending duo of Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt is extremely special. The anchor of a team that looks poised to turn regular-season promise into a deep spring run reminiscent of the franchise’s magical 2003 run backstopped by Dwayne Roloson and Manny Ferna...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 19 days ago
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That's Wild
Marcus Johansson is suddenly exploding offensively and is not looking out of place on the Minnesota Wild's second line right now. So, is he suddenly in the running for a potential wing spot on Team Sweden? His position on the team wasn't guaranteed but with the Olympic announceme...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 19 days ago
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Beat this team!
From Pension Plan Puppets
| 20 days ago
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While the dust is still settling on the Quinn Hughes blockbuster trade, the Minnesota Wild likely still has business to conduct. The Central Division is an arms race this season, and the Wild has some deficiencies to shore up. The main area they can improve is at center.
With the team still in...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 20 days ago
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For the past few seasons, Minnesota Wild fans have been anxious for Matt Boldy to take the leap. Boldy has played at an All-Star level over the past two years, but fans have been waiting for him to become a franchise-caliber player who can complement Kirill Kaprizov.
Saturday’s game over the Wi...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 20 days ago
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That's Wild
The Minnesota Wild returned from their holiday break to travel to Nevada and face the Vegas Golden Knights. While their familiar foe has not been having some perfect season, they are still a very good team and would provide a strong test for Minnesota. And thanks to Marcus Johans...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 20 days ago
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Bill Guerin looked exhausted but delighted after trading for Quinn Hughes in mid-December. A call to his old boss, Jim Rutherford, had resulted in an opportunity to land the NHL’s second-best defenseman.
It was nearly a perfect trade. The Minnesota Wild needed a scoring boost, and Hughes break...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 21 days ago
| 2 reads
The Vegas Golden Knights are -120 on the moneyline and the Minnesota Wild are at +100 for their matchup on Monday at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise.
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Golden Knights vs. Wild Favorite, Moneyline, Total
Favorite: Golden Knights (-120)
Underdog: Wild (+100)
Total: 6
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How to Watch Golden Knights vs. Wild
Date: Monday, December 29, 2025
Time: 10 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Paradise, Nevada
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| 21 days ago
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Back in October, Bill Guerin posed a simple question about Matt Boldy to The Athletic's Joe Smith: "You tell me. What wingers are better than him?"
At the time, the list wasn't very long. The Minnesota Wild's "second star" was already in the top-20 wingers, according to NHL Network. Jack Freshe...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 21 days ago
| 1 read
The Vegas Golden Knights (17-8-11) are favored on their home ice against the Minnesota Wild (23-10-6) on Monday, Dec. 29. The Golden Knights are -133 on the moneyline to win against the Wild (+112) in the contest, which starts at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
You can tune in to ESPN+ to see the match unfold as the Wild attempt to beat the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights vs. Wild Game Info & Odds
When: Monday, December 29, 2025 at 10 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN+
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Live Stream: ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| 22 days ago
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The Minnesota Wild continue to make roster moves, this time around on a much different level than the Quinn Hughes trade. The Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning completed a deal on Sunday, seeing Boris Katchouk heading to Minnesota in exchange for Michael Milne. #mnwild acquire Boris Katchouk from the Lightning for Michael Milne. 179 career NHL games for Katchouk, who is heading to Iowa — Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) December 28, 2025 Katchouk, 27, is a former second-round pick of the Lightning. He'...
From NHL Trade Rumors
| 22 days ago
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Recap of the game.
From In the Pressbox
| 22 days ago
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I hope everyone had a good time with their family and friends over the past couple of days….but the good times are about to end as our disappointing Winnipeg Jets ( 15-17-3 ) will be stepping back on the ice today. The True Northers returned to Manitoba for the holidays after a winless 3 game road trip, which is the largest part of the 4 game skid the hockey team is on.
The post-Christmas standings show today’s opponent at the opposite end of the standings, with the Minnesota Wild ( 22-10...
From Arctic Ice Hockey
| 23 days ago
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A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
From In the Pressbox
| 23 days ago
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There's one team in the NHL that is separating itself from the rest of the NHL, and it's obviously the Colorado Avalanche. Minnesota Wild fans are well aware of this, having gotten a taste of the buzzsaw known as the Avs in a 5-1 loss last Sunday. But Colorado's fearsome reputation has been built up...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 24 days ago
| 1 read
With their fourth game in six days on the second night of a back-to-back, against two of the NHL’s most talented teams, the Minnesota Wild got off to a bit of a sluggish start against the league-leading Colorado Avalanche, which isn’t much of a surprise considering they were on the second game of a...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 25 days ago
| 3 reads
Who’s the best player in the NHL right now? What about the top five? Connor McDavid is the most talented player in the world. You could argue that Nathan MacKinnon is best player this season , which is a slightly different category. Leon Draisaitl is right behind those two. Kirill Kaprizov has the biggest contract, and he’s mostly lived up to it so far. On the blueline, the eternal Cale Makar vs. Quinn Hughes debate rages on. And in goal, Connor Hellebuyck is the reigning Vezina winner, not to...
From In the Pressbox
| 26 days ago
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The Minnesota Wild gave up a lot to get Quinn Hughes this season, including Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren, and a 2026 first-round pick. The Wild, while staying competitive, need to replenish their roster with some younger talent as some of their veterans are the ones weighing their team down. The Wild appear to have one name in mind on the Philadelphia Flyers . According to Anthony DiMarco, "The Minnesota Wild have shown continued interest in trading for Bobby Brink." Brink has turned i...
From NHL Trade Rumors
| 26 days ago
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The Minnesota Wild have chosen to go for it for at least the next couple of years and are in the most competitive division (playoff teams) in the league. They are third in the NHL, but are also third in their own division behind the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars . The Wild signed Kirill Kaprizov to a massive deal in the offseason and acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks not too long ago. With a strong defensive group and two very good goalies, they are set to compete, but cou...
From NHL Trade Rumors
| 26 days ago
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When the Minnesota Wild signed Nico Sturm over the offseason, it wasn’t quite the splash many had hoped for on the Wild’s proverbial Christmas Morning. While it wasn’t the most eye-catching acquisition, the Wild brought Sturm in to fit a particular role.
The German forward has carved out a nic...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 27 days ago
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The Minnesota Wild might have had their seven-game win streak ended in a disheartening loss to the Colorado Avalanche, but there is a chance for them to pick up right where they left off.
Facing the Avalanche on any night is difficult but it was even more of a hill to climb when the divisional...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 27 days ago
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The NHL has 13 games on its Tuesday slate — continue reading for anytime goal-scorer odds from around the league.
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Today’s Top Anytime Goal Odds
Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche) -110 to score
Avalanche vs. Mammoth
Game Time: 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 23
MacKinnon’s stats: 30 goals in 35 games
Kirill Kaprizov (Wild) +100 to score
Wild vs. Predators
Game Time: 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 23
Kaprizov’s stats: 22 goals in 37 games
David Pastr...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| 28 days ago
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The NHL's trade market is currently on a holiday roster freeze, but once the Christmas break is over, keep an eye on the Minnesota Wild and Philadelphia Flyers. The two teams have been linked multiple times to a trade together this season, and most recently from Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff . Di Marco sees the Wild having interest in Flyers injured forward Tyson Foerster, who is currently recovering from surgery and is expected to be out for the rest of the season. Foerster is young...
From NHL Trade Rumors
| 28 days ago
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Mats Zuccarello regrets that the Minnesota Wild didn’t get off to a better start in their 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.
“We showed them a little too much respect, I think,” Zuccarello said. “A good team like that, you gotta be on the front foot. But you gotta give them credit. I...
From Hockey Wilderness
| 28 days ago
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