Minnesota Wild fans: Get ready for late-nights starts for opening playoff games vs. Vancouver

Fox Sports North will carry every game in the Wild's qualifying-round matchup against Vancouver that starts Aug.2 in Edmonton.

July 21, 2020 at 2:19PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Fox Sports North will carry every game in the Wild's qualifying-round matchup against Vancouver that starts Aug.2 in Edmonton.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The network will also televise the Wild's exhibition game vs. Colorado on July 29 at 1:30 p.m.

Play-by-play announce Anthony LaPanta will be on the call with analysts Wes Walz and Ryan Carter. Kevin Gorg will handle reporting, and Audra Martin will host the pre/postgame shows. All player interviews will be conducted via Zoom. The telecasts will originate from Xcel Energy Center with the on-air talent working remotely for every game.

Puck drop for Game 1 is 9:30 p.m. on August 2, a Sunday night, and Game 2 is set for 9:45 p.m. on August 4. The rest of the starting times haven't been set for games scheduled on August 6, 7 and 9.

Game 1 will feature a special one-hour of Wild Live starting at 8:30 p.m.

Each of the Wild's qualifying-round games and its exhibition game can also be heard on 100.3 FM.

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Sarah McLellan

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Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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