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
March 20, 2023
Fans threw hats on the ice as Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) celebrates his third period goal Sunday ,March,19,2023 in St.Paul, Minn.] JERRY

Wild face Devils, who are second in NHL in victories

The Wild have an eight-game road points streak on the line when the teams meet Tuesday night in Jersey.
Wild
March 20, 2023
Wild players Ryan Reaves, Sam Steel (13) and Ryan Hartman celebrated after Reaves scored in Sunday’s victory over the Capitals.

Without Kaprizov, Wild pile up goals at blistering pace

With 24 goals in the past five games, the team's drought is over.
Wild
March 20, 2023
Nine-year-old hockey fan Landen Hoffmann met Sunday with stars Kirill Kaprizov of the Wild and Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.

Kaprizov, Ovechkin meet boy who survived being thrown off MOA balcony

The youngster collected autographs, a jersey and posed for photos with Kirill Kaprizov and Alex Ovechkin after the Wild and Capitals met at Xcel Energy Center.
Wild
March 19, 2023
Jonas Brodin (25) of the Minnesota Wild chases a puck in the corner Tuesday, February 21, 2022, at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. ] CARLOS GONZ

Defenseman Brodin didn't miss a beat in return to Wild after injury

Jonas Brodin said the team played it safe in keeping him out for almost a month and he's now at full health.
Wild
March 19, 2023
Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) celebrates his third period hat trick goal.

Wild bounce back from rare loss with 5-3 victory over Capitals

Matt Boldy scored twice in the first five minutes and completed a hat trick while Marc-Andre Fleury's hot streak in net continued.
Photography
March 19, 2023

Gallery: Wild beat Capitals 5-3

The Wild defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3 at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday.
Wild
March 19, 2023

Wild-Washington game recap

A quick look at Sunday's game.
March 19, 2023

Wild bounce back from rare loss with 5-3 victory over Capitals

Sports
March 19, 2023
Whitecaps goalie Amanda Leveille, shown during practice in 2022, has returned from an injury.

Whitecaps sweep top-seed Boston, will play for Isobel Cup

The Whitecaps followed Thursday's series-opening 5-2 victory by winning again in Boston on Saturday, 4-1 against an opponent that had gone 19-5 in the regular season.
Wild
March 18, 2023

Sunday matinee: Wild-Washington game preview

The Wild plays their second consecutive weekend day game at home, against the slumping Capitals.
Wild
March 18, 2023
Boston Bruins center Charlie Coyle (13) tries to score a goal against Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) during the second period of an N

Wild's 14-game point streak brought to halt by NHL-best Bruins

The Wild lost in regulation for the first time since Feb. 15, falling to a team that has won a league-high 52 games.
Wild
March 18, 2023
Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Johansson, left, scores a goal against Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during the first period of an NHL h

Wild lose two goals on challenges, which haven't been kind

Two offside calls, both by mere inches, hurt on the scoreboard and took the wind out of the home team vs. the NHL-best Bruins.
Wild
March 18, 2023
Boston Bruins defenseman Connor Clifton (75) shoves Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Sunday,

Saturday's Wild-Boston game recap

A quick look at Saturday's game.
Wild
March 17, 2023
Jonas Brodin (25) of the Minnesota Wild chases a puck in the corner Tuesday, February 21, 2022, at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. ] CARLOS GONZ

Four Wild players could return as early as Sunday in upcoming back-to-back

Coach Dean Evason said the Wild will have a better idea of who might face the Capitals on Sunday after Saturday's action vs. Boston.
Wild
March 17, 2023
Goalie Linus Ullmark and team captain Patrice Bergeron have enjoyed a stellar season in Boston.

Visiting Bruins on record-setting NHL pace this season

The Bruins were the fastest team in NHL history to reach 100 points, and play at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday.
Randball
March 17, 2023
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, left, is held back from fighting Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29).

'C'mon, it will be good!' Mic'd up goalie Fleury was pleading to fight.

In case you thought you had seen it all during the Wild's eventful 8-5 victory over St. Louis, new audio and video on Thursday brought the near battle-of-the-goalies to a higher level.
Sports
March 17, 2023
St. Patrick's Day 2012: 80 degrees amid hockey enthusiasm in St. Paul

St. Patrick's Day 2012: 80 degrees amid hockey enthusiasm in St. Paul

Host Michael Rand on the Wild, Vikings and Gophers, as you'd expect. And then he tries to warm up this frigid St. Patrick's Day with a hot hockey story from a decade ago.
Randball
March 16, 2023
Minnesota Wild’s Ryan Hartman is congratulated by Mats Zuccarello (36) after scoring Wednesday.

By the numbers: A look inside the Wild's unlikely 14-game point streak

The Wild has earned at least one point in all 14 games it has played in the last month, going 11-0-3 during a run that is spectacular as it is unlikely.
Wild
March 16, 2023
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, left, is held back from fighting Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) by linesman David Bris

Five-goal period, and almost a goalie fight, in a Wild 8-5 win over Blues

Marc-Andre Fleury dropped his goalie glove and skated across the ice to join a fracas, intending to battle with the St. Louis goalie after one of the Wild's five goals in the second period.
Wild
March 15, 2023

Wednesday's Wild-St. Louis game recap

John Klingberg scored his first goal with the Wild, starting Minnesota's rally from a 3-1 deficit.