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Matthew Tkachuk's 2 goals lead Panthers past Wild 6-1

Dec. 19, 2024 00:46 AM EST

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored twice, Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Wednesday night. Aaron Ekblad added his second goal of the season to go with two assists, and Mackie Samoskevich, Niko Mikkola and Eetu...

Draisaitl sparks Oilers with NHL-leading 21st goal and 3 assists in 7-1 win over Wild

Dec. 12, 2024 23:16 PM EST

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored his NHL -leading 21st goal and had three assists, sending the Edmonton Oilers past the Minnesota Wild 7-1 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory. Zach Hyman, Kasperi Kapanen, Connor Brown, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Troy Stecher...

Kaprizov scores late in OT and NHL-leading Wild rally for 3-2 win over Canucks

Dec. 03, 2024 23:26 PM EST

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored with 23.4 seconds left in overtime and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth victory in eight games. Frederick Gaudreau and Jake Middleton also scored for Minnesota, and Filip...

Minnesota's Filip Gustavsson stops 39 to shut out the Sabres 1-0

Nov. 27, 2024 21:48 PM EST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Filip Gustavsson made 39 saves and Kirill Kaprizov scored to give the Minnesota Wild a 1-0 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves for Buffalo, which failed to win four in a row for the third time this season. ...

Kaprizov scores twice as Wild beat Lightning 5-3

Nov. 01, 2024 23:01 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves and the Minnesota Wild beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Friday night. Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy and Brock Faber also scored for the Wild, who have won six of their last seven. ...

Matt Boldy breaks 3rd-period tie, Wild top Lightning 4-2 to remain unbeaten in regulation

Oct. 25, 2024 09:10 AM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Matt Boldy broke a tie 54 seconds into the third period, and the Minnesota Wild remained unbeaten in regulation, topping the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night. Minnesota improved to 5-0-2. Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves for his first victory of the...

Gustavsson stays hot, Wild roll past Panthers 5-1 to extend season-opening point streak

Oct. 22, 2024 21:03 PM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Filip Gustavsson continued his sizzling start to the season by making 24 saves, Jake Middleton tied a career-best with three assists and the Minnesota Wild beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 on Tuesday night. Mats Zuccarello had his team-leading fourth goal of the...

Wild hang on to beat Blue Jackets 3-2 in opener behind Boldy, Eriksson Ek and Gustavsson

Oct. 10, 2024 22:59 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek scored on a strong night for the second line, Mats Zuccarello added a power-play goal and the Minnesota Wild opened the season by beating former coach Dean Evason and the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday night. Filip...

The Wild are running it back after missing the playoffs, banking on better health and defense

Oct. 01, 2024 20:20 PM EDT

Minnesota Wild Last season: 39-34-9, missed playoffs. COACH: John Hynes (318-279-68 over nine seasons with three teams, including 34-24-5 last season after replacing Dean Evason on Nov. 27). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 10 vs. Columbus. DEPARTURES:...