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Wild RW Mats Zuccarello out 3 to 4 weeks with lower-body injury after getting hit by teammate's shot
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild right wing Mats Zuccarello had surgery on a lower-body injury and will likely be sidelined for three to four weeks, coach John Hynes said Friday. A shot by teammate Brock Faber struck Zuccarello just below the waist in the first period of...
Kaprizov leads Wild to 3-0 win over Canadiens with assist and empty-net goal
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had an empty-net goal and an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Thursday night. Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi also scored. Boldy...
Kurashev's OT goal lifts Blackhawks over Wild 2-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Philipp Kurashev's goal at 1:48 of overtime lifted the Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night, snapping Chicago's two-game slide. Kurashev ripped a shot from left wing that sailed past Filip Gustavsson's glove. Petr Mrazek...
Kirill Kaprizov scores twice to lead Wild past Ducks 5-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist and the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Friday night. Jake Middleton, Marcus Foligno and Marco Rossi also scored for Minnesota and Filip Gustavsson made 32 saves. The Wild improved to 7-1-1 away from...
Macklin Celebrini, NHL's youngest player, scores on Marc-Andre Fleury, league's oldest
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — When Marc-Andre Fleury made his NHL debut in 2003, Macklin Celebrini was nearly three years away from being born. On Thursday, the two combined for a bit of statistical novelty as the San Jose Sharks phenom and the league’s youngest player scored on the...
Boldy scores twice, Kaprizov has three assists in Wild's 5-2 win over Sharks
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Matt Boldy had two goals, Kirill Kaprizov recorded three assists and the Wild beat the Sharks 5-2 on Thursday night. Mats Zuccarello’s goal put the Wild ahead 2-1 in the second period, set up by a no-look pass through multiple defenders by Kaprizov....
Wild F Kirill Kaprizov gets stitches after being hit in the mouth by a puck
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov was struck in the mouth by an errant puck and missed much of the second period of Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Kings before returning for the third. Kaprizov, who is tied for the league lead with 21 points, was...
Lewis scores twice, Kings roll to 5-1 win over Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Trevor Lewis scored twice, Kevin Fiala added another on the power play and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Tuesday night. Warren Foegele and Quinton Byfield also scored for Los Angeles, which was playing the second night of a back-to-back...
Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews out day-to-day with upper-body injury
TORONTO (AP) — The Maple Leafs superstar captain Auston Matthews was set to miss Tuesday night’s game against the Atlantic Division rival Boston Bruins with an upper-body injury. Toronto coach Craig Berube said following the morning skate that Matthews, who’s listed as...
Boldy scores in overtime as Wild outlast Maple Leafs in 2-1 win
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored on a breakaway 2:14 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night. Boldy and Marco Rossi worked a 2-on-0 breakaway after defenseman Jared Spurgeon chased down a loose puck in the neutral...
