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Matthew Tkachuk's 2 goals lead Panthers past Wild 6-1
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...
Victor Olofsson's 2nd 2-goal game of the season lifts the Golden Knights to a 3-2 win over the Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Victor Olofsson had his second two-goal game of the season, helping the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night. Shea Theodore also scored and Jack Eichel added two assists, increasing his team-leading total to 33 for the...
Wild's Kirill Kaprizov scores off Flyers' goalie helmet, banking shot into net
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov doesn’t need much space to score a goal, but he’s not above getting a little help from the opposing goalie. The Minnesota star forward banked a puck from a sharp angle off the side of Philadelphia Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson’s helmet and...
Kirill Kaprizov scores twice to lead the Wild past the Flyers 4-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored twice to reach 20 goals for the season as the Minnesota Wild beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Saturday. Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi also scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 20 of 21 shots he faced as the Wild — at least...
Draisaitl sparks Oilers with NHL-leading 21st goal and 3 assists in 7-1 win over Wild
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...
Matt Boldy scores the only goal in a shootout to send the Wild past Utah 5-4
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Matt Boldy was the only scorer in the shootout and lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night. Minnesota's Marco Rossi scored with 43.2 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Kirill Kaprizov added his 18th goal...
Kuemper, Kings hold red-hot Wild under wraps 4-1 to extend win streak to 5
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe and Alex Laferriere scored goals, Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings beat Minnesota 4-1 on Saturday night to end the Wild's five-game win streak. Trevor Moore added two empty-net goals for the Kings, who have won a season-high...
Rossi, Kaprizov help Wild beat Ducks 5-1 for 5th straight win
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marco Rossi had two goals and an assist, Kirill Kaprizov added a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Friday night for their season-high fifth straight win. Matt Boldy also had a goal and two assists, Yakov Trenin scored...
Kaprizov scores late in OT and NHL-leading Wild rally for 3-2 win over Canucks
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...
Spurgeon scores in OT to give Wild 3-2 win over Predators
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jared Spurgeon scored 1:00 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Saturday night. Kirill Kaprizov and Declan Chisholm also scored for the Wild, who are 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Filip Gustavsson stopped 25 shots. ...
