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Faber scores 35 seconds into OT as Wild rally from two goals down to beat Stars 3-2
DALLAS (AP) — Defenseman Brock Faber scored a wraparound goal 35 seconds into overtime and the Minnesota Wild rallied from two goals down midway through the third period to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night. Jonas Brodin and Marcus Foligno scored 57 seconds apart in the...
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...
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...
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...
Minnesota's Filip Gustavsson stops 39 to shut out the Sabres 1-0
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
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
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
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
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
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:...
