News Category: Minnesota Wild

Wild face Kraken, aim to end season on winning streak

The Minnesota Wild will try to close out their season with three straight wins when they face off against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Minnesota (39-32-10, 87 points) is facing a long offseason after missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign. The Wild have continued to play hard despite being eliminated from postseason contention, coming off back-to-back wins over the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles

Sharks seek rare winning streak in matchup with Wild

The San Jose Sharks will go for back-to-back wins for the first time since January when they face off against the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. San Jose (19-51-9, 47 points) is coming off a 3-1 win at the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. Luke Kunin, Kyle Burroughs and Fabian Zetterlund each scored for the Sharks, and Devin Cooley stopped 49 of 50 shots to secure the victory. Meanwhile, Minnesota (37-33-9, 83 points) hopes

Battling for playoff berth, Golden Knights take on Wild

The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights head into their final homestand of the regular season still looking to try to clinch a playoff spot. Vegas (42-28-8, 92 points) heads into Friday’s game with the Minnesota Wild (37-31-10, 83 points) in Las Vegas occupying the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference, three points ahead of the St. Louis Blues (42-32-5, 89 points). The Golden Knights are also just one point behind the third-place

Wild determined to bring battle to Jets

The Minnesota Wild need a miracle to reach the Stanley Cup playoffs. Even so, the expectation remains to keep fighting as they prepare to host the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota (36-29-9, 81 points) has dropped four of its last six games (2-2-2), a run of misery extended with a 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. The Wild are 10 points behind the Los Angeles Kings for the Western

Avalanche try to get back on track against desperate Wild

The Colorado Avalanche will try to bounce back from a surprise loss when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn. Colorado is coming off a 4-1 setback Monday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Avalanche fired 46 shots compared with 25 shots for the Blue Jackets but came unglued during a second period in which Columbus scored three goals. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said he was satisfied with

Desperate Wild taking risks for points; surging Senators up next

The Minnesota Wild have begun applying unconventional math in a desperate bid to see if it adds up to securing a playoff berth. The Wild remain in search of a critical two points on Tuesday when they continue their six-game homestand against the surging Ottawa Senators in Saint Paul, Minn. The Wild (35-28-10, 79 points), who are 1-0-2 to begin the stretch at home, reside eight points in back of the Los Angeles Kings for

Golden Knights try to polish off strong road trip vs. Wild

The Vegas Golden Knights will finish a four-game road trip when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn. Vegas (40-25-8, 88 points) has gone 2-0-1 on the road trip to bolster its playoff positioning in the Western Conference. The Golden Knights have recorded at least one point in the standings in five straight games and in eight of their last 10. “We’re getting a little bit healthier and

Blues, Wild jockey for position in afternoon encounter

The St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild will try to pick up two crucial points in their pursuit of the playoffs when they face off Saturday afternoon in St. Paul, Minn. St. Louis (37-30-3, 77 points) enters the game as the first team on the outside of a wild-card berth in the Western Conference. The Blues are chasing the reigning Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights, who have 81 points and sit in the final

Surging Wild look to continue playoff push at L.A.

The Minnesota Wild are making a hard charge to put themselves into playoff position. A Southern California sweep when they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday would go a long way toward keeping their Stanley Cup hopes alive. The Wild (34-27-8, 76 points) reach Los Angeles after a 4-0 road victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Thanks to a 6-0-2 run in a season-best, eight-game point streak, Minnesota sits three points back of

Wild try to move up in wild-card race, extend Ducks’ skid

The Minnesota Wild look to win the season series and boost their wild-card hopes when they visit the reeling Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. The Wild (33-27-8, 74 points) and Ducks (23-42-3, 49 points) split their first two meetings of the season, with visiting Anaheim winning 3-2 on Jan. 27 and Minnesota prevailing 2-0 at home on Thursday. Minnesota, sixth in the Central Division, entered Monday five points back of the Vegas Golden Knights for