Forward Tyler Toffoli will make his Vancouver debut on Wednesday night when the Canucks host the Minnesota Wild. Toffoli was acquired from the Los Angeles Kings on Monday in exchange for forward Tim Schaller, the rights to center Tyler Madden, a 2020 second-round draft pick and a conditional 2022 pick to provide some offensive punch […]

The Minnesota Wild fired coach Bruce Boudreau on Friday, with the team out of playoff position. He is the eighth NHL coach to lose his job this season. First-year general manager Bill Guerin dismissed Boudreau following a shootout loss to the New York Rangers. Assistant Dean Evason was named interim coach. ”I would like to […]

RANGERS 4, WILD 3, SO Mika Zibanejad scored with 1:06 to play in regulation to forece overtime and scored in the shootout, helping the Rangers erase a two-goal deficit in the third period and beat Minnesota. Trailing 3-2, New York pulled goalie Alexandar Georgiev with 1:41 remaining for an extra skater and the move paid […]

With the trade deadline inching closer, the New York Rangers will need to decide whether to sign Chris Kreider to a new contract or trade him. In the meantime, Kreider will look to continue his surge Thursday night when the Rangers visit the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis for the second game of their three-game road […]

WILD 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 0 Kevin Fiala had a goal and two assists, and Minnesota matched its season high with three power-play scores on the way to a win over Vegas. Joel Eriksson Ek, Jared Spurgeon and Zach Parise scored with the man advantage, giving the Wild an NHL-leading 15 power-play goals in 33 opportunities […]

Minnesota general manager Bill Guerin, after trading one of the team’s most productive players, said he’s still expecting the Wild to make a strong push for the postseason. Guerin, who sent left wing Jason Zucker to Pittsburgh for his first deal on the job, will be watching. ”I can promise you this: If there is […]

After blowing a chance to move into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with a 6-5 shootout loss to the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night, the Vegas Golden Knights look to rebound on Tuesday when they face the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul, Minn. Vegas, which will play nine of its […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired veteran forward Jason Zucker from Minnesota, giving the Penguins’ top-six forward group a jolt as they prepare for a postseason push. Pittsburgh sent forward Alex Galchenyuk, defenseman prospect Calen Addison and a conditional 2020 first-round draft pick to the Wild in exchange for Zucker. The 28-year-old Zucker has 14 goals […]

AVALANCHE 3, WILD 2 Nathan MacKinnon scored his 32nd goal of the season, Pavel Francouz made 34 saves and the Avalanche ended their road trip with four wins in five games. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Gabriel Landeskog also scored for Colorado, which has won seven of the past eight games and is second in the league […]

The Dallas Stars left the tri-state area Tuesday with five points in three games during a four-night span, but coach Rick Bowness said the trio of road matchups in New Jersey and New York could have been better. Bowness’ group held a one-goal lead in the third period Tuesday, had a tying goal by the […]