(Detroit, MI) — The Wild got points from 13 different players as they slammed the Red Wings 7-1 on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Matt Dumba and Kevin Fiala each had three points while Alex Stalock made 25 saves in the win. Dumba scored twice while the Wild also got goals from […]
Wild in the Motor City tonight
Entering a stretch in which they play five of seven games away from Xcel Energy Center, the Minnesota Wild know they’ll need to improve on the road to continue their playoff push. A visit to the league’s worst team should help that cause. Minnesota, which has the 11th-best record in the Western Conference, has won […]
Wild hold on against Columbus
WILD 5, BLUE JACKETS 4 Mikko Koivu scored twice to snap a 30-game goalless drought, Eric Staal added his 18th goal and Minnesota held on to beat short-handed Columbus. Alex Stalock made 24 saves and Ryan Donato and Kevin Fiala also scored as Minnesota won for the third time in five games under interim coach […]
Wild Stand Pat at NHL Trade Deadline
(St. Paul, MN) — The Wild will host the Blue Jackets tonight trying to regain their footing to get back into the playoff chase in the West. Sunday they fell 4-1 to the Blues despite Marcus Foligno scoring his 10th of the season. That stopped the Wild’s two game win streak as they dropped their […]
USA wins gold medal 40 years ago today (AUDIO with Rob McClanahan)
Today marks the 40-year anniversary of the U-S beating Finland at the Lake Placid Olympics to capture the gold medal. The final victory came two days after the stunning upset of Russia in the “Miracle On Ice” game. St. Paul native Rob McClanahan scored the go-ahead goal in the win over Finland and says they […]
Wild Bow to Blues But Get Them Again New Years Day
(St. Paul, MN) — Marcus Foligno scored the only goal for the Wild as they fell to the Blues 4-1 on Sunday night at Xcel Energy Center. The Blues got goals from four different scorers including a short handed marker from Ivan Barbashev 5:04 into the third to finish the scoring. The Wild have dropped […]
Miracle On Ice – 40 Years Later (AUDIO)
MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm talked to one of the 12 Minnesotans on the “Miracle On Ice” roster. Mike Ramsey was the youngest player on the team, 19 years old at the time, and recalls some great memories, now four decades later. Including missing out on the infamous “Herbies” skating drill in Norway. Here is […]
Wild in Edmonton tonight
Alex Galchenyuk was just happy to have an opportunity. Even if his new coach, Dean Evason, was too nervous to watch. Galchenyuk scored the tying goal with less than five minutes left in regulation and then the winner in the fifth round of the shootout as the Minnesota Wild defeated the host Vancouver Canucks 4-3 […]
Wild win in a shootout in Vancouver
WILD 4, CANUCKS 3, SO Alex Galchenyuk scored the tying goal and the shootout winner as Minnesota beat Vancouver. Kevin Fiala and Luke Kunin also scored in regulation for Minnesota, and Mats Zuccarello had two assists. Devan Dubnyk stopped 31 shots. J.T. Miller scored twice in the third period and Jay Beagle added a goal […]
New-look Wild face the new-look Canucks
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 […]