The Washington Capitals and Minnesota Wild both need a victory in Friday’s battle in D.C. — but they’re needed for different reasons. Washington picked up a point in a 5-4 overtime loss at home to Tampa Bay on Wednesday. That gave Washington, the leader in the Metropolitan Division, 94 points. But the Capitals can ill […]

Minnesota and Colorado have developed a rivalry through a trio of tough playoff series dating back to 2003. Two Game 7s — both won by the Wild on the road — and a six-game series mixed in the middle have amped up the animosity between the teams. So it seems only fitting they are playing […]

ISLANDERS 3, WILD 2, OT Brock Nelson of Warroad scored 1:04 into overtime and New York moved into a tie atop the Metropolitan Division. Anders Lee of Edina scored for the fourth straight game and Jordan Eberle added a goal for the Islanders, who have won five of seven. Thomas Greiss made 32 saves. New […]

Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop has etched his name in the franchise record books by registering three straight shutouts. Bishop could add another line to the submission on Thursday when the Stars visit the Minnesota Wild at Saint Paul, Minn. The 6-foot-7 Bishop has stood tall by turning aside all 94 shots he faced in […]

SHARKS 3, WILD 0 Martin Jones made 24 saves to continue his hot streak and lead San Jose to its fifth straight win. Barclay Goodrow, Tomas Hertl and Logan Couture scored for the Sharks. Devan Dubnyk made 26 saves for the Wild. For Jones, it was his third shutout and 34th win of the season. […]

Timo Meier and the San Jose Sharks hope their recent success travels well when the team begins a two-game road trip against the Minnesota Wild on Monday in Saint Paul, Minn. Meier scored five times during the Sharks’ perfect four-game homestand, highlighted by his two-goal performance in a 3-2 overtime victory versus St. Louis on […]

Jason Zucker scored all three of Minnesota’s goals for his first career hat trick, Devan Dubnyk made 25 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Wild beat Tampa Bay 3-0 on Thursday night to deny the Lightning a chance to become the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot. Ryan Donato […]

If the Minnesota Wild somehow lose hold of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, the name Ryan Johansen will be mentioned often during the offseason around the northern area affectionately known as the State of Hockey. More specifically, those Minnesotans will be talking about the two that got away in the last three […]

PREDATORS 5, WILD 4, SO Ryan Johansen scored the lone goal in a shootout and Nashville got its second win against Minnesota in three nights. Johansen also got the game-winner in the fourth round of a shootout Sunday when the Predators edged the Wild 3-2 in Minnesota. This time, he scored after Kyle Turris, Ryan […]

Back-to-backs can be tough in the NHL. But what about facing the same opponent twice in a row? The Nashville Predators defeated the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout Sunday in St. Paul, Minn. The teams will meet again Tuesday night in Nashville. The Wild (32-27-7, 71 points) had their five-game winning streak snapped, but […]