Maybe the Minnesota Wild should go back on the road. Actually, they aren’t likely to volunteer for extra games away from the Xcel Energy Center, but their 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night was nothing like the 5-2-0 road trip they completed to get within three points of first-place Nashville in the […]

Tom Wilson returned early from his player-safety suspension and scored a first-period goal, helping the Washington Capitals cool off Minnesota with a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night for the Wild’s first regulation loss at home. Dmitry Orlov had his first two goals of the season and an assist, Andre Burakovsky and T.J. Oshie also scored […]

Put away those suitcases. Forget those late-night flights across western Canada. And shelve those late-morning breakfasts at hotel restaurants. The Minnesota Wild are back home, and not a minute too soon after finishing a successful 5-2-0 road trip that lasted two weeks. Tuesday night’s visit from the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals is their first […]

The Anaheim Ducks have already experienced one of their best starts in franchise history, followed by one of their longest losing streaks. They’ve also played better against teams that are off to good starts this season, and have been sub-par against those that haven’t started out so well. Anaheim will try to continue one of […]

WILD 3, KINGS 1 Zach Parise had a goal and an assist to reach 700 points in his NHL career as Minnesota defeated Los Angeles. Nico Niederreiter scored on the power play and Devan Dubnyk made 27 saves for the Wild, who have won eight of 10. Mikael Granlund added an empty-net goal. Jake Muzzin […]

Bob Naegele Jr., the founding owner of the Minnesota Wild, has died of complications from cancer. He was 78. The Wild said Naegele died Wednesday night with his family by his side. Players will wear a jersey patch with his initials for the remainder of the season. Naegele was the lead investor in the expansion […]

SHARKS 4, WILD 3 Marcus Sorenson had a goal and two assists as San Jose beat Minnesota. Barclay Goodrow’s second goal of the season broke a 3-all deadlock at 7:25 of the third period. Goodrow also had an assist and Martin Jones made 23 saves for the Sharks, who had dropped six straight to Minnesota. […]

Go up and down the San Jose Sharks roster the longtime veteran names jump out — Joe Pavelski. Joe Thornton. Brent Burns. Logan Couture. Timo Meier, though, is the club’s top player early this season. The high-scoring winger looks to help San Jose snap a six-game losing streak to the surging Minnesota Wild on Tuesday […]

WILD 4, OILERS 3 Mikael Granlund scored with 5:48 left, Eric Staal had a goal and two assists, and Minnesota beat Edmonton. Grandlund sneaked a power-play goal past netminder Cam Talbot for his sixth of the season. The game had been tied at 3 since Staal scored on a power play late in the second […]

The Edmonton Oilers successfully survived the early part of a schedule that could have easily buried them in the division standings. But coach Todd McLellan knows the journey is far from over. After road wins on back-to-back nights, the Oilers open a two-game homestand Tuesday night against a strong Minnesota Wild club. From Oct. 16 […]