Colorado Avalanche Top Minnesota Wild, 5-1
Matt Dumba scored and Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 28 shots for Minnesota.
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Matt Dumba scored and Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 28 shots for Minnesota.
Kirill Kaprizov scored the second goal of his rookie season to cap Minnesota's three-goal first period and the Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-3 on Thursday night.
Carl Grundstrom and Kurtis MacDermid scored, and Calvin Peterson made 32 saves as the Los Angeles Kings held on to beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Brent Burns' goal with 1:48 remaining snapped a tie and led the San Jose Sharks to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night.
Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist, including the game-winning score early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild capped a successful season-opening road trip with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.
John Gibson made 33 saves in his 20th career shutout, and Nicolas Deslauriers scored early in the third period of the Anaheim Ducks' 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night.
The Minnesota Wild won only two games last season when trailing after two periods. They have already equaled that total during the first week of the season.
The Minnesota Wild signed forward Marcus Foligno to a three-year, $9.3 million contract extension on Tuesday, coming off the best season of his NHL career.
"You can definitely see his skill level. You can see he's got a knack for scoring," Zach Parise said after the team's first practice on Monday. "He's going to be an exciting player for us for a long time."
Jared Spurgeon, who's beginning his 11th season in the NHL, will replace Mikko Koivu as team captain, who signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets after 15 years with Minnesota.
The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Andrew Hammond to a one-year, two-way contract Wednesday, adding insurance at the position in light of a long-term injury for Alex Stalock.
The Minnesota Wild will be wearing gold, green and white next year in honor of their pro hockey predecessors.
The NHL won't take it outside and open 2021 with the Winter Classic in Minnesota but still hopes to get the hockey season going around the start of the new year.
Mikko Koivu's extraordinary career with the Minnesota Wild is over.
The Buffalo Sabres acquired veteran center Eric Staal in a trade that sent forward Marcus Johansson to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
