Talbot, Wild Beat Kings 3-2, For 2-Game Sweep To Open Season
Frederick Gaudreau, Victor Rask and Ryan Hartman scored in the second period and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.
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Frederick Gaudreau, Victor Rask and Ryan Hartman scored in the second period and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.
Marcus Foligno scored with 7.2 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
The Wild start the season Friday at Anaheim.
Minnesota Wild fans coming back after the pandemic-altered, empty-arena season will this time have a main attraction: Kirill Kaprizov.
The Minnesota Wild signed left wing Kirill Kaprizov to a five-year, $45 million contract on Tuesday, ending a stalemate between the team and the Calder Trophy winner just two days before the beginning of training camp.
The Wild will wear them when they host the St. Louis Blues Jan. 1, 2022, outside at Target Field.
The 34-year-old Benn had one goal, nine assists and a plus-7 rating over 39 games with the Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets last season. He played in three playoff games for the Jets.
Entering his 15th season in the NHL, Alex Goligoski found his first experience as a free agent to be more stressful than he expected or preferred.
After a transformative offseason in which the Minnesota Wild bought out two faces of the franchise, the team is adding fresh faces through the NHL draft.
The NHL will formally announce Seattle's picks Wednesday night.
The Wild's protected list includes 11 players, including Joel Eriksson Ek.
Both were signed to the team almost a decade ago on identical 13-year, $98 million contracts. They both had four years left on their contracts.
The sendoff happened at the Xcel Energy Center. The Minnesota Wild adopted the golden retriever about a year ago from a rescue organization.
The Minnesota Wild re-signed forward Nick Bjugstad to a one-year, $900,000 contract on Monday, bringing back some useful depth up front.
He has 43 goals and 45 assists and 158 blocked shots in 266 career regular-season games with Minnesota. The Wild picked him 20th in the 2015 draft.
The 24-year-old Russian was awarded the Calder Trophy Tuesday, making him the first player in franchise history to win it.
Target Field will be ringing in the new year with some Minnesota Wild hockey.
The Minnesota Wild's assistant general manager Tom Kurvers has died of lung cancer at 58 years old, the team announced Monday.
Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin announced Wednesday that veteran hockey executive Ray Shero will be his senior advisor.
Relegated to the fourth line down the stretch of Minnesota's season and left off the ice for the beginning of the playoffs, Zach Parise was not pleased with his diminished role. The people responsible understood his frustration as well as anyone.
Pivoting further away from the core and identity of the teams of the previous seven years, before the advent of the coronavirus and the arrival of Kirill Kaprizov, the Wild entered a new era with the dynamic Russian left wing at the forefront of their attack.
Mattias Janmark had his first career hat trick and the Vegas Golden Knights eliminated the Minnesota Wild with a 6-2 win Friday night in Game 7 of their opening-round series.
The winner of the first-round series will advance to face the Colorado Avalanche, who tied the Golden Knights for the best regular-season record.
Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist in the third period to break open a scoreless game, Cam Talbot had his second shutout of the series and the Minnesota Wild again staved off elimination with a 3-0 victory over Vegas on Wednesday night.
Keeping up with the skill, speed and strength of the Vegas Golden Knights has been every bit the challenge that was expected for the Minnesota Wild. Thanks to Cam Talbot, they haven't yet had to give up the chase.
