Nylander scores in overtime as Maple Leafs beat Wild 2-1
February 25, 2023 GMTTORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored 1:05 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Friday night.
David Kampf also scored for Toronto (36-15-8), and Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves.
Fleury gets 73rd shutout to lead Wild over Blue Jackets 2-0
February 24, 2023 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 30 shots for his 73rd career shutout and the Minnesota Wild beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.
Fleury is 12th on the NHL's career shutouts list, three behind Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito, who are tied for 10th.
Wild top Preds 4-3 on Hartman rebound with 21 seconds left
February 19, 2023 GMTST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild led Nashville by two with less than five minutes to go. When they lost it with 47 seconds left, captain Jared Spurgeon gave his teammates a calm word of encouragement.
Jared Spurgeon scores twice, Wild beat Capitals 4-2
January 18, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Captain Jared Spurgeon scored twice, fellow defenseman Jonas Brodin also had a goal with traffic in front of the net and the Minnesota Wild beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Tuesday night to extend their winning streak to three games.
Spurgeon scores twice, Wild beat Caps to win 3rd straight
January 18, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Filip Gustavsson made the save of the game by seeing the puck out of the corner of his eye just before it went into the net. His Minnesota teammates scored three goals by making sure Washington goaltender Charlie Lindgren couldn't see the puck at all.
Dahlin, Olofsson help Sabres beat Wild 6-5 in OT
January 8, 2023 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin had two goals and three assists, Victor Olofsson also scored twice — including the winner with 18.3 seconds left in overtime — as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 6-5 on Saturday night.
Crosby has 2 goals, 2 assists in Penguins’ 6-4 win over Wild
November 18, 2022 GMTST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sidney Crosby had two goals and two assists for a season-high four points and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 6-4 on Thursday night.
Ryan Poehling, Kris Letang, Brock McGinn and Jake Guentzel also scored for the Penguins and Tristan Jarry stopped 19 shots.
Martinez back to normal as he approaches 700th career game
November 4, 2022 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez is two games shy of playing in the 700th game of his career.
It’ll be quite an accomplishment considering he thought his 671st game would be his last.
Minnesota takes on Seattle after Kaprizov’s 2-goal performance
November 2, 2022 GMTSeattle Kraken (4-4-2, third in the Pacific Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (4-4-1, third in the Central Division)
Saint Paul, Minnesota; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild host the Seattle Kraken after Kirill Kaprizov's two-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens in the Wild's 4-1 win.
Duhaime scores tiebreaker, sends Wild past Canadiens 3-1
October 26, 2022 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals and Brandon Duhaime scored the tiebreaker in the second period and added an assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Auston Matthews takes NHL goals lead, Maple Leafs top Wild
February 25, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his 35th and 36th goals to take the NHL lead and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Matthews broke a tie midway through the third period.
Matthews has 2 goals to take NHL lead, Maple Leafs beat Wild
February 25, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his 35th and 36th goals to take the NHL lead and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Matthews thought about Rodion Amirov, the Toronto prospect diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Fiala has 2 goals, assist as Wild beat Oilers 7-3
February 21, 2022 GMTEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Kevin Fiala had two goals and an assist as the Minnesota Wild beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-3 Sunday.
Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello each had a goal and an assist, and Brandon Duhaime, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Connor Dewar also scored to help the Wild snap a two-game losing skid.
Top scorers Kaprizov and Huberdeau meet in Minnesota-Florida matchup
February 16, 2022 GMTFlorida Panthers (32-10-5, second in the Atlantic) vs. Minnesota Wild (30-11-3, second in the Central)
St. Paul, Minnesota; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Two of the NHL's top scorers, Kirill Kaprizov and Jonathan Huberdeau, meet when Minnesota and Florida square off.
Kaprizov and Minnesota take on Detroit
February 13, 2022 GMTDetroit Red Wings (22-21-6, fifth in the Atlantic) vs. Minnesota Wild (29-11-3, second in the Central)
St. Paul, Minnesota; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota into a matchup against Detroit.
Wild LW Foligno gets 2-game ban for kneeing Jets’ Lowry
February 10, 2022 GMTST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Foligno received a two-game suspension from the NHL on Thursday for kneeing Winnipeg's Adam Lowry at the end of a fight.
In the third period of the Wild-Jets game on Tuesday, Foligno pulled Lowry down to the ice after gaining the upper hand in a tussle that drew both players a major penalty.
Hartman powers Wild past Blackhawks 5-1
January 22, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Hartman scored twice, Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Friday night.
Calen Addison and Brandon Duhaime also had goals for Minnesota, who won for the fourth time in the last five games.
Maple Leafs visit the Wild after Matthews’ 3-goal game
December 3, 2021 GMTToronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild
St. Paul, Minnesota; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wild -112, Maple Leafs -108; over/under is 6
Wild surge past Lee, Islanders 5-2 with 4-goal 3rd period
November 8, 2021 GMTST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Brandon Duhaime scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period about two minutes after Ryan Hartman tied the game for Minnesota, and the Wild registered another comeback win to beat Anders Lee and the New York Islanders 5-2 on Sunday night.
Hartman’s goal late in OT gives Wild 4-3 win over Ducks
October 24, 2021 GMTST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Hartman scored with 12.1 seconds left in overtime and the Minnesota Wild extended their season-opening win streak to four games, rallying to beat Anaheim 4-3 on Saturday night.
Wild set roster by putting rookie LW Boldy on injured list
October 12, 2021 GMTST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild placed rookie left wing Matt Boldy on the injured non-roster list with a broken ankle as they set their roster Tuesday to start the regular season.
Boldy, a 2019 first-round draft pick and one of the team's top prospects, was hurt in a preseason game last week to spoil a strong training camp.