The Minnesota Wild picked up a key victory on the road by a 4-1 margin over the Seattle Kraken on Monday night, but they lost a crucial member of their forward group in the process.
The Minnesota Wild finished their four-game road trip on Monday night, Dec. 8, against the Seattle Kraken. Their roster was the same as their previous game against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, Dec.
On Monday, Dec. 8, the Seattle Kraken hosted the Minnesota Wild for the two teams’ first of three meetings this season. Although it was a close game in the first 40 minutes, the Wild came back and scored three unanswered in the third period to win 4-1.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Goaltender Zane McIntyre is heading overseas to Norway to join the Stravanger Oilers. McIntyre, 33, signed with the Tahoe Knight Monsters earlier this season and put up a 2-3 record with a 2.64 GAA and .921SV% in five games.
It seems Jesper Wallstedt is human after all. Minnesota's rookie goaltender took his first regulation loss of the season Saturday, a 4-2 loss at Vancouver.
The Minnesota Wild faced the Vancouver Canucks in the midst of their most recent road trip on Saturday evening, Dec. 6. The Wild’s injury list became slightly shorter as Danila Yurov returned, but they were still without Marco Rossi, Vinnie Hinostroza, and Marcus Foligno.
Minnesota will face the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night for the second time this season, hoping the matchup will put the Wild back into the win column.
All good things must end, and so it went for the Minnesota Wild's impressive streak in a loss to Calgary on Thursday night at the Saddledome. The Wild's point streak ended at 12 consecutive games in the 4-1 loss.
Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt could have been an Edmonton Oiler. Instead, the Oilers traded away their right to draft him at No. 20 in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and took Xavier Borgault, while also adding a later-round pick.
Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt was lights-out in November. On Tuesday he was named the NHL Rookie of the Month for his performances, going 6-0-0 with a league-best 1.14 goals-against average.
The Minnesota Wild will be down yet another forward due to an injury, as rookie Danila Yurov will miss Tuesday night’s game on the road against the Edmonton Oilers and is out on a day-to-day basis, head coach John Hynes told The Athletic’s Michael Russo.
The Minnesota Wild announced on Saturday that veteran forward Vladimir Tarasenko has been activated off of injured reserve. In a corresponding move, the team reassigned forward Hunter Haight to their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild.
The month of November is coming to a close after the recent Thanksgiving holiday, and usually around this time fans know who the true playoff contenders are.
The Wild placed winger Marcus Foligno on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 26, due to a lower-body injury, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports. Fellow winger Nicolas Aubé-Kubel was recalled from AHL Iowa Thursday in advance of the move.
The Minnesota Wild started this season wrapped in uncertainty. Some analysts believed they had enough talent and structure to contend for a Central Division title.