Joel Eriksson Ek scored with 23 seconds remaining to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.
Wild general manager Bill Guerin has become quite the character since assuming the role in 2019. He added quite the notch to his belt on Friday night when Minnesota acquired star defenseman Quinn Hughes via a blockbuster trade.
With Minnesota only carrying the minimum of 12 healthy forwards following last night’s trade with Vancouver, it was only a matter of time before the Wild brought up an extra for depth purposes. That move has now been made as the team announced that Hunter Haight has been recalled from AHL Iowa.
The Vancouver Canucks and the Minnesota Wild shook up the entire NHL with their blockbuster trade. The deal sent former Canucks captain and 2023-2024 Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes to Minnesota in exchange for top young players Liam Ohgren and Zeev Buium, center Marco Rossi and a 2026 first-round pick.
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.
The 2025-26 NHL season has already given fans the kind of chaos, scoring surges, and jaw-dropping talent that make every night feel like a mini playoff round.
The Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks made a trade for the ages Friday night, with defenseman Quinn Hughes getting traded to the third-place Wild. He is a major upgrade for a Minnesota team that has the tools to contend with other Central Division foes.
Two Trade Grades columns in one day? And we’re still nearly three months from the trade deadline? What a wild, wild world. Or should we say … a Wild world.
The Vancouver Canucks are making a blockbuster trade, sending Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild. In return the Canuck acquire a 2026 first-round pick, along with Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren and Zeev Buium.
For a player of this caliber to get traded at this stage of their career, it is probably a good sign that something has gone terribly wrong with the franchise.
The Quinn Hughes trade rumor mill has come to an end. The Wild have acquired the blueliner from the Canucks in exchange for center Marco Rossi, defenseman Zeev Buium, winger Liam Ohgren, and a 2026 first-round pick. Both teams have announced the swap.
The Minnesota Wild are missing a handful of key players but keep finding ways to win. "We have belief, and we know what we're capable of," Wild forward Matt Boldy said.
The Wild announced they’ve recalled defenseman David Jiříček from AHL Iowa, putting him on hand for tomorrow’s game against the Senators. A corresponding move won’t be necessary as Minnesota has an open spot on its active roster.
The Minnesota Wild hosted the Dallas Stars in the first of a four-game homestand on Thursday night, Dec. 11. The Wild’s injury list increased to five players, with Marco Rossi, Marcus Foligno, Vinnie Hinostroza, Mats Zuccarello, and Jake Middleton all recovering from injuries.
Marcus Johansson netted a pair of goals and Matt Boldy scored once in a three-point outing as the host Minnesota Wild erased a pair of deficits to beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Thursday in Saint Paul, Minn.
A couple of names are going to be off the Minnesota Wild roster for a little bit. On Thursday, general manager Bill Guerin announced that forward Mats Zuccarello and defenseman Jake Middleton have been placed on injured reserve with upper-body injuries.
The Wild announced today they’ve recalled winger Nicolas Aubé-Kubel and defenseman Matt Kiersted from AHL Iowa. Those recalls come after defenseman Jacob Middleton and winger Mats Zuccarello left Monday’s 4-1 win over the Kraken with injuries.
The Minnesota Wild have never seemed to be fully sold on Marco Rossi, their first-round pick (ninth overall) from the 2020 NHL draft. Despite his relatively
Out of nowhere — and to the surprise of just about everyone — the Minnesota Wild have become one of the hottest teams in the NHL. A roster that once looked average in every direction now plays like a group that suddenly solved the league’s hardest puzzle.
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.
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.
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.