Articles by Derek Felska (797)
Koivu Scores Twice as Wild Narrowly Edge Columbus 5-4
The NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone and while many players found themselves caught up in the madness, many…
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Blues in Control in 4-1 Victory Over the Wild
Updated:The ‘Stealth Tank’ as some Wild fans are calling it is tanking without overtly trying to lose. Well apparently that…
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Spurgeon’s Hat Trick Lifts Wild to 5-3 Win Over Edmonton
I realize that everyone’s relationship with their dad is different. Some are close, others are distant or strained and for…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks 2/19/20 @ 9:30PM at Rogers Arena
Minnesota Wild (27-24-7) 61pts 6th in the Central 3.02 Goals For Per Game (16th in the NHL) 3.17 Goals Against…
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‘New Voice’ Matters Little For the Wild in 2-0 Loss to San Jose
Updated:Minnesota sports fans are no strangers to setbacks or disappointments. Neither are they strangers to their teams throwing away leads…
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Nonchalant Third Period Hurts Wild in 4-3 Shootout Loss to the Rangers
Updated:When someone decides to launch a bit of a verbal jab at another, sometimes people use the hashtag #ShotsFired. When…
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Power Play Strikes 3 Times As Wild Rout Vegas 4-0
Updated:Minnesota Wild Head Coach Bruce Boudreau often talks about breaking an NHL season down into weeks and often will mention…
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Soft Goals Undermine the Wild in 3-2 Loss to Colorado
Updated:After the Minnesota Wild’s initial embarrassing loss to Boston in their first game out of the NHL All Star Break,…
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Eriksson Ek and Wild Strike Late to Earn 3-2 Win Over Dallas
One of the basic realities of life in professional sports is the quick turn around and in some sports like…
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Strong Start Lifts Wild to 4-2 Win Over Vancouver
About a year ago, then Minnesota Wild General Manager Paul Fenton raised some eyebrows around the league just moments after…
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Dumba Scores in Overtime in 3-2 Win Over Chicago
Updated:There is a saying that we were probably all told as children by our mothers, “if you have nothing nice…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks 2/4/20 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Updated:Minnesota Wild (23-22-6) 52pts 7th in the Central 3.06 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 3.33 Goals Against…
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Boston Dominates the Wild in Embarrassing 6-1 Loss
Updated:We hope you enjoyed the nice little respite that is NHL All Star week and toss in a league mandate…
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Three Goals in the 2nd Lift Wild to 4-2 Victory Over Detroit
Updated:The ‘Miracle of Minneapolis’, the improbable ‘walk off’ touchdown that had the Minnesota Vikings defeat the New Orleans Saints on…
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Panthers’ Last Second Goal Dooms Wild in 5-4 Loss
Updated:The Minnesota Wild capped off Hockey Day Minnesota 2020 with a 7-0 rout of Dallas. Minnesota was unusually motivated and…
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Power Play Strikes 3 Times As Wild Rout Dallas 7-0 on Hockey Day Minnesota
Updated:Happy Hockey Day Minnesota everyone! The annual state-wide celebration of the game we love, as teams of all levels get…
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Gritty Effort Is Rewarded in 3-2 Wild Win Over Tampa Bay
Updated:Just as the Wild were about to start their game in Pittsburgh, officials skated over to the Minnesota bench and…
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Penalty Problems Continue to Plague Wild in 7-3 Loss to Pittsburgh
A few weeks ago, a lot was made how the Minnesota Wild had battled their way through a road-heavy schedule…
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Markstrom, Canucks Shut Down the Wild in 4-1 Victory
Losses have a way to bring about some soul searching. The Wild’s recent spate of losses has some fans back…
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Inconsistent Effort Dooms Wild in 2-1 Loss to Calgary
Updated:One my favorite hockey writers is Sean McIndoe of the Athletic and formerly of the Hockey News. He initially got…
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The Top 10 Minnesota Wild Prospects (2019-20 Edition)
I have been a Hockey News subscriber for the last 20 years, and one of my favorite ones to page…
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Missed Opportunities Abound in Wild’s 5-4 Shootout Loss to Calgary
Updated:As Minnesota Wild fans contemplate who the team’s 2021 NHL Winter Classic opponent might be, the team is in a…
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Eric Staal Delivers in Overtime as Wild Prevail 3-2 Over Winnipeg
Updated:The presents have been opened, the New Year’s festivities are behind us and now we just want to sit down…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. New York Islanders 12/29/19 @ 5:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (19-15-5) 43pts 5th in the Central 3.15 Goals For Per Game (14th in the NHL) 3.31 Goals Against…
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Wild Resilient in 6-4 Road Victory over Colorado
Updated:Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all of our readers out there. We hope your holidays were time well-spent with…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche 12/27/19 @ 7:00PM CST at Pepsi Center
Minnesota Wild (18-15-5) 41pts 6th in the Central 3.08 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 3.29 Goals Against…
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Dubnyk and the Wild Shut Down the Flames, 3-0
On the Christmas Eve…eve, the Minnesota Wild are going into their late afternoon game against the Calgary Flames haunted by…
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Hellebuyck and the Jets Silence the Wild in 6-0 Rout
After Thursday’s barn burner in Arizona, Wild Head Coach Bruce Boudreau said it best, “Like, (the late and great) Roger…
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Too Little, Too Late as Wild fall 3-2 to Vegas
Are you busy scrambling with some last-minute holiday shopping? Still wondering what to get someone in your family or your…
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