Tag: 2017-18 NHL Season
Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Los Angeles Kings 12/5/17 @ 9:00PM CST at Staples Center
Minnesota Wild (13-10-3) 29pts 5th in the Central 2.96 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 2.92 Goals Against…
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Dumba scores game winner against Blues in 2-1 OT victory in Saint Paul
The Wild have to be back on track after beating the Pacific Division leading Vegas Golden Knights right? Not so…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues 12/2/17 @ 5:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (12-10-3) 27pts 6th in the Central 3.00 Goals For Per Game (13th in the NHL) 3.00 Goals Against…
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3rd Period Surge Lifts Wild to 4-2 Win Over the Vegas Golden Knights
Updated:If you’ve played on a sports team and have endured a blowout loss like the Minnesota Wild did on Monday…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Las Vegas Golden Knights 11/30/17 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (11-10-3) 25pts 7th in the Central 2.96 Goals For Per Game (12th in the NHL) 3.04 Goals Against…
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Seven Unanswered Goals Along With Defensive Woes Plague Wild in 7-2 Loss to Winnipeg
I hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday weekend. For myself, the 4-hour, 200+ mile drive back to South…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Winnipeg Jets 11/27/17 @ 7:00PM CST at MTS Centre
Minnesota Wild (11-9-3) 25pts 6th in the Central 3.00 Goals For Per Game (13th in the NHL) 2.87 Goals Against…
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Penalties Too Much For the Wild to Overcome in Frustrating 6-3 Loss to St. Louis.
The holidays, beyond time to reconnect with family and enjoy a day (or more) with their company is also a…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues 11/25/2017 @ 7:00PM CST at Scottrade Center
Minnesota Wild (11-8-3) 25pts 4th in the Central 3.00 Goals For Per Game (13th in the NHL) 2.73 Goals Against…
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Quarter-ish Season Mailbag: What Now?
With 23 games under their belts the Oilers are in a world of trouble. We asked our writers a few…
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Wild Topple Avalanche In 3-2 Shootout Victory
Turkey day is behind us, leftover days are now upon us. Of course there is Black Friday, but unless you…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche 11/24/17 @ 3:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (10-8-3) 23pts 6th in the Central 3.05 Goals For Per Game (12th in the NHL) 2.76 Goals Against…
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Wild Hold Off Sabres 3rd Period Surge To Win 5-4
Sort of like the song ‘the cat came back’ the Minnesota Wild seem to have a strange connection to the…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Buffalo Sabres 11/22/2017 @ 6:00PM CST at KeyBank Center
Minnesota Wild (9-8-3) 21pts 7th in the Central 2.95 Goals For Per Game (16th in the NHL) 2.70 Goals Against…
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Late Game Wild Rally Squandered In 4-3 Overtime Loss To New Jersey
A few weeks ago, the outlook for the Minnesota Wild appeared to be pretty bleak. Goaltending was leaky, offense was…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. New Jersey Devils 11/20/17 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (9-8-2) 20pts 7th in the Central 2.95 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 2.63 Goals Against…
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Capitals Opportunistic In 3-1 Win Over the Wild
After Thursday’s late-game comeback against the Nashville Predators you can almost forgive fans for being too excited. A 4-goal, 3rd…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals 11/18/17 @ 6:30PM CST at Verizon Center
Minnesota Wild (9-7-2) 20pts 4th in the Central 3.06 Goals For Per Game (13th in the NHL) 2.61 Goals Against…
Read more »Four Goal 3rd Period Powers Wild to Improbable Comeback Win Over Nashville, 6-4
A Minnesota Wild podcast I’ve talked about quite a bit the last two years is 3 in the Box, which…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators 11/16/17 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Updated:Minnesota Wild (8-7-2) 18pts 6th in the Central 2.88 Goals For Per Game (17th in the NHL) 2.53 Goals Against…
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Dubnyk earns 3rd straight shutout and sweep of Flyers in 3-0 win at home
Last night was our annual football banquet. The post-season celebration and pot luck dinner where players, coaches and parents get…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Philadelphia Flyers 11/14/2017 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (7-7-2) 16pts 7th in the Central 2.88 Goals For Per Game (17th in the NHL) 2.69 Goals Against…
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Dubnyk Stifles the Flyers With 2nd Straight Shutout in 1-0 Wild Victory
Duty, honor, country. No, I’m not talking about the Olympics or commenting on the NHL’s participation or the lack thereof…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Philadelphia Flyers 11/11/17 @ 6:00PM CST at Wells Fargo Arena
Minnesota Wild (6-7-2) 14pts 7th in the Central 3.00 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 2.87 Goals Against…
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Zucker’s 3rd Period Natural Hat Trick Powers Wild Past Canadiens 3-0
Another night, another loss as the Wild fell 4-2 to Toronto. Beyond the overall effort, which had improved if there…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Montreal Canadiens 11/9/17 @ 6:30PM CST at Bell Centre
Minnesota Wild (5-7-2) 12pts 7th in the Central 3.00 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 3.07 Goals Against…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 11/8/17 @ 6:30PM CST at Air Canada Center
Minnesota Wild (5-6-2) 12pts 7th in the Central 3.08 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 3.00 Goals Against…
Read more »Dubnyk Shaky In 5-3 Loss to Boston
As the Minnesota Wild concluded its longest homestand of the season (6 games) on Saturday with a 2-0 loss to…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Boston Bruins 11/6/17 @ 6:00PM CST at TD BankNorth Garden
Minnesota Wild (5-5-2) 12pts 7th in the Central 3.08 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 2.83 Goals Against…
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