Tag: 2018-19 NHL Season
Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning 3/7/19 @ 6:30PM CST at Amalie Arena
Minnesota Wild (32-27-8) 72pts 5th in the Central 2.76 Goals For Per Game (25th in the NHL) 2.87 Goals Against…
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Wild Persistent In 5-4 Shootout Loss to Nashville
Updated:It was a gritty effort, playing its 2nd game in less than 24 hours the Minnesota Wild dug deep and…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators 3/5/19 @ 7:00PM CST at Bridgestone Arena
Minnesota Wild (32-27-7) 71pts 5th in the Central 2.74 Goals For Per Game (25th in the NHL) 2.85 Goals Against…
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Wild Win Streak Snapped at 5 games in 3-2 Shootout Loss to Nashville
Updated:Minnesota returns home after a short Canadian road swing less than 24 hours before puck drop this evening against the…
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators 3/3/19 @ 6:30PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (32-27-6) 70pts 5th in the Central 2.75 Goals For Per Game (25th in the NHL) 2.86 Goals Against…
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Young Players Lead Wild to 4-2 Win Over Calgary
Updated:As the smoke continues to clear from what was an eventful and perhaps ‘messy Monday’ the Minnesota Wild showed little…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary Flames 3/2/19 @ 9:00PM CST at Scotiabank Saddledome
Updated:Minnesota Wild (31-27-6) 68pts 5th in the Central 2.73 Goals For Per Game (26th in the NHL) 2.88 Goals Against…
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Wild Trade Deadline – Fenton’s Follies
In what has been a season overshadowed by injuries and streaky play, the Wild limped into the trade deadline. Paul…
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Persistent effort leads Wild to 3-2 regulation win over Jets
Updated:It is civil war as Minnesota Wild fans seem to be polarized into camps that loved what the team did…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Winnipeg Jets 2/26/19 @ 7:00PM CST at MTS Centre
Updated:Minnesota Wild (30-27-6) 66pts 5th in the Central 2.73 Goals For Per Game (27th in the NHL) 2.89 Goals Against…
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Donato’s Goal Lifts Wild to 2-1 Overtime Win Over the Blues
Updated:Anyone get the feeling of deja vu? A week ago the Minnesota Wild faced this same St. Louis Blues club…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues 2/24/19 @ 6:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Updated:Minnesota Wild (29-27-6) 64pts 6th in the Central 2.74 Goals For Per Game (26th in the NHL) 2.92 Goals Against…
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Wild Bend But Don’t Break in 3-2 Win Over Detroit
I’ve followed this team as far back as the announcement NHL hockey was going to return to Minnesota on June…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Detroit Red Wings 2/22/19 @ 6:30PM CST at Little Caesar’s Arena
Minnesota Wild (28-27-6) 62pts 5th in the Central 2.74 Goals For Per Game (27th in the NHL) 2.93 Goals Against…
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Wild’s offense wakes up in 4-1 against Rangers
“Blow it up”, “fire the coach”, “trade ’em all away” are probably all phrases you’ve heard the last few weeks…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers 2/21/19 @ 6:00PM CST at Madison Square Garden
Minnesota Wild (27-27-6) 60pts 7th in the Central 2.72 Goals For Per Game (27th in the NHL) 2.97 Goals Against…
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Wild Go Through the Motions in 4-0 Loss to Anaheim
We’ve all be embarrassed at some point in our lives. Maybe we trip and fall in front of a bunch…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks 2/19/19 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (27-26-6) 60pts 5th in the Central 2.76 Goals For Per Game (26th in the NHL) 2.95 Goals Against…
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Blues Extend Win Streak to 10 Games in Easy 4-0 Win Over the Wild
After any game where the Minnesota Wild suffer a terrible (and perhaps predictable) late-game collapse and I see that KFAN…
Read more »Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues 2/17/19 @ 2:00PM at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (27-25-6) 60pts 5th in the Central 2.81 Goals For Per Game (23rd in the NHL) 2.93 Goals Against…
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Another Squandered 3rd Period Lead By the Wild in 5-4 Overtime Loss to New Jersey
“We need to bounce back”, “we need to be better”, “got to be ready to play” are all empty cliches…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. New Jersey Devils 2/15/19 @ 7:30PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Updated:Minnesota Wild (27-25-5) 59pts 5th in the Central 2.79 Goals For Per Game (25th in the NHL) 2.89 Goals Against…
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Wild Squander Early Lead in 5-4 Loss to the Flyers
“At some point we’ve got off the win one, lose one wagon. … We have to put a run together….
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Philadelphia Flyers 2/12/19 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (27-24-5) 59pts 5th in the Central 2.77 Goals For Per Game (25th in the NHL) 2.86 Goals Against…
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Late Surge by the Wild Not Enough in 2-1 Loss to the Islanders
I understand what it feels like to be mired in misery. As I’ve talked about in the past, I coach…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. New York Islanders 2/10/19 @ 2:00PM CST at Barclay’s Center
Updated:Minnesota Wild (27-23-5) 59pts 4th in the Central 2.80 Goals For Per Game (25th in the NHL) 2.87Goals Against Per…
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Foligno’s Gordie Howe Hat Trick Leads Wild to 4-2 Win Over New Jersey
Updated:It is a felony to yell ‘fire’ in a movie theater, but its bizarre to see how fellow Wild fans…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. New Jersey Devils 2/9/19 @ Noon CST at Prudential Center
Updated:Minnesota Wild (26-23-5) 57pts 4th in the Central 2.78 Goals For Per Game (26th in the NHL) 2.89 Goals Against…
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Wild Wither Quietly In 4-1 Loss to Edmonton
Updated:There is a certain point when you get sick and tired of addressing the same problems whether its at work…
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