January 25, 2021 Brent Burns scores late, helps San Jose beat Minnesota 5-3 Brent Burns’ goal with 1:48 remaining snapped a tie and led the San Jose Sharks to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night.
January 21, 2021 Eriksson Ek helps Wild cap road trip with 3-2 win over Ducks Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist, including the game-winning score early in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild capped a successful season-opening road trip with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.
January 17, 2021 Johansson's goal gives Wild another OT win against Kings The Minnesota Wild won only two games last season when trailing after two periods. They have already equaled that total during the first week of the season.
January 13, 2021 NHL 2021 season preview: New divisions and old rivals The NHL will kick off the start of 2021 season on Wednesday more than three months after successfully awarding the Stanley Cup to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the midst of a pandemic that saw 24 teams enter a playoff bubble that would last for nearly two months.
October 8, 2020 Trade action heats up at NHL Draft ahead of free agency Two Stanley Cup-winning players got traded, a few others got new contracts and almost 200 prospects got to — virtually — live out their dreams by having their names called on the second day of the NHL draft.
October 7, 2020 Rangers select Alexis Lafreniere with No. 1 pick in 2020 NHL Draft as first round selections are made Canadian hockey player Alexis Lafreniere was selected first overall by the New York Rangers Tuesday night in the first round of NHL’s first ever virtual draft.
October 5, 2020 Minnesota Wild trade Dubnyk, Donato to Sharks for picks The Minnesota Wild traded goalie Devan Dubnyk and forward Ryan Donato to the San Jose Sharks in two separate deals on Monday, continuing their makeover under general manager Bill Guerin.
August 27, 2020 NHL players call on league to do more as NBA, WNBA, MLB postpone games in wake of Jacob Blake shooting Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba and San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane criticized the NHL over its response to the Jacob Blake shooting while several games in the NBA, WNBA and MLB were postponed as players decided not to show up in protest over police brutality.
August 3, 2020 Dumba kneels, NHL puts focus on Black Lives Matter movement Minnesota’s Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. national anthem when he did so before the opening playoff game between Edmonton and Chicago in Edmonton, Alberta.
August 1, 2020 Minnesota Wild: What to know before NHL restarts pandemic-shortened season The Minnesota Wild will be gearing up for a challenging qualifier when they take on the Vancouver Canucks in a best-of-five series beginning on Aug. 1.
