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The Minnesota Wild are scuffling through the first six weeks of 2025. When Kirill Kaprizov’s MVP-caliber season came to a screeching halt due to injury, the team looked for scoring elsewhere in their lineup. That has not been the problem, as 23-year-old Matt Boldy has been key to the Wild’s success. Minnesota GM Bill Guerin […]

The National Hockey League Department of Player Safety suspended Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman for 10 games following his actions against Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle during their recent matchup on Saturday night. Despite this being the fifth suspension of Hartman’s NHL career, he’s got some high-profile backers in his corner now. On Wednesday evening, […]

The Carolina Hurricanes continue their road trip as they face the Minnesota Wild.  It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Wild prediction and pick. The Hurricanes come into the game at 32-18-4 on the year, placing them in second place in the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes have already acquired Mikko Rantanen and […]

The Vancouver Canucks are trying to climb back into playoff contention in 2024-25. Vancouver started off well enough and seemed to have enough to contend for the postseason. However, the Canucks ran into a ton of off-ice drama, leading to the J.T. Miller trade with the New York Rangers. Another name that has found himself […]

The National Hockey League Department of Player Safety is making an example out of repeat offender Ryan Hartman of the Minnesota Wild. He’s been suspended for 10 games thanks to his actions on Saturday night during Minnesota’s game against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre. The incident took place near the end of […]

The Minnesota Wild have cooled off since the start of the 2024-25 season. At one point, though, the Wild were certainly among the class of the NHL. Kirill Kaprizov had a case for the Hart Trophy as league MVP. And Minnesota looked the part of a Stanley Cup contender thanks to impressive goaltending from Filip […]

The Boston Bruins continue their homestand as they face the Minnesota Wild. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Bruins prediction and pick. The Wild come into the game at 31-18-4 on the year, which places them in third in the Central Division. This will be the fifth straight game on the […]

The Minnesota Wild were soundly defeated on Saturday night by the Ottawa Senators, losing a 6-0 final score in which they managed only 16 shots on goal while allowing 52. And the considerable loss on the scoreboard wasn’t the only loss by the Wild, who soon be without forward Ryan Hartman thanks to his actions […]

The Minnesota Wild beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night. It was another big win for Minnesota, who are chasing down the Winnipeg Jets in the Central Division. But the story of the night was Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, who played his final game in Montreal against the Canadiens. His hometown team gave him […]

It was an emotional night on Thursday as Marc-Andre Fleury faced the Montreal Canadiens for the final time as a visitor. The Minnesota Wild goalie was not a busy man overall. He faced 19 shots in total from the Habs, and he stopped them all. Fleury backstopped the Wild to a 4-0 win at the […]

Marc-Andre Fleury recorded 19 saves to earn his first shutout of the season, likely in his final game in Montreal, as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night. Fleury became the first goaltender in NHL history to earn a shutout both as a teenager and at 40 years or older. His […]

The Montreal Canadiens continue their homestand as they face the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Canadiens prediction and pick. The Wild come into Wednesday night at 29-17-4 on the year, placing them in third place in the Central Division. In their last game, despite missing leading scorer […]

The Minnesota Wild continue their road trip as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Wild come into the game at 29-17-4 on the year, which places them third in the Central Division, just nine points behind the Winnipeg […]

Minnesota Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov will be out for a while after he reportedly missed practice on Tuesday, according to The Athletic. It can be recalled that Kirill Kaprizov was shut down for 12 games after the Christmas break due to a lower-body injury, but has since returned and played three games in January. […]

The Minnesota Wild are firmly in the playoff discussion as the second half of the NHL season begins. Their hot start as them in second place in the Central Divison with 60 points in 47 games. But since the end of December, the Wild have been without Kirill Kaprizov and Jared Spurgeon due to injuries. […]

The Minnesota Wild have been without two of the most important pieces in their lineup for multiple weeks, but that could soon be on the verge of changing. Forward Kirill Kaprizov, who has missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury, took part in Minnesota’s line rushes during practice on Wednesday. According to head […]

It is a Central Division battle as the Utah Hockey Club visits the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Utah Hockey Club-Wild prediction and pick. Utah comes into the game at 20-19-7 on the year, placing them in sixth in the Central Division, and just four points out […]

The Minnesota Wild have emerged as a potential Stanley Cup contender in 2024-25. The Wild missed the playoff entirely in 2023-24 after a first-round loss to the Dallas Stars in 2022-23. It seemed as if 2024-25 would be another down year. They could rebound in 2025-26 when $15 million in dead cap space finally came […]

It’s a battle of respective second-place teams in their conference with nearly identical records as the Edmonton Oilers visit the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night. The Oilers enter this game with a 27-13-3 record, while the Wild are 27-13-4. The teams won’t square off for the first time this season, as they already had two […]

The Minnesota Wild will travel to Sin City to face the Vegas Golden Knights. It will be a possible playoff preview at T-Mobile Arena as we share our NHL odds series and make a Wild-Golden Knights prediction and pick. The Golden Knights lead the head-to-head series 17-16. Recently, the Knights defeated the Wild 3-2 on […]

The Minnesota Wild have been on a tear as of late, winning each of their last four games to improve to 26-11-4. But in the quest to make it five consecutive, the squad will have to beat a surging Colorado Avalanche team without arguably the two most important defensemen on the roster. Both Brock Faber […]

The Colorado Avalanche will battle the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night at the Xcel Energy Center. It’s a Central Division showdown as we share our NHL odds series and make an Avalanche-Wild prediction and pick. The Wild have gone 45-43 over the past 88 games against the Avalanche. This will be the first meeting between […]

The St. Louis Blues cooled off since hiring Jim Montgomery, and it won’t get any easier when they face the Minnesota Wild. After a hot start, the Wild also went through some rough times, but they are back in the win column recently and catching back up to the Winnipeg Jets for first in the […]

Despite continuing to be hamstrung by the buyouts of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, the Minnesota Wild are in the midst of one of their best starts in franchise history in 2024-25. John Hynes’s team is 24-11-4 through 39 games, good for second place in the Central Division and just four points back of the […]

The Minnesota Wild continue their trip through the Metropolitan Division as they face the Carolina Hurricanes. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Hurricanes prediction and pick. The Wild enter the game sitting at 24-11-4 on the year, which is good for second in the Central Division. The Wild have been […]

The Boston Bruins got off to a slow start in 2024-25 but have since turned things around. Interim head coach Joe Sacco took over the Bruins following the firing of Jim Montgomery. Sacco has helped Boston transform its game, especially in the defensive zone. As a result, the Bruins look like a playoff contender once again. […]

Two of the top teams in the NHL face off as the Minnesota Wild face the Washington Capitals. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Capitals prediction and pick. The Wild come into the game at 23-11-4 on the year, which places them in second in the Central Division. They have […]

The Nashville Predators will make the short trip from Winnipeg to take on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. The Predators are on the second night of a back-to-back after taking on the Jets on Monday. It hasn’t been an easy year for the Predators after seemingly upgrading their team during the offseason, as they […]

The Minnesota Wild resume their schedule following the Christmas break with a divisional matchup against the rival Dallas Stars, but there’s some discouraging news on the health front. Superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov will be unavailable for the Wild against the Stars thanks to a lower-body injury; he also didn’t travel with the team to Dallas. […]

It is a Central Division clash as the Minnesota Wild visit the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Stars prediction and pick. The Wild come into the game at 21-10-4 on the year, which is good for second in the Central Divison. Still, they have struggled as of […]

For maybe the first time since the 2024-25 National Hockey League campaign kicked off three months ago, it’s going to be a relatively quiet week. The NHL will shut down entirely for three days beginning on Tuesday, with no games on the slate for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or Boxing Day. Of course, it’s a […]

The Minnesota Wild look to break a losing streak as they face the Chicago Blackhawks. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Blackhawks prediction and pick. The Blackhawks enter the game at 12-20-2 on the year, which is last place in the Central Division. The Blackhawks have continued to struggle, and […]

Marcus Foligno of the Minnesota Wild threw shade at the Buffalo Sabres after his team lost 2-1 to the Utah Hockey Club on Friday night. “We’re fighting through it now. We’re in a little bit of a sludge and just gotta go through it. It takes all of us to get ourselves out of it,” […]

The Utah Hockey Club hit the road to take on the Minnesota Wild Friday night. This game will continue our NHL odds series with a Utah Hockey Club-Wild prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Utah Hockey Club-Wild NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NHL Odds: […]

Two teams contending for their divisions take the ice as the Florida Panthers face the Minnesota Wild. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Wild prediction and pick. The Florida Panthers enter the game at 19-11-2 on the year, which is tied in points for the top spot in the Atlantic […]

Exactly 164 days ago, the Florida Panthers captured their inaugural NHL championship, defeating Connor McDavid and his Edmonton Oilers in one of the most thrilling Stanley Cup Finals in recent memory. After opening up a commanding 3-0 lead in the series, the Cats allowed the Oil to march all the way back, with the storied […]

The Minnesota Wild look to rebound from a tough loss as they face the Philadelphia Flyers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Flyers-Wild prediction and pick. The Flyers come into the game at 14-12-4, while that is good for fourth in the Metropolitan Divison, team president Keith Jones has admitted […]

It’s mostly been nothing but good times for the Minnesota Wild in 2024-25, but Thursday night against the Edmonton Oilers will be an immediately forgettable day. The Wild were crushed 7-1 by the Oilers on home ice, and they lost key defenseman Jake Middleton long-term in the process. The 28-year-old left the game just 37 […]

The Minnesota Wild have released a pair of key health updates as they continue preparations to host the defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Forward Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin, who have missed the last combined 19 games due to injury, were on the ice on Thursday for the first time along […]