The Swedes were back from 4 Nations for practice on Friday, but U.S. players Brock Faber and Matt Boldy won’t join the team ...

The confidence-building moments for key players at the tournament could loom large for Minnesota as it shifts focus to ...

Wild coach John Hynes sent a message to his team after a ... Khusnutdinov, who had recorded just one goal this season, in a Dec. 10 win at Utah, opened the scoring on a classic “crash the ...

The Minnesota Wild are a strange team, not only for the fans but also for the writers who cover them. Their strong start to ...

Against Utah, Kaprizov had three shots on goal in 16:39 of ice time, well below his average of 22:37 per game this season. “I thought there were times when he had opportunities to make plays and he ...

it wasn’t a good night,” said head coach John Hynes about the overall effort. The Wild continued to lack consistency on their penalty kill and power play against Utah. They allowed a goal on ...

Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson looks back at the puck after a Utah goal in the second period Thursday at Xcel Energy Center. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Kaprizov returned from injury last week, playing in home losses to Utah and Calgary ... to 100% for a potential playoff run. Wild coach John Hynes admitted that Kaprizov is frustrated with ...

The Wild ended their goal drought quickly and emphatically in the opening minutes when Marat Khusnutdinov won an offensive zone race to the puck, then flipped a pass to Trenin for a quick shot that ...

John Hynes has needed to cycle through talent at ... He’ll now get a fresh start to carve out some playing time with the upstart Utah Hockey Club. Related: Kirill Kaprizov Injury Probably ...

Against Utah, Kaprizov had three shots on goal in ... opportunities to make plays and he made some plays,” Wild coach John Hynes said. “Other times it wasn’t (successful).