Wild's Fiala-Gaudreau-Boldy line: 'We've gotta find a way to be better' The Wild has already shown how it stacks up against the Blues when it has two forward lines creating the bulk of its offense. Tribune News Service · May 9, 2022
Blues bounce back, tie series with 4-2 win ST. LOUIS — We now have a best-of-3 series, hockey fans. Win two and advance. Lose two and go home. Getting two goals each from Jordan Kyrou and David Perron, and strong goaltending with Jordan Binnington in the net, the Blues defeated Minnesota 5-2 on Sunday. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 9, 2022
Jordan Greenway brings size, skill, and swag to Wild playoff run ST. LOUIS — Wild winger Jordan Greenway made his NHL debut on March 27, 2018. A few weeks after that, he was playing in a playoff series against the rival Winnipeg Jets. As a wide-eyed, 21-year-old kid, nonetheless. Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022
Wild takes control of series with Game 3 blowout win over Blues ST. LOUIS – Kirill Kaprizov was still in Russia, Jordan Greenway was a rookie who left college earlier in the year and Marc-Andre Fleury was backstopping Vegas. Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022
Ben Frederickson: Blues battling some no-good, old-fashioned bad luck as series against Wild shifts to home ice A bright orange ladder could be found leaning against the wall outside of the Enterprise Center media room Thursday, but it’s not like Blues coach Craig Berube opened it up and walked beneath it. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 6, 2022
Chip Scoggins: Wild back in high gear as floodgates open after one game break in Game 2 Hockey is a weird game. Sometimes weird is beautiful. Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022
Wild awaken with monster first period to even series with Blues The Wild improved the power play and penalty kill, cleaning up the messes from the dud two nights earlier, and that helped the team solve the biggest problem of them all. Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022
Panthers’ Brunette opens up about an ‘awful’ 2021 and how he stays so calm under pressure Andrew Brunette did not know what was going to come next. It was a feeling he had before: When he retired from the NHL after 1,110 games and 268 goals in 2013, he thought about coaching, going to work in a front office or maybe even getting on television —… Miami Herald · May 3, 2022
A hat trick for Perron, a shutout for Husso in 4-0 Blues playoff win For a couple weeks as Minnesota and St. Louis jockeyed down the stretch for playoff position, all the talk was about home-ice advantage. Who would get it? How much of a factor would it be? St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 3, 2022
Chip Scoggins: Talbot or Fleury? Goalie debate shows Wild in good spot for playoffs MINNEAPOLIS — The 2003 NHL draft began with the Pittsburgh Penguins selecting goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury with the No. 1 overall pick, the first step in a career that will conclude in the Hall of Fame someday. Tribune News Service · May 1, 2022
Wild earns home ice and beats Avalanche, but loses Marcus Foligno with injury ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild won home-ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs but lost a key player. Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022
Kirill Kaprizov scores game-winner in overtime as Wild tops Calgary ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild won't be getting upset by any more non-playoff teams. Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022
Wild's long streaks come to an end with 5-3 loss to Coyotes ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild has won more games in the last week than the Coyotes have over the past month-plus, but this disparity didn't show up on the ice. Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022
Benjamin Hochman: Wait, is home ice really that important in the Blues-Wild series? In the National Hockey League postseason, home ice actually doesn’t really matter too much. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 26, 2022
Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022 Kirill Kaprizov reaches 101 points as Wild uses five-goal second period to beat Kraken ST. PAUL, Minn. — From a no-quit resilience to dazzling offensive performances, the hallmarks of the Wild's season were on display in its latest record-breaking showing.
Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2022 Kevin Fiala scores 30th goal of the season in Wild's 2-0 win over Canadiens MONTREAL — The Wild didn't bring its high-octane offense with it to Montreal, but the team still outscored the struggling Canadiens.
Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2022 La Velle E. Neal III: Offseason conundrum: Should the Wild keep Fiala or Dumba? Kevin Fiala scored Tuesday in Montreal and became the 42nd player in the NHL to enter the coveted 30-goal zone this season.
Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2022 Wild clinches NHL playoff berth with overtime victory over San Jose MINNEAPOLIS — The Wild is officially playoff bound.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 17, 2022 Ben Frederickson: Winning playoff hockey, like getting stuck in an elevator, is about finding a way to win Playoff hockey, it occurred to me Saturday evening while sharing a confined space with a mix of colleagues and strangers turned friends, is kind of like getting stuck in an Enterprise Center elevator.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 16, 2022 Blues clinch playoff berth with 6-5 OT win over Wild ST. LOUIS — Welcome to the postseason, Blues fans. Brayden Schenn buried a rebound of a Pavel Buchnevich wraparound 56 seconds into overtime, giving the Blues a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Wild.
Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2022 Wild overcomes blown leads to beat Stars, 3-2 in overtime DALLAS — The Wild is unlikely to face the Stars in the first round, but how it matched up against Dallas was still significant — a much-needed victory against a rival on the cusp of the division-based playoffs.
Sports Illustrated · Apr 14, 2022 Wild Center Receives Venmo Payments from Fans to Pay for Fine Ryan Hartman plans to donate all the money he received.
Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2022 Wild dominates play in 5-1 win over Oilers ST. PAUL, Minn. — Some of the Wild's best performances of the season have come as the visitor, but it's clear where the team shines.
Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2022 Wild scores six-straight goals to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3 after digging early hole How did the Wild upstage one of its worst starts of the season?
Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2022 Wild lets Blues off the hook, falls in overtime, 4-3 ST. LOUIS — History wasn't on the Wild's side.