#Michael Russo

Minnesota Wild (19-9-2) 40pts 2nd in the Central 3.63 Goals For Per Game (2nd in the NHL) 3.00 Goals Against Per Game (19th in the NHL) 17.5% Power Play (22nd in the NHL) 81.1% Penalty Kill (12th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 12G 24A = 36pts 2. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 14G 12A = 26pts 3. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 8G 16A = 24pts 4. #17…

MINNEAPOLIS - The Wild open the season Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center against the New York Rangers. Last year, the Wild finished with 113 points; it was the best regular season in franchise history, and good for fifth in the National Hockey League. Although the regular season was terrific, the post-season was all too familiar for Wild fans: a…

HENDERSON, Nev. - Last Thursday, as part of the NHL's media tour, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly sat down with The Athletic's Michael Russo and Sean Gentille for a podcast that ran on Wednesday's The Athletic Hockey Show. Among the topics covered was gambling, ad revenue, the Hockey Canada investigation, players returning to Russia in the…

Now that the Minnesota Wild and Kirill Kaprizov have agreed to a 5-year $45 million deal, the Wild can focus on the real work. Namely, keeping Kaprizov in St. Paul for five years. No one will blame you if you breathed a sigh of relief when Kaprizov arrived in time for training camp. He's crucial to Minnesota's success, and it shouldn't have taken a…