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One Minnesota Wild blueliner has been a part of basically every trade rumor for the last few years now, but now might be the time where those rumors are realistic and teams are inquiring about the player. For real. According to TSN's Darren Dreger, both the Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators have reached out to the Wild and GM Bill Guerin about…

It's a common problem that the Minnesota Wild find when playing the St. Louis Blues: After St. Louis gets out to a lead, they park the bus and the Wild are unable to penetrate the collapsing defensive structure. The game began with dominant possession play from the Wild. On the opening shift, Ryan Reaves got a chance in close off of a rebound. The…

The St. Louis Blues will travel to St. Paul to battle the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center on Sunday night. It's time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blues-Wild prediction and pick. On Saturday, the Blues lost 5-4 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens. Significantly, Nikita Alexandrov had a goal and an assist. Brandon Saad, Pavel…

Minnesota Wild and Ottawa Senators will square off in the NHL on Thursday (October 27) night in Ontario, looking to build on their winning streaks. With a record of 2-3-1, the Wild have won two of their last three games. The Senators, meanwhile, had an 0-2 start to the season, but are now 4-2 and close to the top of the Atlantic Division after a…

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Minnesota Wild will enter tonight's matchup with identical 8-2 records over their last ten games. Something will have to give in this matchup, with Tampa Bay having won four-straight games while the Wild continue climbing the Central Division standings. Both franchises had expected to be playoff teams this year and we're…

The Wild will have to wait at least one more game to get Ryan Hartman back in their lineup. The center won't suit up on Friday against the Blackhawks at Xcel Energy Center, but he's a possibility to play on Sunday when the team wraps up this four-game homestand vs. the Senators. Hartman, a former first round pick of the Blackhawks, missed the past…

The Minnesota Wild will make a quick turnaround and head to Texas to face off against the Dallas Stars in a battle between the former and current Minneapolis teams. It's time to continue our NHL odds series with a Wild-Stars prediction and pick. The Wild rallied from a deficit to beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-4 in the shootout on Saturday. Initially, it…

Minnesota has been stellar at home, but in a matchup between two of the NHL's best, we're finding the best value in one of Florida's top gunners to keep pressure on the net. Find out more with our Panthers vs. Wild picks. Two of the league's top teams will meet in Saint Paul tonight as the Minnesota Wild welcome the Florida Panthers to the Xcel…

The NHL is gifting us an eight-game slate filled with a lot of good opponents and the potential for high-scoring affairs on Tuesday night. Minnesota, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, and Buffalo are just a few of the current teams on four or five-game winning streaks, while powerhouses like Boston, New Jersey, and Dallas sit atop their respective divisions.…

The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Minnesota Wild on Friday night following their home loss to the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights. The loss for the Blackhawks was their fifth straight, while the Wild have won three in a row. Chicago's lone goal scorer in Thursday's setback was Taylor Raddysh. It was his ninth of the season and 13th…

Filip Gustavsson will get a chance to push his career-long win streak to five games tonight when the Wild face Detroit at Xcel Energy Center. Gustavsson is coming off a 35-save shutout on Saturday at Vancouver. That was the first shutout of the 24-year-old goaltender's NHL career. Over his last seven starts, Gustavsson is 5-1-1 with a 1.95…

Kirill Kaprizov has been a force for the Minnesota Wild since entering the league. Minny will entertain the sliding Red Wings tonight, and our NHL betting picks believe Kaprizov will continue his power play success against Detroit. The Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota Wild will wrap up their season series when they meet at Xcel Energy Center on…

The Detroit Red Wings will head to the Xcel Energy Center to battle the Minnesota Wild in a wild Wednesday night showdown. It's time to continue our NHL odds series with a Red Wings-Wild prediction and pick. The Red Wings fell to the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 on Tuesday, failing to score once in all 60 minutes. Ultimately, Detroit could not solve…

Detroit Red Wings vs Minnesota Wild 12/14/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota Wild will meet at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN. Detroit is 13-9-6 on 32 points and placed fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 6-4-3 record away from home this season. The Red Wings come into this match-up riding on a…

Edmonton Oilers vs Minnesota Wild 12/12/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Edmonton Oilers will go against the Minnesota Wild in NHL action in Xcel Energy Center, MN, on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 8:00 PM ET. The Oilers' attack stepped up this season and is scoring 3.64 goals per game, including 13 goals in the previous two matches. The…

Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars 12/4/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Minnesota Wild will meet with the Dallas Stars in NHL action in American Airlines Center, TX, on Sunday, December 4, 2022, at 3:00 PM ET. The Wild are enjoying a fantastic year, with their offense lifting them currently. They scored 14 goals in their previous 3 matches,…

Anaheim Ducks vs Minnesota Wild 12/3/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Anaheim Ducks will go against the Minnesota Wild in Xcel Energy Center, MN, on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at 2:00 PM ET. Hockey's bottom-ranked team, Anaheim, scores 2.38 goals per match on average. The Ducks ranked 22nd in the NHL with 30.1 shots attempted per game.…

The Edmonton Oilers have had a tough stretch of hockey lately and this is going to be their fourth game in six nights, which means we might see some tired legs. The Minnesota Wild have been playing very well recently, winning three out of their last four contests. Everyone around the game of hockey loves to talk about how good Connor McDavid and…

With the Oilers playing for the second straight night - and the fourth time in six days - exhaustion could be setting in against a rested and potent Wild attack. Our betting picks consider these two robust offenses in what should be a fun game. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Edmonton Oilers have had a tough stretch of hockey lately and this is…

The San Jose Sharks are coming to town to face the Minnesota Wild are there are a whole lot of familiar faces that are going to be stepping on to the ice of The X this evening. When: 5:00 p.m. CT Where: Xcel Energy Center TV: BSN, BSWI, NBCSCA Radio: KFAN 100.3 FM Like a big and forced family reunion, the Sharks' lineup will feature names that have…

The Ottawa Senators are on the third-leg of their four-game homestand as they welcome the Minnesota Wild into their building tonight. Ottawa is coming off of back-to-back losses over the weekend while Minnesota is coming off of a huge win in Edmonton, beating the Oilers 7-3 on Sunday. With that, it's time to continue our NHL odds series with a…

Minnesota is off to a bit of a slow start as they face the upstart Seattle Kraken this Friday night. Seattle seems to have found their footing in their second year while the Wild are feeling the weight of expectations. The Wild defeated the Ducks 4-1 on Wednesday night. Seattle is home again after beating up on Nashville 5-1 on Tuesday. Minnesota…

Positivity is a beautiful thing, but nothing hits the spot like an occasional glass of haterade. Life is all about balance, so let's take a look at each NHL team's emerging red flag one month into the season. Boston Bruins: Ruining the vibes The Bruins are off to one of their best starts in franchise history at 12-2-0. They aren't just winning…

Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken 11/11/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Minnesota Wild will face the Seattle Kraken at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington on Friday, November 11, 2022, at 10:00 PM (EDT). The Wild are sitting in third place in the Central Division with a record of 6-6-1. Minnesota escaped from a third losing streak…

It sure seems like the Minnesota Wild could use a Mikko Koivu -type to anchor the top of the lineup. Luckily for them, the Vancouver Canucks are floundering, facing a cap crunch, and have that type of center in Bo Horvat, a pending free agent. Horvat fits the bill for the kind of center Minnesota needs, as he's Vancouver's version of Koivu.…

The Minnesota Wild will be aiming to rebound from back-to-back shutout losses when they visit the Anaheim Ducks in NHL Wednesday night action. The Wild travel to Anaheim after opening their current three-game road trip on Tuesday with a 1-0 loss in Los Angeles. The Ducks return to action after opening their current four-game home stand with…

Some games are defensive struggles, such as the Wild's 1-0 loss to the Kings on Tuesday night. Minnesota's game vs. Anaheim tonight looks to be a different story. Our betting picks find the best angle to take in what could be a high-scoring affair. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Minnesota Wild played a pretty boring game last night, losing by the…

Seattle Kraken vs Minnesota Wild 11/3/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Seattle Kraken will go against the Minnesota Wild in NHL action in Xcel Energy Center, MN, on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at 8:00 PM ET. The Kraken had a good start to the season, scoring 3.45 goals per game on average, with 17 of those goals coming in the previous four…

Maturing adolescents discard and adopt different personalities like reptiles with their skin. Well, metamorphoses occur in hockey as well. Finding which identity is forced and which works is a process. Nothing is static. Everything is up for grabs. Currently, the Edmonton Oilers and Connor McDavid feel indomitable, and the Minnesota Wild rank fifth…

The 2021-22 season was a year of ups and downs for Minnesota Wild fans and the franchise. Kirill Kaprizov, after another great season where he set franchise records in a single season for goals, assists and points, cemented himself in the upper echelon of NHL superstars. Kevin Fiala set out to prove he was an offensive powerhouse unto himself. He…

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…

The 2022-23 Minnesota Wild regular season starts on Thursday vs the New York Rangers. They enter with a lot of the same faces but a couple of notable changes. Kevin Fiala, the team's second-leading goal scorer last season, was traded to the LA Kings. Cam Talbot is out too, after he refused to share net-minding duties with Marc-Andre Fleury. And…

A quick mix of the things we gleaned from the week of hockey, serious and less so, and rolling four lines deep. My wife insists the toothpaste be cap-compliant by opening night. 1. Wayne Simmonds may not enjoy the precarious situation he finds himself in - what with the Toronto Maple Leafs roster guillotine raised and ready to slice downward any…

Although the Colorado Avalanche are the clear betting favorites to win the Stanley Cup, the 2022-23 NHL season feels wide open. Every division is deeper than it was in 2021-22, and it feels like there could be a couple of Stanley Cup favorites that are at risk of being pushed out of the playoff picture by some emerging teams. Which teams are…

Can any team catch the champs? The Colorado Avalanche justwon the Stanley Cup, and they're heavily favoredto take the Central Division in 2022-2023. Let's examine the Central Division with our odds, picks, and predictions. The way that the Central Division is priced, it's almosta foregone conclusion the Avalanche will once again take the top spot.…

The Minnesota Wild face the Boston Bruins in a spotlight game Thursday night on ESPN. But what makes it even more of a must-watch game for Wild fans is that it will mark the debut of Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi, the franchise's first-round selections in the 2019 and'20 NHL Entry Drafts, respectively. The fact that Boldy is a Millis, Massachusetts,…

With NHLtraining camps around the corner, here's an early look at the odds and our top picks forthe 2022-23 Stanley Cup. The ColoradoAvalanche won the Stanley Cup in 2021-22 after defeating the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. There's an inner circle among thecontenders going into this season. That doesn't mean teams from outside…

The Winnipeg Jets play at home again tonight as they host the Minnesota Wild in this inner-division rivalry matchup. The Wild have won four of their last five games, where that one loss actually came from the Jets. Winnipeg needs to work on consistency, but is still a very threatening team on paper as they're coming off of a home loss against 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…