Matt Boldy scored a goal and tallied two assists, and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn., in the opener for both teams. Joel Eriksson Ek
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek scored on a strong night for the second line, Mats Zuccarello added a power-play goal and the Minnesota Wild opened the season by beating former coach Dean Evason and
The Columbus Blue Jackets will open the season with heavy hearts when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn. It will be the Blue Jackets’ first game since Johnny Gaudreau, a beloved teammate
The Minnesota Wild signed goalie Jesper Wallstedt to a two-year, $4.4-million contract extension Monday, three days before the team begins its 2024-25 season at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Wallstedt, 21, will finish out his entry-level contract this season
The Minnesota Wild intend to sign star forward Kirill Kaprizov to a long-term contract when he comes eligible on July 1, owner Craig Leopold said. That’s good, because Kaprizov will be an unrestricted free agent after the 2025-26 season. The
Wild forward Matt Boldy is week-to-week with a lower-body injury and might not be ready for Minnesota’s Oct. 10 season opener against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. Boldy, 23, is coming off a career-high 69-point season (29 goals, 40 assists),
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin saw more than enough potential in Brock Faber’s rookie season to sign the defenseman to an eight-year, $68 million contract extension on Monday. The deal doesn’t kick in until
The Minnesota Wild signed second-year defenseman Brock Faber to an eight-year extension worth $68 million on Monday. The extension, which has an annual average value of $8.5 million, kicks in for the 2025-26 season. Faber will earn $925,000 this season,
The Minnesota Wild re-signed defenseman Declan Chisholm and forward Adam Raska on Tuesday. Chisholm inked a one-year, $1 million deal and Raska landed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL level. Chisholm, 24, had three goals and five