3/18/2026 11:30 AM CDT
Player of the Game has turned into more than a simple postgame nod to a player who contributed to a team’s win. Many teams in various sports have some kind of prop, or hat, that gets passed around to a well-deserving teammate. “I think it’s something cool to hand out
3/17/2026 11:09 PM CDT
CHICAGO -- Mats Zuccarello scored at 3:09 of overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-3 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Tuesday.
3/17/2026 2:00 PM CDT
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Minnesota Wild hits the road for St. Patrick's Day, heading to Chicago to face off against the Blackhawks before the pair meets again on Thursday in Saint Paul. The following lineup is a projection and is subject to change:
3/17/2026 1:15 PM CDT
The Wild and Blackhawks face-off for the first of two meetings this week tonight at 6:30 on FanDuel Sports Network, TNT (outside Wild television market) and KFAN FM 100.3. Minnesota comes into tonight’s game on a two-game losing streak which is tied for its longest of the season (four other
3/17/2026 9:58 AM CDT
SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has recalled forward Hunter Haight from the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). Haight, 21 (4/4/04), made his NHL debut at St. Louis on October
3/17/2026 8:00 AM CDT
CHICAGO, Ill. -- The Minnesota Wild hits the road for St. Patrick's Day, heading to Chicago to face off against the Blackhawks before the pair meets again on Thursday in Saint Paul.
3/15/2026 11:13 PM CDT
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Bo Groulx scored twice for his first multigoal NHL game, and the Toronto Maple Leafs held off the Minnesota Wild in the third period for a 4-2 win at Grand Casino Arena on Sunday.
3/15/2026 1:27 PM CDT
SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild will face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight as snow falls in Saint Paul. The following lineup is a projection and is subject to change:
| # | Name | POS | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | GWG | S | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Foligno | L | 43 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 37 | .491 | |
| Marcus Johansson | L | 62 | 14 | 29 | 43 | +19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 84 | .429 | |
| Marcus Foligno | L | 48 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -11 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 55 | .450 | |
| Mats Zuccarello | R | 49 | 13 | 29 | 42 | -6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 103 | .510 | |
| Tyler Pitlick | C | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .000 | |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | R | 62 | 19 | 20 | 39 | -4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 122 | .556 | |
| Michael McCarron | C | 66 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 94 | .533 | |
| Ryan Hartman | R | 65 | 16 | 15 | 31 | -3 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 136 | .447 | |
| Robby Fabbri | C | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .667 | |
| Nicolas Aube-Kubel | R | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | C | 62 | 17 | 27 | 44 | +13 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 173 | .487 | |
| Yakov Trenin | C | 69 | 6 | 14 | 20 | +11 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 79 | .398 | |
| Kirill Kaprizov | L | 69 | 38 | 42 | 80 | +8 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 242 | .000 | |
| Ben Jones | C | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .535 | |
| Nico Sturm | C | 44 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .549 | |
| Bobby Brink | R | 58 | 14 | 13 | 27 | -3 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 93 | .302 | |
| Matt Boldy | L | 65 | 38 | 37 | 75 | +16 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 218 | .477 | |
| Hunter Haight | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .486 | |
| Danila Yurov | R | 62 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 71 | .390 |
| # | Name | POS | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | GWG | S | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Petry | D | 59 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 46 | .000 | |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .000 | |
| Jared Spurgeon | D | 69 | 6 | 12 | 18 | +1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 80 | .000 | |
| Jonas Brodin | D | 50 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 56 | .000 | |
| Jake Middleton | D | 62 | 1 | 13 | 14 | +2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 50 | .000 | |
| Quinn Hughes | D | 63 | 6 | 61 | 67 | -3 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 164 | .000 | |
| Daemon Hunt | D | 29 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .000 | |
| Brock Faber | D | 69 | 14 | 32 | 46 | +22 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 150 | .000 | |
| Matt Kiersted | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | |
| Carson Lambos | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| David Spacek | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| # | Name | GP | W | L | OT | SA | SV | GA | SV% | GAA | SO | G | A | P | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Gustavsson | 43 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1195 | 1089 | 107 | .911 | 2.516 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2551:41 | |
| Jesper Wallstedt | 29 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 854 | 779 | 76 | .912 | 2.778 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1641:36 |
| Date | Matchup | Result | Broadcasts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTW | MIN 3-2 WPG | NHLN (N), TSN3 (H) | ||
| OTL | MIN 2-3 DAL | Victory+ (H) | ||
| L | DAL 5-2 MIN | FDSNNO (H), Victory+ (A) | ||
| L | CHI 4-1 MIN | CHSN (A), FDSNNO (H) | ||
| W | WPG 2-3 MIN | FDSNNO (H) | ||
| W | MIN 3-2 CHI | CHSN (H), FDSNNO (A) | ||
| W | MIN 5-0 STL | FDSNMW (H), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWIX (A) | ||
| L | CBJ 7-4 MIN | FDSNNO (H), FDSNOH (A), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| SOW | LAK 3-4 MIN | FDSNNO (H), FDSNW (A), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| L | MIN 2-5 DAL | ESPN (N) | ||
| L | MIN 1-5 WSH | FDSNNO (A), MNMT (H), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| OTL | MIN 1-2 PHI | FDSNNO (A), NBCSP (H), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| W | MIN 3-1 NYR | NHLN (N), FDSNNO (A), MSG (H), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| L | MIN 1-4 NJD | FDSNNOX (A), MSGSN (H), FDSNWIX (A) | ||
| L | UTA 6-2 MIN | FDSNNO (H), Utah16 (A), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| OTL | SJS 6-5 MIN | FDSNNOX (H), NBCSCA (A), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| OTL | WPG 4-3 MIN | TSN3 (A), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| L | PIT 4-1 MIN | FDSNNO (H), SN-PIT (A), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| W | VAN 2-5 MIN | SN360 (N), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| OTW | NSH 2-3 MIN | FDSNSO (A), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| L | MIN 3-4 CAR | FDSNSO (H), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| W | MIN 5-2 NYI | FDSNNO (A), MSGSN (H), FDSNWIX (A) | ||
| W | CGY 0-2 MIN | SNW (A), FDSNNOX (H), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| OTL | SJS 2-1 MIN | ESPN+ (N), HULU (N) | ||
| W | ANA 0-2 MIN | FDSNNOX (H), Victory+ (A), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| OTW | VGK 2-3 MIN | SNE (N), SNO (N), SNW (N), TVAS (N), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWI (H), SCRIPPS (A) | ||
| SOW | CAR 3-4 MIN | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), TVAS (N) | ||
| W | MIN 5-0 PIT | NHLN (N), TVAS (N), FDSNNO (A), SN-PIT (H), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| W | MIN 3-0 WPG | TVAS (N), TSN3 (H), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| OTW | MIN 4-3 CHI | ESPN+ (N), HULU (N) | ||
| SOW | COL 2-3 MIN | FDSNNO (H), ALT (A), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| SOL | BUF 3-2 MIN | FDSNNOX (H), MSG-B (A), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| W | MIN 1-0 EDM | SN1 (N), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| L | MIN 1-4 CGY | SN1 (N), FDSNNOX (A), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| L | MIN 2-4 VAN | SNP (N), CITY (N), FDSNNOX (A), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| W | MIN 4-1 SEA | FDSNNOX (A), KHN/Prime (H), FDSNWI (A), KONG (H) | ||
| W | DAL 2-5 MIN | FDSNNO (H), Victory+ (A), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| W | OTT 2-3 MIN | TVAS (N), TSN5 (A), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| W | BOS 2-6 MIN | SNE (N), SNO (N), SNP (N), FDSNNO (H), NESN (A), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| W | WSH 0-5 MIN | FDSNNO (H), MNMT (A), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| W | MIN 5-2 CBJ | FDSNNO (A), FDSNOH (H), FDSNWIX (A) | ||
| W | EDM 2-5 MIN | SN (N), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| L | COL 5-1 MIN | FDSNNO (H), ALT (A), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| OTL | NSH 3-2 MIN | ESPN+ (N), HULU (N) | ||
| OTW | MIN 4-3 WPG | SNW (N), SN1 (N), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWIX (A) | ||
| W | MIN 5-2 VGK | FDSNNOX (A), FDSNWIX (A), SCRIPPS (H) | ||
| SOL | MIN 3-4 SJS | FDSNNO (A), NBCSCA (H), FDSNWIX (A) | ||
| W | MIN 5-2 ANA | FDSNNO (A), Victory+ (H), FDSNWIX (A), KCOP-13 (H) | ||
| SOL | MIN 4-5 LAK | FDSNNO (A), FDSNW (H), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| L | MIN 2-4 LAK | FDSNNO (A), FDSNW (H), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| OTW | MIN 3-2 SEA | FDSNNOX (A), KHN/Prime (H), FDSNWI (A), KONG (H) | ||
| OTL | NYI 4-3 MIN | FDSNNO (H), MSGSN (A), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| L | NJD 5-2 MIN | FDSNNO (H), MSGSN (A), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| L | WPG 6-2 MIN | TSN3 (A), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| OTW | MIN 5-4 BUF | NHLN (N), FDSNNO (A), MSG-B (H), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| W | MIN 6-3 TOR | Prime (N), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| L | MIN 3-4 MTL | TSN2 (H), RDS (H), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| OTW | DET 3-4 MIN | ESPN (N), SNE (N), SN1 (N) | ||
| OTL | FLA 4-3 MIN | FDSNNO (H), FDSNWI (H), SCRIPPS (A) | ||
| SOW | CHI 3-4 MIN | CHSN (A), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| W | CGY 1-4 MIN | SNW (A), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| W | MIN 7-3 EDM | CBC (N), SN (N), TVAS (N), CITY (N), FDSNNOX (A), FDSNWI (A) | ||
| OTW | MTL 3-4 MIN | Prime (N), RDS (A), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWI (H) | ||
| OTW | MIN 6-5 NSH | FDSNSO (H), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWIX (A) | ||
| W | MIN 5-2 COL | SNP (N), TVAS (N), FDSNNO (A), KUSA (H), ALT (H), FDSNWI (A), KTVD (H) | ||
| L | MIN 2-5 UTA | SN360 (N), FDSNNO (A), Utah16 (H), FDSNWIX (A), KSTP (A) | ||
| L | STL 3-1 MIN | FDSNMW (A), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| W | TBL 1-5 MIN | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), The Spot (A) | ||
| W | MIN 4-2 VGK | SNE (N), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWI (A), SCRIPPS (H) | ||
| SOL | MIN 2-3 COL | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), TVAS (N) | ||
| W | UTA 0-5 MIN | ESPN+ (N), HULU (N) | ||
| SOL | PHI 3-2 MIN | FDSNNO (H), NBCSP (A), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| L | NYR 4-2 MIN | FDSNNO (H), MSG (A), FDSNWIX (H) | ||
| L | TOR 4-2 MIN | TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), SNO (A) | ||
| OTW | MIN 4-3 CHI | TNT (N), HBO MAX (N), FDSNNOX (A), FDSNWIX (A) | ||
| ESPN+ (N), HULU (N) | ||||
| FDSNNO (H), Victory+ (A), FDSNWI (H) | ||||
| TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N) | ||||
| ESPN (N), SNO (N), SNP (N) | ||||
| NHLN (N), FDSNNO (A), NESN (H), FDSNWIX (A) | ||||
| SNP (A), FDSNNO (H), FDSNWI (H) | ||||
| TVAS (N), TSN5 (H), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWIX (A) | ||||
| TNT (N), truTV (N), HBO MAX (N), SN360 (N) | ||||
| FDSNNOX (H), KHN/Prime (A), KONG (A) | ||||
| ESPN+ (N), HULU (N) | ||||
| FDSNSO (H), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWIX (A), KSTC (A) | ||||
| FDSNMW (H), FDSNNO (A), FDSNWI (A) | ||||
| FDSNNO (H), Victory+ (A), FDSNWIX (H), KSTC (H), KCOP-13 (A) | ||||