Jared Spurgeon
Nico Hischier’s Hat Trick Powers New Jersey Devils Past Wild
The New Jersey Devils defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Saturday evening in Saint Paul. Less than 24 hours after a tough loss in Winnipeg, the Devils bounced back with maybe their best 60-minute effort since the holiday break. New Jersey picked up two important points in the standings, improving to 39-29-7. With the loss, […]
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Crosby, Malkin Score, Fleury Stops 19 In Likely Final Game Against Pittsburgh Penguins
In what was likely Marc-Andre Fleury’s final appearance against his former team, the Penguins halted their four-game slide with a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, March 9th, adding to the Wild’s own back-to-back losses. The victory was punctuated by goals from Evgeni Malkin and a pair from Sidney Crosby, ensuring the Penguins […]
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Kaprizov Could Come Back With a Vengeance
Kirill Kaprizov spent a good amount of time last season playing through an injury. It was obvious, especially when he came back from some time off and looked more like the superstar he usually is. With a longer-than-usual time off to heal, Kaprizov should be back in top shape and ready to make a bigger […]
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Can the Minnesota Wild Make the Playoffs?
Nobody has a crystal ball and the Minnesota Wild are in a tough spot. Not high enough to guarantee a playoff spot, but not low enough to count themselves out of it. While some fans have called for them to tank for a better draft pick, battling for a playoff spot aligns more with the […]
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Which Players Are the Wild Likely to Re-Sign?
The Minnesota Wild are unlikely to make the playoffs this year, although there still is a slight chance. That means that Trade Deadline might be a quieter affair this year with more selling for draft picks than anything else. Bill Guerin went through a flurry of re-signings at the beginning of the season, but who […]
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NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Minnesota Wild | 02/23/2024
That was certainly a fun way to start a homestand. Of all the teams to come back from three goals down against, I would never expect it to be the Boston Bruins. But that’s why hockey games are played on the ice, not on paper. Corey Perry is exactly as advertised when he came to […]
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Who is Declan Chisholm?
The Minnesota Wild picked up 24-year-old defenseman Declan Chisholm off of waivers from the Winnipeg Jets on January 24, 2024. Despite becoming a member of the Wild at the beginning of the NHL All-Star Break, he wasn’t able to join the team for a while. Between the break and troubles with his work visa, there […]
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The Minnesota Wild Family Tree: 2023-24 Season
Disclaimer: All off-the-wall comments are meant with love—the fans who bond over the vibes part of hockey love every player. Everything typed below or in other Wild Lore pieces is meant with affection. The Minnesota Wild is a hockey team with amazing vibes. With a family-like feeling that has resulted in an elaborate yet shockingly […]
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BREAKING: Jared Spurgeon Out for the Season
The Minnesota Wild announced that defenseman and captain Jared Spurgeon will be out for the rest of the season with an injury. While the injury that sidelined him at the beginning of the season was a shoulder injury, his current injury was described as a “wear and tear” injury without any single event or moment. […]
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Wild Goalie Prospect Wallstedt in Net Tonight
The Minnesota Wild’s highly touted Swedish goalie prospect Jesper Wallstedt is set to make his NHL debut tonight in Texas against the Dallas Stars. With Filip Gustavsson still injured, Marc-Andre Fleury has taken on a heavier workload. Once it was announced that Wallstedt was being called up from the Wild’s AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, […]
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