Kirill Kaprizov
Columbus Blue Jackets Week Two Recap: Adding To The IR
In the first two weeks, the Blue Jackets have won two games and lost three, putting them in seventh place in the Metropolitan Division. There have been some shining moments as well as some learning moments. Team injuries have started to stack up and two new names have been added to the injured reserve as […]
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PHOTOS: Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets – 10/19/2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio – On Saturday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets lost 3-1 to the Minnesota Wild at Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus. Minnesota’s Marco Rossi opened the scoring board 12:40 into the game, his third goal of the season. Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and assist, and Filio Gustavsson made 23 saves for the Wild. […]
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NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 10/19/2024
Inside The Rink Game Day Preview Minnesota Wild (2-0-2, 6 Pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (2-2-0, 4 Pts) Date: Saturday, October 19 Nationwide Arena – Columbus, Ohio Time: 7:00 pm EST TV: ESPN+ DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines: Minnesota Wild: -1.5 ML -180 Columbus Blue Jackets: +1.5 ML +150 O/U 6.5 Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Minnesota […]
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NHL Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild 10/10/2024
Inside The Rink Game Day Preview Columbus Blue Jackets (0-0-0) at Minnesota Wild (0-0-0)Date: Thursday, October 10Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, MinnesotaTime: 8:00 pm EST TV: ESPN+ DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:Columbus +1.5 ML +210Minnesota -1.5 ML -258O/U 6.5 Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Columbus Blue Jackets Notes: The Blue Jackets start the season on the […]
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Ryan Hartman Must Find His Scoring This Season
In what has become a repeated refrain in looking back on the 2023-24 season, Ryan Hartman was another Minnesota Wild player who fell off his scoring trend and couldn’t get out of his slump. This year, he’s one of the middle six players who will be expected to improve, especially after being called out by […]
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Matt Boldy Will Have $7+ Million Worth of Motivation This Season
Matt Boldy signed his big, well-deserved contract extension in 2023 and when it hit last year, he managed to get even better. After taking over as the lead scorer while Kirill Kaprizov was out with an injury for a handful of games, Boldy continued on a good scoring streak. During the last 10 games of […]
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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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Joel Eriksson Ek Is Steadily Improving His Game
Joel Eriksson Ek is unequivocally the most important player on the Minnesota Wild because he can do anything they need him to do. He takes the tough faceoffs, screens the goalie well, and scores goals. He is the first over the boards for power plays, penalty kills, and overtime. And best of all, he is […]
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BREAKING: Minnesota Wild Re-Sign Brock Faber
It hasn’t been a secret that the Minnesota Wild would be re-signing Minnesota native Brock Faber to a mega contract extension this summer, which is the first chance they’ve been able to as his current ELC contract doesn’t expire until after the 2024-25 season. And today, they finally announced the new contract. After an amazing […]
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The First Boring Summer for the Minnesota Wild
I was just sitting here thinking about how boring this summer has been for the Minnesota Wild. Of course, the lack of an off-season contributed to that, but there was something I couldn’t quite put my finger on until today. The past three summers (at least!) have been a little bit TOO exciting surrounding the […]
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