Mats Zuccarello

Can Ryan Hartman Stay On Top?

Ryan Hartman, 28, has been playing as the top-line center for a while now. It’s an unlikely place for the gritty center, but so far, he’s been the Minnesota Wild’s best option. Playing between Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello led to Hartman having the two best scoring seasons in his career. Hartman also managed to […]

Kirill Kaprizov’s Comeback Tour

There is no question that Kirill Kaprizov, 26, is the Russian Superstar of the Minnesota Wild. After a breakout rookie season where he won the Calder Memorial Trophy, Kaprizov has continued breaking record after record for the Minnesota Wild. With three more seasons left on his current contract, there is no doubt that more club […]

Mats Zuccarello’s Make-It-Or-Break-It Year

Mats Zuccarello, 35, has played for the Minnesota Wild for the past four seasons. Once Kirill Kaprizov came over from Russia for the 2020-2021 season, it was quickly apparent that he and Zuccarello clicked on the ice. The past two seasons have been the best of Zuccarello’s career. During the 2021-2022 season, he scored a […]

Inside The Rink | DataDrivenHockey Daily NHL Game Predictions

NHL Predictions/Gambling Analytics for April 25th

Welcome to the daily NHL probabilities update. Here you can find win probabilities for each of the day’s NHL games, as well as player-level goal-scoring, point-producing, and “Top Threat” probabilities. These probabilities are calculated via the datadrivenhockey game simulation model, GPM1. Information about the model and links to get access to even more model outputs […]

Fleury Starting to Turn His Game Around for the Wild

There is no doubt that Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is a future Hockey Hall of Famer. As of this writing (Monday, January 30), Fleury, 38, has 536 career victories, three Stanley Cups (2009, 2016, and 2017), a Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender (2021), 72 career shutouts, and five All-Star Game appearances. He […]

Nothing But Love for Mats Zuccarello

As someone who is a New York Rangers fan (I will always be a hockey fan first), I still have a lot of love for Minnesota Wild forward Mats Zuccarello. I was lucky enough to see Zuccarello, 35, up close on Broadway for nine and a half seasons. He was fun and exciting to watch, had a great personality, […]

Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers Preview

Game Preview Coming off a 3-0 loss to the St Louis Blues and a two game losing streak, the Wild are hungry for a win. The last time the Wild faced the Rangers, they lost 7-3. Forward Ryan Reaves will be returning to Madison Square Garden following his trade to Minnesota in November. The game […]

Going Wild in Minnesota

There are a lot of good teams in the NHL that are getting talked about a lot. Teams like the Boston Bruins (62 points), Carolina Hurricanes (56 points), Vegas Golden Knights (54 points), Toronto Maple Leafs (53 points), Dallas Stars (52 points), and the New Jersey Devils have been the team garnering the most attention […]

Penguins Get Much Needed Win Over Wild

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Minnesota Wild 6-4 at Xcel Energy Center yesterday. Eight minutes and 15 seconds into the first period, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead. With two minutes and 57 seconds left, forward Ryan Poehling extended the Penguins lead to 2-0. Shots were five to four in favor […]

Wild: Ryan Hartman’s Career Year

Thanks to many different contributors up and down the roster, the Minnesota Wild has been outstanding all season. The Wild has been riding the hot stick of Kirill Kaprizov all season as the young elite winger eclipsed the 100-point mark for the first time in his career and the first time in team history. While […]