Florida Panthers forward A.J. Greer has been suspended for three games by the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety for boarding Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary on Friday, March 20. Greer will miss Florida’s home games this week against the Seattle Kraken and Minnesota Wild and Saturday’s road game versus the New York Islanders. He will be eligible to return on Sunday, when the Panthers face the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
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A lot has been made of the Minnesota Wild's recent stretch of bad games and bad results against bad teams. They have shed that concern somewhat with Saturday's overtime win over the Dallas Stars, but this week will show if they can truly keep it up.
On Tuesday, they face possibly the best team...
The Philadelphia Flyers play overtime hockey in what feels like every other game. After back-to-back shootouts in Anaheim and Los Angeles, Philadelphia has played 25 overtime games in 68 contests, with four in a row and three of them being shootouts. It’s not the sign of a bad team– the Minnesota Wild have the most in the NHL with 26– but it does make playing catch-up a lot more difficult, especially when giving other conference opponents the extra point. They’ve found themselves near the bott...
Arguably, no team will be more disadvantaged by the NHL's Divisional playoff format than the Minnesota Wild. The Wild own the fifth-most points in the NHL. Three of the four teams with the most points will be the top seeds in their brackets, playing a middling opponent. All four teams with more poin...
Arguably, no team will be more disadvantaged by the NHL's Divisional playoff format than the Minnesota Wild. The Wild own the fifth-most points in the NHL. Three of the four teams with the most points will be the top seeds in their brackets, playing a middling opponent. All four teams with more poin...
For the first time in far, far too long, the Blackhawks recorded a regulation victory against the Minnesota Wild, winning 2-1 over their divisional rivals on Thursday night in St. Paul.
With about 3:30 left in the first, Chicago opened the scoring when Andrew Mangiapane set up Ilya Mikheyev up at the back door for an easy tap-in goal:
GOAL: Andrew Mangiapane finds Ilya Mikheyev backdoor for his 13th goal of the season. pic.twitter.com/ELIo5pkBjx — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) March 2...
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Danila Yurov gives the Minnesota Wild something they have badly needed for years: a big, skilled, two-way forward who legitimately projects as a long-term answer down the middle.
Listed at 6-foot-1 and around 180 pounds, Yurov has a frame that can handle heavy minutes at center once he finishes...
The Minnesota Wild’s recent losing run isn’t cause for alarm, at least not yet. Still, three losses to teams lower in the standings – the Philadelphia Flyers, the New York Rangers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs – raise questions about the team’s shape heading into the playoff season. Bill Guerin recen...
The Philadelphia Flyers were not one of the busiest teams at the trade deadline this year, but they reportedly were calling the Montreal Canadiens about a goal-scoring winger that they probably could’ve had for very cheap.
Instead of adding a whole lot, the Flyers paid more attention to addressing some problems at the trade deadline. They moved from their winger surplus and got a very high-potential defenseman in the Bobby Brink-David Jiricek deal with the Minnesota Wild. They were able t...
The Blackhawks and Wild renew acquaintances on Thursday night in the Twin Cities, just about 48 hours after the Wild beat the Hawks 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night at the United Center, which has been the outcome of every meeting between these two Central Division foes this season.
There’s nothing new to report on either team, so no need for a lengthy preamble here. The win on Tuesday means that it’s now a 19-game unbeaten streak for Minnesota (18-0-1) against Chicago, a streak that’s ju...
The Minnesota Wild’s last three games have exposed bad habits and a level of sloppiness that will not translate to playoff success, especially against opponents they should be beating. If this group wants to make any kind of run, their standard must rise immediately in their details, effort, and exe...
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Less than a year ago, the Minnesota Wild were being heralded for their prospect pool. For a team not completely bottoming out and picking consistently in the top 10 every year, they accrued a whole lot of talent thanks to Judd Brackett. But, as Scott Wheeler is going through his...
Before we go too deep, let’s get something clear. Outside of commissioner Gary Bettman and the Utah Mammoth, who could enjoy a cakewalk to the Western Conference Finals, everybody hates the NHL’s format for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Minnesota Wild have one of the strongest arguments agains...
I’m sure, by now, that you’ve heard of Bobby Brink.
He’s a Minnesota native, and he is NOT allowed to go to the box office. Apparently, everybody is supposed to feel really strongly about Bill Guerin forbidding Brink from spearheading friends-and-family ticket purchases.
On top of that,...
The Minnesota Wild made their big swing earlier this season, pulling off a blockbuster deal, landing the second-best defenseman in hockey, Quinn Hughes. But according to reports, GM Bill Guerin will be right back on his horse this summer, setting up for his "next superstar swing." Wild insider Michael Russo of The Athletic tells us that " there’s a reason — and a good one — that Guerin didn’t blow the Wild’s remaining potential trade assets at this year’s deadline for B players. He has every i...
Jared Spurgeon isn’t just the quiet heartbeat of the Minnesota Wild's blue line. He's one of the franchise’s defining figures, shaping the team’s identity on the ice and the organization's and community's culture away from it.
Since arriving in Minnesota as an undersized, overlooked defenseman...
That's Wild
The Minnesota Wild were able to have a well-earned 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks (even if the score shouldn't have been that close) and after losing their previous three games to non-playoff teams, that was so desperately needed. Even if the puck bounced one single ot...
A late Chicago goal forced overtime on Tuesday night at the United Center before Minnesota scored during the extra session for its third 4-3 OT win over the Blackhawks this season.
An old friend opened the scoring, with Ryan Hartman finding a soft spot in the low slot for this relatively easy goal that made it a 1-0 Wild game about six minutes into the first period:
Ryan Hartman opens the scoring. pic.twitter.com/TTv60bDr7N — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) March 17, 2026
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The Chicago Blackhawks are ushering in a new-era of hockey with Connor Bedard leading the way. Slowly, but surely, the Blackhawks continue to trade veteran talent, and their last move saw former Captain Nick Foligno dealt to the Minnesota Wild, a chance to play postseason hockey for a job well done. Now, the Blackhawks have another tough decision to make with pending unrestricted free agent Matt Grzelcyk. Signed as a free agent in July to a one-year, $1 million average...
Yakov Trenin’s league-leading physical play has become one of the Minnesota Wild’s most important competitive advantages, reshaping how opponents defend and freeing up space for Minnesota’s skill to shine.
On paper, Trenin’s profile still looks like a classic checking forward, but the scale of...
Back home and following pair of days off, the Blackhawks host the Minnesota Wild on St. Patrick’s Day for a national broadcast on TNT, the first of consecutive meetings between the two divisional foes.
The Wild are largely in cruise control for the rest of the regular season, as they’re pretty solidly locked into the No. 3 spot in the Central Division, almost guaranteed to be facing the Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs. Minnesota is six points behind Dallas’ 94 and the Star...
That's Wild
The Minnesota Wild are in a slump and it's not just the fact that they have lost three straight games, but it's who they have lost those games against. After their dominant 5-0 win over the Mammoth, it has now been three straight losses against non-playoff teams -- and fairly bad...
The NHL regular season finishes in one month on April 16th, and right now, only two teams look locked into their playoff positions. Carolina leads the Metropolitan Division by nine points; however, they are in a race for the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference with Buffalo sitting two points back. The Minnesota Wild are…
We’ve seen some of the most exciting moments in recent Minnesota Wild memory this season, from the Quinn Hughes trade to the great stretch in December. The Wild have beaten contenders like the Colorado Avalanche, the Vegas Golden Knights, and the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Minnesota has had some high...