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The Minnesota Wild’s first-round playoff matchup has quickly become a series defined by pace, pressure, and pain, and the fourth line has been at the center of that identity shift. While the Wild’s stars have carried the scoring load, their bottom unit has done something just as important: It has ma...
The Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars are officially having a playoff series. After the Wild blasted the Stars 6-1 in the playoff opener, the Stars evened the series with a 4-2 win in Game 2. With that, the two teams will head to St. Paul tied at a game apiece. The Wild and Stars will look to gain the...
The Minnesota Wild entered this playoff series with a true shutdown duo. As talented as Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek are on the offensive side of the puck, they play a solid two-way game. They're big, strong, skilled, and win puck battles on the regular. Forget the Wild's hulking fourth line...
When the Minnesota Wild parted ways with longtime right-shot defenseman Matt Dumba, it was clear that Brock Faber was the heir apparent. The thought of Faber filling Dumba's skates was more of a changing of the guard than believing Faber would one-for-one replace Dumba. At his peak, Dumba was a goal...
That's Wild Over at The Athletic, Sean McIndoe took a look at all 16 playoff teams and ranked them based on how much they can afford to lose. From the first-timer Anaheim Ducks all the way to the Edmonton Oilers, who can't waste another season of having Connor McDavid on their team. The Wild...
Monday night's 4-2 loss against the Dallas Stars showed that the Minnesota Wild aren't just squaring off against one of the NHL's top teams. They're also facing off against their own history. We undoubtedly saw what the new-look Wild were capable of in Game 1. They ran the Stars off their own i...
Saturday afternoon was a major victory for fans of old-time hockey. The playoffs kicked off, and bodies started hitting the boards. Pucks were in deep, if not at the net. And leading the Wild in power play goals was none other than hard-nosed, no-nonsense, two-way forward Joel Eriksson Ek....
The Minnesota Wild’s 2025-26 campaign has been memorable. Whether it’s the blockbuster trade for Quinn Hughes or being a significant contributor to a United States Gold Medal win, the Wild are as relevant as they’ve ever been. However, Matt Boldy’s emergence as a true star player has been one of the...
After the Minnesota Wild's statement win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday, fans still found something to complain about. As a lifelong Minnesota fan, I understand being leery. I understand being cautious. Tonight’s Game 2 will give us a little more information about how we should be feeling and whe...
The Minnesota Wild have enough high-end talent to score in bunches. Still, to stay dangerous over the long haul, their defense has to contribute more on the scoreboard. That starts with Brock Faber and Quinn Hughes, two defensemen who already play huge minutes and shape the game at both ends....
John Hynes is not satisfied. Despite the Minnesota Wild having the most dominant performance out of any Game 1 matchup (so far) in the playoffs after wiping the floor with the Dallas Stars to the tune of 6-1, the head coach demands more. “We prepped for a few days to play Game 1 and we played G...
The Minnesota Wild set the tone early and never let the Dallas Stars settle in, riding a strong start and a confident performance from backup goalie Jesper Wallstedt in a 6-1 Game 1 win. Their best players also delivered, with Matt Boldy, Kirill Kaprizov, and Joel Eriksson Ek driving the offense and...
By now, everyone has heard the comments made by various Winnipeg Jets as they cleaned out their lockers, and it seemed like there general consensus that the Jets have to get younger and faster. Whether that happens will be seen in the future, but there was a good display of how old and slow plays against younger and faster tonight as the Minnesota Wild opened their series against the Dallas Stars by punching them square in the mouth via their 6-1 win. This game was over before the halfway poin...
Recap of the game.
Nine days ago, the Minnesota Wild went to American Airlines Arena with one goal: To prove they could go into the Dallas Stars' building and take it to them. And the message was almost received. The Wild out-attempted Dallas 60-41 while playing a physical, but disciplined game. They made the Stars pa...
On the surface, it appears that for most NHL teams, their starting lineups are set in stone for the playoffs. There isn't much room for players to step in and out of the lineup, and for the most part, if you’re a regular and you're somewhat healthy, you’re in. But come playoff time, located deep in...
An epic first-round matchup deserves an epic first-round preview. Join the Wilderness Talk Crew alongside guest Jayden Homuth as they get you ready for perhaps the most anticipated playoff series in Wild history. Why Jesper Wallstedt should be the game 1 starter to unhearlded x-factors in the series...
The Florida Panthers are still the defending Stanley Cup champions, but not for long as this year’s NHL postseason kicks off with a trio of exciting games today. The Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators will meet for the first time ever in the playoffs this afternoon. The Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild will faceoff for the third time in the postseason this evening. And prime time sees intrastate rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers do battle in the playoffs for the f...
Recap of the game.
Here we are, a decade removed from the 2014-15 season, when the Minnesota Wild last advanced to the second round of the playoffs. It’s been seven years since August 2019, when the Wild hired Bill Guerin to get them over the hump, to borrow a phrase. Analytically, they have a 50/50 chance of advancin...
The Minnesota Wild had another successful regular season, and now the focus shifts to whether that strong regular-season play can finally translate into a first-round playoff breakthrough. Minnesota enters the playoffs with a 45-23-12 record and a third-place finish in the Central Division, and they...
In the last two decades, the first round of the playoffs has caused some discomfort for fans in Minnesota. That locus can be pretty specific to the team you’re following most closely, but generally speaking, the gods of competition have not been kind to local teams heading out to face their first-ro...
The Minnesota Wild still have not made a decision on who is going to start in the crease for Game 1 in Dallas against the Stars. It is obviously a vital decision if they want to start the playoffs on the right foot and considering the opponent, it could mean life or death since the possibility...
The looming Stanley Cup Playoffs are taking up most of the attention right now in Minnesota, but the postseason isn’t the only exciting thing about this time of year. The NCAA season recently wrapped up as well, allowing NHL teams to pick up some undrafted free agents from the collegiate ranks....
The Minnesota Wild’s first-round matchup with the Dallas Stars has all the ingredients of a tough, physical playoff series. However, it’s only the beginning of a much longer path to the Stanley Cup Final. Dallas finished ahead of Minnesota in the Central Division, and their recent head-to-head battl...