MINNESOTA WILD NEWS

Filip Gustavsson - Shuts out Anaheim Gustavsson made 27 saves in a 4-0 shutout win over the Ducks on Tuesday.

Impact It's Gustavsson's third shutout this season, his first since Dec. 10. Tuesday's start was his first in Minnesota's last five games -- he'd struggled to a 1-2-1 record with an .877 save percentage in his last four outings while falling further behind Marc-Andre Fleury on the depth chart. Overall, Gustavsson is now 18-15-4 on the season with an .897 save percentage and 3.17 GAA. Fleury will be between the pipes Wednesday when the Wild visit Los Angeles.

MARCH 20 • ROTOWIRE

Surging Wild look to continue playoff push at L.A. The Minnesota Wild are making a hard charge to put themselves into playoff position.A Southern California sweep when they visit the Los Ange...

MARCH 20 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Surging Wild look to continue playoff push at L.A. The Minnesota Wild are making a hard charge to put themselves into playoff position.A Southern California sweep when they visit the Los Ange...

MARCH 20 • SACBEE.COM

Kings host the Wild after Kopitar's 2-goal game

The Los Angeles Kings host the Minnesota Wild after Anze Kopitar's two-goal game against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Kings' 6-2 win

MARCH 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wild shut out Ducks 4-0 in Filip Gustavsson's return to net ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Wild played like a different team from the second period on because they were a different team. Well, sort of. A nearl...

MARCH 20 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Big second period sends Wild soaring past Ducks Minnesota scored three unanswered second-period goals and Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves as the Wild blanked the host Anaheim Ducks 4-0 on T...

MARCH 20 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Gustavsson gets 3rd shutout of season, Kaprizov extends point streak to 8 games as Wild blank Ducks Filip Gustavsson recorded his third shutout this season, Kirill Kaprizov extended his point streak to eight games with the 150th goal of his...

MARCH 20 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Jonas Brodin - Exits Tuesday's game Brodin (lower body) won't finish Tuesday's game versus the Ducks.

Impact Brodin sustained the injury in the third period after crashing awkwardly into the boards. The 30-year-old defenseman has filled a top-four role for the Wild, so his potential absence looms large. If he can't play Wednesday versus the Kings, Dakota Mermis or Alex Goligoski could get into the lineup.

MARCH 20 • ROTOWIRE

Marc-Andre Fleury - Starting Wednesday Fleury will guard the road net Wednesday against the Kings, according to Joe Smith of The Athletic.

Impact Fleury will get the second half of Minnesota's back-to-back after Filip Gustavsson plays Tuesday against Anaheim. The 39-year-old Fleury has allowed two goals or fewer in six of his past seven outings, posting a 5-1-1 record with a .937 save percentage during that span. He has a 16-11-4 record this season with a 2.67 GAA and a .906 save percentage over 34 appearances. The Kings sit 19th in the league this campaign with 3.01 goals per contest.

MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE

Filip Gustavsson - Guarding cage Tuesday Gustavsson will be in goal on the road versus the Ducks on Tuesday, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

Impact Gustavsson will be in the crease for the first time since March 8 versus Colorado, a stretch of four games on the bench. The 25-year-old netminder will take the first game of the Wild's back-to-back, which means veteran Marc-Andre Fleury will get the starting nod for Wednesday's road clash with the Kings.

MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE

Wild notes: What's changed for Gustavsson, Eriksson Ek injury update and lineup change Gustavsson's fall from a borderline Vezina Trophy finalist to below league average has a lot to do with confidence and consistency.

MARCH 19 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Rasmus Kumpulainen - Inks entry-level contract Kumpulainen signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Minnesota on Monday.

Impact Kumpulainen has 28 goals and 55 points through 56 games with OHL Oshawa this campaign. The Wild selected the 18-year-old forward in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

MARCH 18 • ROTOWIRE

Joel Eriksson Ek - Expected to remain out Eriksson Ek (lower body) is set to miss out on the rest of the Wild's road trip, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Monday.

Impact Eriksson Ek was originally slated to return during the team's five-game road trip but it seems that is no longer the case. With the 27-year-old center remaining on the shelf, Marco Rossi figures to stay in the second-line center role, though newcomer Marat Khusnutdinov could also push for more opportunities.

MARCH 18 • ROTOWIRE

At Alta Ski Area, this Wild old Bunch of Utahns chases powder in theirs 80s and 90s Age won't stop Alta’s seniors ski club, the Wild old Bunch, from chasing powder.

MARCH 18 • SLTRIB.COM

Anaheim plays Minnesota following Terry's 2-goal performance

The Anaheim Ducks host the Minnesota Wild after Troy Terry's two-goal game against the St. Louis Blues in the Ducks' 4-2 loss

MARCH 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vladislav Firstov - Assigned to AHL Firstov was assigned to AHL Iowa on Sunday.

Impact Firstov logged 17 goals and 35 points with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the KHL this season. Firstov, a second-round pick in 2019, could work his way into a bottom-six role in Minnesota before the end of the year.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

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MARCH 17 • HOCKEYBUZZ.COM

Kirill Kaprizov - Scoring streak to seven games Kaprizov notched a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to St. Louis.

Impact Kaprizov set up Marco Rossi's tally early in the first period before tying the game 2-2 later in the frame, deflecting a Mats Zuccarello feed past Jordan Binnington. Kaprizov now has goals in four straight games and points in his last seven contests, totaling nine goals and four assists in that span. He's up to 76 points (35 goals, 41 assists) through 61 games this season.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Marc-Andre Fleury - Stops 35 in shootout loss Fleury stopped 35 of 37 shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Blues in a shootout.

Impact Fleury was sharp Saturday, holding St. Louis to a pair of goals in regulation, before ultimately falling in a shootout. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Fleury, though he's still held opponents to three goals or fewer in each of his last seven outings. The 39-year-old netminder is 16-11-4 with a .906 save percentage and 2.67 GAA this season. Minnesota will look to bounce back Tuesday on the road versus the Ducks.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Wild's struggles in must-win games continue; this time vs. St. Louis With only 15 games left, Minnesota can't afford to let any more points slip away.

MARCH 17 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Kyrou and Schenn score in the shootout as the Blues top the Wild 3-2 Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn scored in the shootout, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild

MARCH 17 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Wild's comeback bid falls short: Key takeaways vs. Blues Marc-Andre Fleury was terrific again with 35 saves, but the Blues prevailed 3-2 over the Wild.

MARCH 17 • THEATHLETIC.COM