MARCH 11 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
MINNESOTA WILD 15-4-4 · 2ND IN WEST, CENTRAL
15-4-4 · 2ND IN WEST, CENTRAL
Newest Wild player Marat Khusnutdinov gets taxi service from fellow Russian Kirill Kaprizov The smooth-skating forward likely won't play Tuesday as he acclimates to hockey in North America.
How Marat Khusnutdinov is preparing for his Wild debut, with Kirill Kaprizov as his mentor and 'taxi' Wild coach John Hynes said the center should make his debut this week, if not Tuesday against the Coyotes, possibly Thursday or Saturday.
MARCH 11 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Marcus Johansson - Might return Tuesday Johansson (lower body) could be an option versus Arizona on Tuesday, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.
Impact At this point, Johansson could probably be considered a game-time call for Tuesday's matchup. With just one goal in his last 14 contests, during which he put a mere 10 shots on net, fantasy players may not be scrambling to get the winger into their lineups. Still, Johansson could push for a top-six role ahead of Ryan Hartman.
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Kirill Kaprizov - Two-point effort in OT win Kaprizov scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Predators.
Impact The 26-year-old jammed home a rebound during a scramble in front of Juuse Saros late in the second period, then helped set up Matt Boldy's OT winner. Kaprizov has a four-game point streak going during which he's piled up five goals and seven points, and over the last 15 contests he's put together a stellar 12 goals and 25 points. Sunday's PP point was his 32nd of the season, tying the career high he established in 2022-23.
MARCH 11 • ROTOWIRE
Joel Eriksson Ek - Two helpers against Preds Eriksson Ek picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Predators.
Impact He also chipped in nine faceoff wins on 17 draws, four hits, two shots on net, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-1 rating. Eriksson Ek has gotten onto the scoresheet in four straight games, and over the last 15 contests he's racked up an impressive eight goals and 21 points.
MARCH 11 • ROTOWIRE
Matt Boldy - Plays OT hero Sunday Boldy scored the overtime winner and added two assists, one on the power play, in Sunday's 4-3 victory over the Predators.
Impact With Marc-Andre Fleury pulled to create a 4-on-3 situation, Boldy took a cross-ice pass from Mats Zuccarello and hammered it past Juuse Saros for his career-high sixth GWG of the season. Boldy has been locked in since the All-Star break, and over the last 15 games the 22-year-old winger has erupted for eight goals and 19 points, including seven multi-point performances.
MARCH 11 • ROTOWIRE
Marc-Andre Fleury - Picks up win from bench Fleury turned aside 27 shots in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win over the Predators.
Impact With the Wild desperate for every point they can get as they try to climb into a wild-card spot in the Western Conference, coach John Hynes elected to pull Fleury and set up a 4-on-3 situation with 90 seconds left in OT. The gambit worked, as Matt Boldy potted the winner with the veteran netminder on the bench. Fleury has just two losses in eight starts since the All-Star break, going 6-2-0 with a 2.59 GAA and .910 save percentage.
MARCH 11 • ROTOWIRE
Avalanche visit the Flames after shootout win
The Colorado Avalanche visit the Calgary Flames after the Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 in overtimeMARCH 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wild in action against the Coyotes after overtime victory
The Minnesota Wild host the Arizona Coyotes after the Wild knocked off the Nashville Predators 4-3 in overtimeMARCH 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wild rewarded for risky gamble, pot winner after pulling goalie in overtime - The Boston Globe Had Nashville scored an empty-netter after Fleury was pulled, Minnesota would have forfeited its point for the overtime loss. But coach John...
MARCH 11 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Fortune favors the BOLDY‼️😱🚨
MARCH 11 • YOUTUBE
Hynes pulls Fleury in OT, Wild respond with winning goal ST. PAUL, Minn. - The effort was better and so was the result. After getting schooled by the Predators five games earlier, the Wild were muc...
MARCH 10 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Matt Boldy delivers Wild past Predators in overtime Matt Boldy scored the winning goal 3:50 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday aft...
MARCH 10 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Desperate times call for desperate measures 😯🚨🌲
MARCH 10 • YOUTUBE
Ryan Hartman Walks In On Juuse Saros And Roofs His Backhand Top Shelf
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Floral flair 🌸🌷💐🌹🌺🌻
MARCH 10 • YOUTUBE
Jake Middleton - Ready to rock Middleton (upper body) will return to the lineup Sunday against Nashville, according to Michael Russo of The Athletic.
Impact Middleton will be back alongside Brock Faber on the top pairing following a two-game absence. The 28-year-old Middleton has 20 points, 70 PIM, 69 shots on goal, 130 blocked shots and 127 hits over 62 games this season. Dakota Mermis will be a healthy scratch Sunday because of Middleton's return.
MARCH 10 • ROTOWIRE
Marc-Andre Fleury - Guarding goal Sunday Fleury will patrol the home crease Sunday against Nashville, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Impact Fleury is coming off a 23-save performance in Thursday's 5-2 win over Arizona. In 30 appearances this season, he has provided a 13-11-3 record with a 2.86 GAA and a .901 save percentage. The Nashville is tied for 14th in the league this campaign with 3.17 goals per contest.
MARCH 10 • ROTOWIRE
Marat Khusnutdinov - Practicing Sunday Khusnutdinov (not injury related) practiced with the Wild on Sunday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
Impact It's Khusnutdinov's first practice with the Wild since resolving his work visa issues. While the 21-year-old winger may serve as a healthy scratch Sunday versus Nashville, he could soon work his way into a middle-six role with Minnesota. Khusnutdinov had six goals and 30 points in 49 games with HK Sochi in the KHL this season.
MARCH 10 • ROTOWIRE
Surging Predators visit Wild, aim to add to point streak The Nashville Predators will try to extend their point streak to 12 games in a row when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday a...
MARCH 10 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Nashville brings road win streak into game against Minnesota
The Nashville Predators hit the road against the Minnesota Wild trying to extend a six-game road winning streakMARCH 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
With trade deadline over, Wild reflect on ups and downs of the season The Wild lost Brandon Duhaime, Pat Maroon and Connor Dewar at the deadline, but the situation could have been different if not for a few fac...
MARCH 9 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Brock Faber - Supplies only offense in OT loss Faber scored his sixth goal of the season in Friday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Avalanche.
Impact After going 15 games without lighting the lamp, Faber has scored a goal in back-to-back contests. The 21-year-old blueliner continues to draw a heavy workload in all situations -- he led the Wild in TOI on Friday with 26:59, including nearly 10 minutes combined between the power play and penalty kill -- and while he may be wearing down as a result, Faber's unlikely to see his shifts shrink as long as Minnesota's playoff hopes are alive. Over 15 games since the All-Star break, he's produced two goals and eight points with 20 shots on net, 27 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating.
MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE
Filip Gustavsson - Tough OT loss in Colorado Gustavsson turned aside 38 shots in Friday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Avalanche.
Impact Artturi Lehkonen got free in front of the Minnesota net just 42 seconds into the first period to open the scoring, but Gustavsson was brilliant for more than 60 minutes after that to earn a point for the Wild. There wasn't much the netminder could do on the OT winner though, as Valeri Nichushkin corralled a bouncing puck on an Avs power play and slotted it inside the post from Gustavsson's doorstep. Since returning from a lower-body injury in mid-January, the 25-year-old goalie has struggled to find his form with any consistency, going 7-6-2 over 16 outings with a 3.70 GAA and .883 save percentage.
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