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MINNESOTA WILD 15-4-4 · 2ND IN WEST, CENTRAL
15-4-4 · 2ND IN WEST, CENTRAL
Wild attempt to keep trending upward, take on Coyotes The Minnesota Wild appear to have turned the corner.Whether Minnesota has done it in time to be a playoff team remains to be seen, but it is...
Wild take win streak into matchup with the Coyotes
The Minnesota Wild aim to keep their three-game win streak going when they visit the Arizona CoyotesFEBRUARY 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wild use special teams to beat defending champion Golden Knights 5-3 LAS VEGAS – The Wild’s power play got them back in the game, and their penalty kill kept them in it. After a special teams showcase against...
FEBRUARY 13 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Ryan Hartman - Slides two helpers Hartman logged two assists, three shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Impact Hartman snapped a four-game point drought with his pair of helpers. The 29-year-old has struggled to generate much offense when he's off the first line, which has been the case lately. For the season, the hard-nosed forward has 27 points, 108 shots on net, 41 hits, 36 PIM and a minus-5 rating through 47 appearances.
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Brock Faber - Contributes pair of helpers Faber logged two assists, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Monday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Impact Faber had the secondary assist on a pair of goals 1:01 apart in the third period that set the Wild on the path to victory. The rookie defenseman has racked up four helpers over three games since the All-Star break as he continues to shine in a top-pairing role. Faber is at 33 points, 81 shots on net, 104 blocked shots, 41 hits and a plus-5 rating over 52 appearances. He's not quite at the elite level of a Cale Makar or a Quinn Hughes, but it doesn't seem like it'll be long before Faber ascends to that tier of blueliners in the NHL.
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Kirill Kaprizov - Supplies two assists in win Kaprizov logged two assists, including one on the power play, and six shots on goal in Monday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Impact Kaprizov helped out on both of the Wild's goals in the first period. The 26-year-old has been strong since returning from an upper body injury Jan. 13, earning seven goals and eight assists over his last 11 outings. He's at 49 points, 148 shots on net and a plus-5 rating through 45 appearances this season.
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Marco Rossi - Scores go-ahead goal Rossi scored a goal in Monday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Impact Rossi's third-period tally was the first of two in a span of 1:01 that gave the Wild a commanding lead. He had gone four contests without a point and seven games without a goal entering Monday. It's likely just growing pains for the 22-year-old, who is up to 14 tallies, 29 points, 96 shots on net and 37 PIM through 52 outings. As long as Rossi maintains a top-six role and power-play time, he should remain an effective secondary scorer for the Wild at a level that can help in most fantasy formats.
FEBRUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE
Joel Eriksson Ek tallies twice as Wild take down Knights Joel Eriksson Ek scored two goals and Matt Boldy had a goal and two assists to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-3 victory over the Vegas Golde...
FEBRUARY 13 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Mats Zuccarello - Nets power-play marker Zuccarello scored a power-play goal on three shots in Monday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Impact This was Zuccarello's first goal in seven games and his first point in three outings. He converted on a pass from Kirill Kaprizov midway through the first period. Zuccarello's recent dip in offense has seen him land on the second line at even strength, but he remains on the top power-play unit. The 36-year-old winger has racked up nine goals, 40 points (21 on the power play), 106 shots on net and a minus-1 rating as a strong top-six playmaker for the Wild through 43 appearances.
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Matt Boldy - Racks up three points in win Boldy scored a goal on seven shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Monday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Impact Boldy's third-period tally ended up being the game-winner. He also reached the 20-assist mark for the season with his pair of helpers. The 22-year-old has posted back-to-back multi-point efforts and is now at 38 points, 130 shots, 38 PIM and a plus-5 rating through 45 appearances on the year.
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Joel Eriksson Ek - Nets pair of goals Monday Eriksson Ek scored two goals on four shots and added two PIM in Monday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Impact Eriksson Ek gave the Wild a 2-1 lead in the first period and added an empty-netter to seal the win in the third. The 27-year-old center is surging with eight goals and 14 points over his last 10 outings while seeing top-line usage in a majority of those games. On the year, he's produced 23 tallies, 42 points, 193 shots on net, 102 hits, 40 PIM and a plus-13 rating through 52 appearances, putting him on track to finish around the 61-point campaign he had in 2022-23.
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Filip Gustavsson - Gives up three goals in win Gustavsson allowed three goals on 30 shots in Monday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Impact Gustavsson gave up a goal in the first minute, but he played reasonably well after that. The Wild's offense was just a bit better, allowing the netminder to earn his fifth win in his last seven outings. He's given up at least three goals in five of those games. Gustavsson is at 15-13-2 with a 3.19 GAA and an .897 save percentage through 31 appearances this season. The Wild wrap up a two-game road trip in Arizona on Wednesday.
FEBRUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE
An 'engaged' Matt Boldy: Key takeaways vs. Golden Knights The Wild have now won six of their last eight games, pulling to within five points of the idle Blues for the second wild-card spot.
FEBRUARY 13 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Wild @ Golden Knights 2/12 | NHL Highlights 2024
FEBRUARY 13 • YOUTUBE
Minnesota Wild top defending champion Golden Knights 5-3 in Vegas Joel Eriksson Ek scored twice and the Minnesota Wild beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 for their third straight win
FEBRUARY 13 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Boldy's 3 points help Wild edge Golden Knights | NHL.com Eriksson Ek scores twice for Minnesota; Pietrangelo gets 2 assists in 1,000th game
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NHL Highlights | Wild vs. Golden Knights - February 12, 2024
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Golden Knights lose to Wild, spoiling Pietrangelo's milestone game The defenseman had two assists in his 1,000th NHL game, but the Golden Knights couldn't complete the third-period rally in losing 5-3 to the...
FEBRUARY 13 • LASVEGASSUN.COM
Wild's Marco Rossi And Matt Boldy Record Two Goals In 61 Seconds vs. Golden Knights
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FEBRUARY 13 • YOUTUBE
Wild at Vegas Golden Knights preview: Broadcast info, injury report and analysis Sarah McLellan's breakdown: Against the rested and rolling current champs, the Wild will need to be at their best to get a result.
FEBRUARY 12 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Filip Gustavsson - Between pipes Monday Gustavsson will tend the twine on the road against Vegas on Monday, Sarah McLellan of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.
Impact Gustavsson went 4-3-0 with a 3.42 GAA in his last seven outings and has seemingly reclaimed the starting job in Minnesota. Still, if the 25-year-old netminder does slip up at all, the team almost certainly won't hesitate to turn to veteran Marc-Andre Fleury.
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Marcus Foligno - Moves to IR Foligno (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Impact In a corresponding move, Connor Dewar (lower body) was activated from the IR list. Foligno was already expected to miss Minnesota's next two games, so his placement on injured reserve won't impact his timetable. He has nine goals, 20 points and 52 PIM in 47 games this season.
FEBRUARY 12 • ROTOWIRE
Connor Dewar - Activated from IR Dewar (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Monday.
Impact Dewar is expected to return from a six-game absence Monday against Vegas. The Wild moved Marcus Foligno (lower body) to injured reserve in a corresponding move.
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