John Hynes worked overtime in the offseason to create depth and condition the Minnesota Wild, which has helped the team rank ...

Zach Bogosian scored for the second straight ... But playing without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and their top three defensemen took its toll against the Avalanche, who held Minnesota to ...

He backhanded the rebound off a Zach Whitecloud shot into the net ... The Wild, who are without Kirill Kaprizov and five other players, have still won five of their last six.

And the clearest signal that Kaprizov and Spurgeon would be back is that the Wild reassigned defenseman David Jiricek two ...

They sent down forward Brendan Gaunce and defenseman David Jiricek to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). Jiricek, 21, has played great with the Wild. He played in six games with the ...

The Avalanche struck first when the Wild defense was caught flat-footed and Josh Manson’s long lead pass found Logan O’Connor ...

Buffalo Sabres forward Jiri Kulich left last night’s game in the second period with a lower-body injury. Conor McGahey: Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said that forward Valeri Nichushkin will ...

Hynes also had praise for defenseman Zeev Buium, the Wild's top prospect, and his performance at the World Juniors.

The Wild, who were again playing without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and three of ... Minnesota got a first period goal from Zach Bogosian along with 21 saves from goalie Filip Gustavsson ...

Zach Bogosian scored for the second straight game for the ... But playing without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and their top three defensemen took its toll against the Avalanche, who held Minnesota ...