Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Your daily dose of Wild news, along with other interesting stories from around the NHL. We can all breathe a little bit easier this morning. On Wednesday night, the Minnesota Wild were facing the Colorado Avalanche in a must-win-if-they-want-to-win-the-division game. Well, thanks to a whole lot of depth players doing their job supplying the offense, the Wild came away with a 4-2 win over the divisional rivals. It started with a super goal from Marcus Johansson after he got a near-perfect pass from Joel Eriksson Ek, who just decided to pull off a no-look betwe ..read more

David Berding-USA TODAY Sports It’s a big one. Oh, boy. The Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche are fighting so damn hard at the top of the Central Division and this could put either team far enough ahead and that the remaining games could matter less. It’s a substantial game for the playoff picture. Wild at Avalanche When: 9:00 p.m. CT Where: Ball Arena TV: TNT, SN360 Radio: KFAN 100.3 Projected Wild lineup Marcus Foligno — Ryan Hartman — Mats Zuccarello Marcus Johansson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy Sam Steel — Frederick Gaudreau — Oskar Sundqvist Mason Shaw — Connor Dewar — Alex Goligos ..read more

Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports What to expect when we make the change to Zone Coverage in April. Earlier this month, we took a look at what everyone should expect when we at Hockey Wilderness join Zone Coverage in April, after Vox Media decided to cut funding to this website about the Minnesota Wild. But now, with the transfer to Zone Coverage just days away, we have some more detailed information. If the earlier primer was to get everyone prepared with a broad lens, this is getting into the fine details and more technical side of the website. As of right now, since we will not be getting all o ..read more

Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports Your daily dose of Wild news, along with other interesting stories from around the NHL. We know, we know. At times this season we’ve said that some upcoming games were “must-win” and by definition they were not. But hear us out, Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche really could be the do-or-die moment for the Minnesota Wild in their attempt to finish the season on top of the Central. The Avalanche are just one point behind the Wild in second place, with one game in-hand. Of course, that one game can matter a whole lot, but if the Wild are able to pull t ..read more

Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports Your daily dose of Wild news, along with other interesting stories from around the NHL. Some wins come because of a team effort (almost every one) but those few victories where it was laid upon a couple individuals’ shoulders, those are the magical ones. On Monday night, it was up to Marc-Andre Fleury and Matt Boldy to rescue a mediocre performance and make it their own. The Minnesota Wild ended up earning a 5-1 win over potential first-round opponents, the Seattle Kraken and those two are to blame. As soon as the puck dropped, Seattle threw everything they had at ..read more

Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports This could be a first-round matchup. The Minnesota Wild are hosting the Seattle Kraken tonight in what could be a first-round matchup, if the Wild end up being crowned division champs. Wild vs. Kraken When: 7:00 p.m. CT Where: Xcel Energy Center TV: ESPN+, Hulu Radio: KFAN 100.3 Projected Wild lineup Marcus Foligno — Ryan Hartman — Mats Zuccarello Marcus Johansson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy Brandon Duhaime — Frederick Gaudreau — Oskar Sundqvist Mason Shaw — Connor Dewar — Ryan Reaves Jake Middleton — Jared Spurgeon Jonas Brodin — Matt Dumba Jon Merrill — Alex ..read more

Bruce Fedyck-USA TODAY Sports Your daily dose of Wild news, along with other interesting stories from around the NHL. The Minnesota Wild are in a precarious spot and the final remaining games of the regular season might actually be exciting. Typically, we’re treated to gassed teams just wanting to either be in the postseason already or be home. But now, there are things to play for and with nine games left, the Central Division is still wide open. It is a three-way race between the Colorado Avalanche (92 points, 10 games remaining), the Dallas Stars (92 points, nine games remaining), and the W ..read more

Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports The young Minnesota netminder is in his own groove. Filip Gustavsson has been something else for the Minnesota Wild this season. Coming in as a once-highly regarded goaltending prospect and the trade return from the Ottawa Senators for veteran netminder Cam Talbot, the expectations several months ago was just someone that can adequately support Marc-Andre Fleury as the backup. Well, it turns out he just took over the starting role and is now having one of the best seasons in Wild history from a goaltender. With his well-deserved .932 save percentage and 2.01 goals ..read more

South Bend Tribune-USA TODAY NETWORK Your daily dose of Wild news, along with other interesting stories from around the NHL. For those that cheer for the Gophers you can start building your excitement for the tournament right about now. On Thursday night, one of the best things in hockey began: The NCAA national tournament leading to the Frozen Four. And in the first round, the University of Minnesota Gophers took on Canisius College and took them down by a massive score. It was a close game to start and the underdogs actually held a 2-1 lead after 27 minutes, but then Minnesota just unleashed ..read more

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images Your daily dose of Wild news, along with other interesting stories from around the NHL. Every single night until the final buzzer sounds on April 13 to signal the end of the regular season, we will probably be watching the scores of other games that affects what our Minnesota Wild is going to do. The race for the top spot in the Central Division is so incredibly tough in this three-way race between the Wild, Colorado Avalanche, and the Dallas Stars; that we are twiddling our thumbs and just hoping for it to go right. Well, luckily on Wednesday nig ..read more