The Minnesota Whitecaps have gone through many changes – both on and off the ice – since the last time you saw them suit up for a game back in March. It was back in the playoffs against Connecticut where the Whitecaps were just a bounce and a goal post away from advancing to their fourth consecutive Isobel Cup Final. Instead, they were left looking for answers ahead of their fifth season in the PHF (previously named the NWHL) and longtime fans of the team may recognize the numbers they see on the jerseys, but the names will look a little different. There are twelve players new to the Whitecaps ..read more

Six games into the 2021-22 PHF season the Minnesota Whitecaps have had more downs than ups, but rest assured this group will bounce back. For a team that has been playing for the Isobel Cup in every season since they joined the NWHL/PHF their 1-4-1 start is certainly not ideal, nor where they want to be. But, it’s a long season and their first six games have been against Boston and Connecticut – the two top teams in the standings. Minnesota has only led in one of the six games – which is the only game they won (2-0 over Boston). Should fans be concerned or not? Here’s what star winger Allie Th ..read more

The Minnesota Wild (9-4-0) fell to the Vegas Golden Knights (8-6-0) by a score of 3-2 on Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena. The Wild went 0-for-6 on the power play and were outshot 35-24 in the loss (Minnesota’s power-play percentage is now at 18.7% on the season). Cam Talbot had 32 saves but picked up his third loss of the season. The Golden Knights had a majority of the early chances early and finally capitalized on a Paul Cotter goal just 6:08 into the game. The Wild had opportunities to tie the game, including a power play, but Vegas doubled their lead with 3:19 remaining in the first perio ..read more

After Three-Goal Second Period The Minnesota Wild won 5-2 over the Arizona Coyotes (1-11-1) on Wednesday night and improved to 9-3-0, their best start to a season since 2006-07. Despite going 22-for-58 on faceoffs, the Wild outshot the Coyotes 30-25 and dominated on special teams (2-for-3 on the power play, 3-for-3 on the penalty kill). Goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen made 24 saves in the game and picked up his second win of the season. Minnesota got on the board just 4:22 into the game as Joel Eriksson-Ek scored his fifth goal of the season after great plays by Mats Zuccarello and Jared Spurgeon. S ..read more

The Minnesota Wild (8-3-0) got a goal and an assist each from forwards Brandon Duhaime and Ryan Hartman in the win over the New York Islanders (5-3-2) by a score of 5-2 on Sunday night. Minnesota erased two one-goal leads in the game and have won seven come-from-behind games this season, the most in the NHL. Hartman scored the game-tying goal in the third period and leads the Wild in goals (7) and plus/minus (+7). Zach Parise, who played in his first game against Minnesota since his buyout last offseason, had a shot on goal but posted a -2 +/-. Minnesota goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen made 19 saves ..read more

The Minnesota Wild (7-3-0) scored two goals in the final 3:19 to force overtime and eventually beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (4-3-3) in a shootout on Saturday night. The Wild got goals from Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson-Ek, Jared Spurgeon, and Ryan Hartman. Kaprizov has now scored in two straight games and leads the Wild with 10 points. Cam Talbot saved 35 of 39 shots, including two overtime breakaways, to pick up his seventh win of the season. The Wild, who lost two road games last week, knew they needed a fast start on Saturday night. They killed an early Pittsburgh power play and scored the ..read more

This weekend the Minnesota Whitecaps will hit the ice again in 21-22 in the Premier Hockey Federation or PHF (formerly NWHL) looking to win their second Isobel Cup. After winning the Cup in their inaugural NWHL season the Whitecaps have advanced to the Cup Final in each of the past two seasons, only to come away empty-handed – once because of covid (2020) and once because of the Boston Pride (2021). If you’ve seen the Whitecaps play before you’ll recognize a lot of the names on the roster for the upcoming season, probably all of them. Nearly every player has played at one point or another ..read more

The Minnesota Wild (5-1-0) got two goals from defensemen and hung on to beat the Vancouver Canucks (3-3-1) by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday night. The Wild are now 4-0-0 on the road this season. Minnesota blocked 16 shots (11 from defensemen) and took only three penalties in the win. It was Minnesota’s first game in Canada since February 2, 2020. The Wild opened the scoring for the first time in a game this year as Mats Zuccarello scored his third goal of the season on a breakaway at the 7:41 mark of the first period. Zuccarello was sprung by Joel Eriksson-Ek, who recorded his 100th career point o ..read more

The Nashville Predators (2-4-0) scored three goals within the opening 13 minutes and held on to win 5-2 to give the Minnesota Wild (4-1-0) their first loss of the season on Sunday night. The Wild were 0-for-5 on the power play and allowed two shorthanded goals on six penalties, lowering their season penalty killing percentage to 69.6% (fifth worst in the NHL). The Wild have still not scored first in a game yet this season. Roman Josi opened the scoring with a power play goal at the 3:45 mark of the first period. Josi had a goal and three assists in the game, including an assist on Ryan Johanse ..read more

Ryan Hartman scored the game-winning goal with 12 seconds left in overtime to give the Minnesota Wild (4-0-0) a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks (2-3-1) on Saturday night. It was the second straight game that the Wild erased an opponent’s lead and won the game in overtime. Minnesota has now 4-0-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 season and has won all four games by one goal. The Wild and Ducks’ second game in nine days got off to a quick start as Rickard Rakell scored just 78 seconds in for the Ducks. However, the Wild responded with two goals 1:54 apart six minutes later. Brandon Duhaime st ..read more