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Yakov Trenin's Return Gave The Wild A Needed Edge In Game 5
18+ hour, 29+ min ago (454+ words) By Eric Forga - 8 hours ago The Wild had been waiting for Trenin to get healthy because his role is built around pressure, forechecking, and punishing shifts. That kind of player can change the tone of a playoff game even when…...
The Minnesota Wild Go Big As They Go Home For Game 6
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (361+ words) By Tony Abbott - 1 hour ago The Minnesota Wild are not known for being a beefy team. Their most important players include'Kirill Kaprizov'(5-foot-10),'Quinn Hughes'(5-foot-10), Jared Spurgeon'(5-foot-9), and'Mats Zuccarello'(5-foot-8). On the other hand, their first-round opponent, the…...
Mats Zuccarello Did The Little Things That Proved To Be The Difference In His Return
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (382+ words) By Tony Abbott - 5 hours ago The Minnesota Wild threatened to fall apart without Mats Zuccarello to start the season, and they threatened to fall apart in the playoffs without him, falling behind two games to one against the Dallas Stars....
Mats Zuccarello's Return Changed Everything For the Wild
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (464+ words) By Eric Forga - 1 hour ago Mats Zuccarello's return gave the Minnesota Wild exactly the spark they needed, and the effects were obvious almost immediately." Only 3 minutes and 51 seconds into the game, the Dallas Stars attempted to clear the puck out…...
Mats Zuccarello Can't Be the Piece That Topples the Jenga Tower
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (666+ words) By Tony Abbott - Friday at 09: 05 PM It's hard to remember back to October and November. Back before the playoffs, before the Quinn Hughes trade, before Jesper Wallstedt broke out as a season savior, and when Marco Rossi and Zeev Buium…...
The Wild Can Only Beat Themselves Now
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (674+ words) By Tom Schreier - 38 minutes ago Think of where the Minnesota Wild stood after Game 3 of their series against the Dallas Stars." The Wild had squandered stealing home-ice advantage in Game 1 by giving up a 3-2 lead entering the third quarter. They…...
The Wild's Defense Is the Engine Behind Their Playoff Push
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (707+ words) By Eric Forga - 53 minutes ago The Minnesota Wild didn't just survive Game 5 against the Dallas Stars; they controlled it with their defensive play. From the opening puck drop, Minnesota made Dallas work for every inch of ice, limiting clean entries,…...
The Wild Have To Finish the Story In Game 6
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (764+ words) By Chris Schad - 18 minutes ago On Tuesday night, the Minnesota Wild played one of their most professional games of the season. Led by Mats Zuccarello's return and a suffocating defensive effort, the Wild scored a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars…...
Wild Just One Win Away From Slaying The Dragon
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (163+ words) By Thomas Williams - 1 hour ago It might have just been based on talent, or maybe the right coach behind the bench; but no matter what it was the Wild who were the loser. But now, after Tuesday night's 4-2 win over…...
How Will the Wild Handle the Wallstedt-Gustavsson Situation Long-Term? - Minnesota Wild
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (961+ words) The Minnesota Wild are in the middle of a knockdown, drag-out playoff series with the rival Dallas Stars. Many players on the team deserve recognition for their contributions to the 2-2 series deadlock. Matt Boldy is emerging as a superstar, and…...