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https://thesportsdaily.com/?p=1201105 Minnesota Wild (25-13-3) 53pts 3rd in Honda West 3.00 Goals For Per Game (13th in the NHL) 2.68 Goals Against Per Game (12th in the NHL) 17.1% Power Play (25th in the NHL) 83.7% Penalty Kill (6th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 16G 19A = 35pts 2. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 14G 12A = 26pts 3. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 8G 16A = 24pts 4. #18 Jordan Greenway ~ 5G 19A = 24pts 5. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 13G 7A = 20pts Top 3 PIM's: 1. #21 Carson Soucy ~ 45 PIM's 2.

Wild's Power Play Strikes 3 Times in Minnesota's 5-2 Win Over Arizona Sounds like they came to play, and its a good win to get against a club that is trying to chase them. The two bounces on the last two power play goals were a bit fortuitous, but you get those kinds of bounces when you're doing the right things. I have a full game recap, a Kahkonen feature, an Iowa Wild report, prospect updates and a college hockey summary too! Check it out! Its 'meaty' as Russo would say.

https://thesportsdaily.com/?p=1201092 Minnesota Wild (24-13-3) 51pts 3rd in Honda West 2.95 Goals For Per Game (13th in the NHL) 2.70 Goals Against Per Game (12th in the NHL) 15.1% Power Play (27th in the NHL) 84% Penalty Kill (5th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 16G 18A = 34pts 2. #18 Jordan Greenway ~ 5G 19A = 24pts 3. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 6G 16A = 22pts 4. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 13G 7A = 20pts 5. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 6G 11A = 17pts Top 3 PIM's: 1. #21 Carson Soucy ~ 45 PIM's 2. #1

https://thesportsdaily.com/?p=1201080 Minnesota Wild (24-13-3) 51pts 3rd in Honda West 2.95 Goals For Per Game (14th in the NHL) 2.70 Goals Against Per Game (12th in the NHL) 15.1% Power Play (27th in the NHL) 84% Penalty Kill (5th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 16G 18A = 34pts 2. #18 Jordan Greenway ~ 5G 19A = 24pts 3. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 6G 16A = 22pts 4. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 13G 7A = 20pts 5. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 6G 11A = 17pts Top 3 PIM's: 1. #21 Carson Soucy ~ 45 PIM's 2. #1

https://thesportsdaily.com/?p=1199975 Minnesota Wild (24-12-2) 50pts 3rd in Honda West 2.97 Goals For Per Game (13th in the NHL) 2.69 Goals Against Per Game (12th in the NHL) 14.5% Power Play (27th in the NHL) 84.4% Penalty Kill (5th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 16G 18A = 34pts 2. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 14G 11A = 25pts 3. #18 Jordan Greenway ~ 5G 19A = 24pts 4. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 6G 16A = 22pts 5. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 13G 7A = 20pts Top 3 PIM's: 1. #21 Carson Soucy ~ 45 PIM's 2.

https://thesportsdaily.com/?p=1199978 Minnesota Wild (24-12-2) 50pts 3rd in Honda West 3.03 Goals For Per Game (13th in the NHL) 2.53 Goals Against Per Game (9th in the NHL) 14.8% Power Play (26th in the NHL) 84.9% Penalty Kill (3rd in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 16G 18A = 34pts 2. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 14G 11A = 25pts 3. #18 Jordan Greenway ~ 5G 19A = 24pts 4. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 6G 16A = 22pts 5. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 13G 7A = 20pts Top 3 PIM's: 1. #21 Carson Soucy ~ 43 PIM's 2. #

Fiala's Hat Trick Lifts Wild to 8-3 Rout of Colorado Good start and they wavered a bit in the 2nd but didn't completely give up the ship. Yet the power play struck 4 times, and seems to be working pretty well with 6 goals in the last two games. Nice statement game, and now for the St. Louis Blues and more Blues. Great to see Luke Johnson get rewarded with a goal, he and Kyle Rau were providing great energy and hustle out there. Fiala's confidence is growing and Kaprizov's Kaprizov...fun game! I have a full game recap, a power play feature, an Iowa Wild report, prospect news an

https://thesportsdaily.com/?p=1199861 Minnesota Wild (23-12-2) 48pts 3rd in Honda West 2.89 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 2.51 Goals Against Per Game (8th in the NHL) 12% Power Play (30th in the NHL) 85.7% Penalty Kill (3rd in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 14G 17A = 31pts 2. #18 Jordan Greenway ~ 5G 18A = 23pts 3. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 11G 10A = 21pts 4. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 12G 7A = 19pts 5. #25 Jonas Brodin ~ 5G 11A = 16pts Top 3 PIM's: 1. #21 Carson Soucy ~ 41 PIM's 2. #18 J

It is funny because in my feature I give my credit for Fiala persevering through the frustration and I think it was evident that on Saturday he was pretty damned annoyed. So obviously, its still a work in progress.

This is another good test for the Minnesota Wild, to see if what we saw in Vegas was something to get really excited about or kind of an illusion. The Avalanche are scoring more and giving up less lately, which is hardly a good combination for the Wild. But if you want to be the best, you've got to beat the best!

https://thesportsdaily.com/?p=1199857 Minnesota Wild (23-11-2) 48pts 3rd in Honda West 2.86 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 2.44 Goals Against Per Game (5th in the NHL) 10.8% Power Play (30th in the NHL) 86.2% Penalty Kill (4th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 14G 17A = 31pts 2. #18 Jordan Greenway ~ 5G 18A = 23pts 3. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 6G 16A = 22pts 4. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 10G 10A = 20pts 5. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 12G 7A = 19pts Top 3 PIM's: 1. #21 Carson Soucy ~ 41 PIM's 2.

There were 3,950 apparently at the game on Saturday night.

He's been better as a winger than as a center. It doesn't hurt that he could play it if he has to. However, it will be interesting to see how he performs with a suddenly hot Iowa team.

Wild Sweep the Golden Knights with 2-1 Victory This was a pretty nice statement by a team that had gotten kind of sloppy the 5 games prior to this series. The team was forced to raise its game, and its effort level and they beat a very good Vegas team. Yes, Vegas is struggling a bit, but Minnesota persevered and even when it found itself down a goal against a club that almost always wins when it scores first it found a way to do the highly improbable. Cam Talbot IMO cemented his case that he's the team's #1 netminder and while some people wonder why we're not giving starts to Ka

https://thesportsdaily.com/?p=1198482 Minnesota Wild (22-11-2) 46pts 3rd in Honda West 2.89 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL) 2.49 Goals Against Per Game (6th in the NHL) 10.2% Power Play (31st in the NHL) 85.8% Penalty Kill (4th in the NHL) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 13G 17A = 30pts 2. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 6G 16A = 22pts 3. #18 Jordan Greenway ~ 5G 17A = 22pts 4. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 10G 9A = 19pts 5. #14 Joel Eriksson Ek ~ 11G 6A = 17pts Top 3 PIM's: 1. #21 Carson Soucy ~ 39 PIM's 2. #1