It wasn’t until William Nylander, the ‘Breakaway Man,’ went toe-to-toe with fellow Swede and Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson on yet another chance in alone but striking the
Brodin (lower body) won't accompany the Wild on the team's upcoming four-game road trip, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports Tuesday.
The Wild are also missing crucial players in Kirill Kaprizov and Jonas Brodin. The former has played at a Hart Trophy level this season while the latter is one of the best defenders in the sport and would be a top candidate to try and slow Laine down.
Joseph Woll will start for the Maple Leafs. The Wild are on the front end of a back-to-back tonight. They play the Montreal Canad
Wild star winger Kirill Kaprizov missed Tuesday’s practice and will undergo surgery to address his nagging lower-body injury, according to Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic. Russo and Smith report the surgery,
Wild GM Bill Guerin said Tuesday Kirill Kaprizov needs surgery on a lower body injury and is out at least four weeks.
Who are some players that could step into Canada’s 4 Nations Face-Off team if needed? Here’s a selection of forwards, defencemen and goaltenders we’d hope would be considered.
The Wild have recalled forward Ben Jones from the Iowa Wild. The Minnesota Wild (29-17-4) continues its road trip with a game tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs (30-18-3) at Scotiabank Arena.
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson has been added to Sweden’s roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off as an injury replacement for New Jersey’s Jacob Markstrom. Sweden national team coach Sam Hallam announced the change Wednesday,
Wednesday was the last home game before the Leafs top guns split off in mid-February to their respective 4 Nations Face-off teams. Nylander is repping Sweden, Mitch Marner Canada, Auston Matthews the U.S. and defender Jani Hakanpaa for Finland pending his health.