John Hynes worked overtime in the offseason to create depth and condition the Minnesota Wild, which has helped the team rank ...

They sent down forward Brendan Gaunce and defenseman David Jiricek to the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). Jiricek, 21, has played great with the Wild. He played in six games with the ...

And the clearest signal that Kaprizov and Spurgeon would be back is that the Wild reassigned defenseman David Jiricek two ...

Zach Bogosian scored for the second straight ... But playing without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and their top three defensemen took its toll against the Avalanche, who held Minnesota to ...

Zach Bogosian scored for the second straight ... But playing without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and their top three defensemen took its toll against the Avalanche, who held Minnesota to ...

He backhanded the rebound off a Zach Whitecloud shot into the net ... The Wild, who are without Kirill Kaprizov and five other players, have still won five of their last six.

Zach Bogosian scored for the second straight ... But playing without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and their top three defensemen took its toll against the Avalanche, who held Minnesota to ...

Buffalo Sabres forward Jiri Kulich left last night’s game in the second period with a lower-body injury. Conor McGahey: Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said that forward Valeri Nichushkin will ...

With veteran defensemen Brock Faber, Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon all missing with various ailments and newcomer David ...

The Minnesota Wild will be without their best player for the seventh game in a row when they face off against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

Hynes also had praise for defenseman Zeev Buium, the Wild's top prospect, and his performance at the World Juniors.