The Wild did a lot of roster manipulation to get David Jiricek onto the roster for his NHL debut. The right-shot former Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman was by far the Wild’s best and somehow wasn’t on for a goal against in 16 minutes.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Jake Neighbours for fantasy hockey. St. Louis Blues winger Jake Neighbours (upper body) is questionable for

Marcus Johansson tacked on an empty-netter. Jordan Kyrou, Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas scored early in the second period for a 4-2 lead for St. Louis that prompted the Wild to pull goalie Filip Gustavsson, who'd allowed a total of three goals over two ...

The Wild fell 4-1 in Vegas, but Gustavsson's play was encouraging. Bill Guerin had an update on Kirill Kaprizov's return.

Never forget: kickers are football players, too! Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates was awkwardly stretching on the sideline in a funky-looking position when ESPN sideline reporter Lisa Salters ...

Kaprizov has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury that has required lots of treatments and pushed-back timetables.

The Wild won’t have to wait too long for a do-over — their rematch against the Avalanche is only 10 days away — but the impression they’ve left in the meantime is not of the team that soared ahead of Colorado in the Central Division.

Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves to win his 300th career game as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 5-2 on Tuesday. Morgan Barron, Josh Morrissey, Kyle Connor, Gabriel Vilardi and Nino Niederreiter were the goal scorers for Winnipeg.

Jordan Kyrou, Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas scored early in the second period for a 4-2 lead for St. Louis that prompted the Wild to pull goalie Filip Gustavsson, who'd allowed a total of three goals over two earlier wins against the Blues this season.

We have to make Enterprise Center a very difficult place to play.' says Blues GM Doubt Armstrong as Blues end road-heavy first half with 6-4 loss to Wild.

(Saint Paul, MN) -- The Minnesota Wild staged a late comeback against the St. Louis Blues to extend their winning streak to four straight games. Jake Middleton, Matt Boldy and Marcus Johansson all netted third-period goals to take down St. Louis 6-4 at the Xcel Energy Center.

Matt Boldy scored the go-ahead goal with 16:03 left in the third period, and the Minnesota Wild rallied for a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.