The Minnesota Wild are trying to hang onto their spot near the top of the NHL standings, and on Friday they revealed the reinforcements are on the way.
The Nashville Predators host the Minnesota Wild after the Predators defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a shootout.
The Minnesota Wild will aim to end a two-game losing streak and potentially regain some key players when they visit the Nashville Predators in a Central Division clash on Saturday.
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Steven Stamkos, Gustav Nyquist, and Ryan O'Reilly went 3-for-3 in the shootout to lift the Nashville Predators 3-2 over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Brock Faber and Jonas Brodin will both be unavailable when the Minnesota Wild take on the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.
A teammate of Connor Bedard has voiced a very powerful message to Chicago Blackhawks interim coach Anders Sorensen about his playing time.
The Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard voiced an insightful statement on his playstyle, making something noted to interim coach Anders Sorensen amid terrible NHL season.
Wild like way things are trending
With a 3-2 lead heading into the third period, the Chicago Blackhawks allowed a late goal from Filip Forsberg to tie the game before the Nashville Predators won 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday.
They’re now 3-4-3 since the Christmas break, partially due to a major uptick in quality chances allowed at five-on-five; they were at 2.18 per 60 heading into the holiday, fourth-best in the NHL. In the 10 games since, though, they’re over 2.5.
Alex Ovechkin's OT goal was his 874th career goal, putting him 20 away away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 894.