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30th year covering the NHL, 20th covering the Minnesota Wild. Senior NHL writer, The Athletic. KFAN contributor. Co-host of Worst Seats in the House pod on Talk North Network.

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Michael McCarron delivers in Wild debut with 2 points, game-winner: Takeaways

Michael McCarron delivers in Wild debut β€” not with fists, but 2 points, the game-winner: Takeaways www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

07.03.2026 07:11 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

#mnwild sweep season series (3-0) from Vegas. John Hynes' 400th career win (43rd in NHL history). McCarron 7th career GWG, 7th career 2-point game. Zuccarello, Bogosian, Tarasenko goals. 30 saves for Gustavsson (9-1-1 in last 11).

07.03.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Marner scores with 3:05 to go

07.03.2026 05:37 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seventh 2-point game of McCarron's career

07.03.2026 05:36 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

4-1. Tarasenko. From Spurgeon. 2-point game for McCarron

07.03.2026 05:34 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

McCarron and Lauzon, two of like 50 former Nashville players in this game, get into it for coincidental minors. Halfway through the third, 3-1 Wild

07.03.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

3-1. Dorofeyev from Eichel on the PP. 30-goal season for Yurov's pal

07.03.2026 05:07 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Golden Knights' first power play. Bogosian slashing minor on Dorofeyev

07.03.2026 05:06 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Brodin saves the day on a 2-on-1

3-0 Wild after 2. Faber has 7:15 more of penalty time to serve to start the next period

07.03.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trenin playing one heck of a game

07.03.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Faber getting 17 minutes. 2-5-10 for instigating a fight with Lauzon after his hit from behind on Brink.

07.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

2 goals in 18 seconds. 3 goals in 3:07. That type of redirection was worth a first-round pick.

07.03.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

3-0. Michael McCarron's first with the Wild. Redirection after a great play by Sturm down low

07.03.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

2-0. Zach Bogosian blast. Yurov rebound

07.03.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Mats Zuccarello breakaway goal after an unbelievably careless turnover by Noah Hanifin. 1-0

07.03.2026 04:14 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Middleton comes to the defense of Yurov and drops the gloves with Kolesar

07.03.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Faber in bigtime pain on the bench after getting crushed hard into the boards by Barbashav. He somehow gutted out the final 40 seconds of the shift

07.03.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

0-0 after 1....Both teams working their butts off

Shots 9-6 Vegas after 1, although they missed a Fabbri shot/chance like 4 mins ago

07.03.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sissons stopped again on a breakaway. Basically a 2-on-0. Then Cole Smith stopped on the rebound

07.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

The southpaw, Jake Brenk, has the game's first penalty Calls Bowman holding Boldy. Wild PP

07.03.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kaprizov post

07.03.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Left pad save by Gus on Sissons' breakaway

07.03.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Schmid with a glovery on Hartman 18 seconds into the game

07.03.2026 03:11 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#mnwild lines

Big first chance for Bobby Brink

Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Boldy-Eriksson Ek-Brink
Trenin-Yurov-Tarasenko
Sturm-McCarron-Fabbri

Hughes-Faber
Brodin-Spurgeon
Middleton-Bogosian

07.03.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Inside the Wild's trade deadline: Folignos united, what Brink brings and building playoff depth

Inside the Wild’s trade deadline: Folignos united, what Brink brings and building playoff depth www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

07.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Guerin on Nick Foligno: "We tried getting nick times before, so I guess fourth time the charm."

06.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bonus Pod Podcast Episode Β· Worst Seats in the House w/ Michael Russo & Anthony LaPanta - Minnesota Wild Podcast Β· March 6 Β· 14m

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06.03.2026 21:01 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Minnesota Wild 2026 trade deadline report card: Grading Bill Guerin’s moves The Wild’s heavy lifting was done with their mid-December blockbuster for Quinn Hughes, who has absolutely been a game-changer for the team.

Minnesota Wild 2026 trade deadline report card: Grading Bill Guerin’s moves www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

06.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

As of this moment, I'm not expecting anything else from #mnwild, but still 2:13 til trade deadline

06.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Blackhawks trade captain Nick Foligno to Wild, joining brother Marcus in Minnesota Foligno, 38, is in the final year of his contract with a $4.5 million cap hit. He joins his brother, Marcus, with the Wild.

Nick Foligno story updated with Marcus Foligno and Jeff Blashill quotes

www.nytimes.com/athletic/709...

06.03.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0