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The Minnesota Wild have signed wing Nino Niederreiter to a 5-year $26.25 Million contract. Niederreiter filed for arbitration earlier this month and had a hearing scheduled for Thursday.

The matchups for Hockey Day Minnesota 2018 at Lake George were announced Wednesday night at Summertime by George. The event will feature a variety of college and high school hockey games played outdoors on Friday, January 19th and Saturday, January 20th.

Former Cathedral Crusader Nate Schmidt was selected by the Las Vegas Golden Knights in Wednesday's expansion draft. Schmidt had spent the previous four seasons with the Washington Capitals.

This is the third time in Wild history that the team has had two players selected to the game. Defenseman Filip Kuba and goalie Dwayne Roloson were both selected in 2004, and in 2011 defenseman Brent Burns and forward Martin Havlat each made it.

The Wild will match up with Columbus, who have won 14 straight games, on Saturday night. The game can be heard on AM 1240 WJON.

The Minnesota Wild lost 3-2 at Dallas in overtime last night. Jamie Benn scored the game winner for the Stars.

The Minnesota Wild won 1-0 at home against Boston last night. Mikael Granlund scored the lone goal with 45 seconds left when the puck bounced off the shin guard of a Boston defenseman and went into the net.

The Wild will host the Boston Bruins Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center. The game can be heard on AM 1240 WJON, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:45.

The Wild host the Calgary Flames Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center. The game can be heard on AM 1390 KXSS, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:45 p.m.

The Minnesota Wild beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 Thursday night at Consol Energy Center. The loss was the first of the season for the Penguins in eight games as the home team.

The Wild will play at Colorado in a Saturday matinee. Puck drop is scheduled for 2 p.m

The Wild wrap up their road trip with a game at Buffalo Thursday night. Pregame coverage begins at 5:45 p.m. on AM 1240 WJON.