Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild lost 4-1 at home to Pittsburgh Tuesday night. The Penguins scored 1 goal in the 1st period and 2 in the 2nd before Minnesota scored 1 goal in the 3rd period.

The Wild won the shootout 2-1 with Koivu and Jason Pominville scoring.

Minnesota trailed 3-1 heading into the third period before rallying for the win.

Minnesota falls to 4-3 with the loss and will play at Boston Tuesday night.

Tonight's game begins at 6 PM on AM 1390 the Fan, with pregame coverage beginning at 5:45.

The Wild are home again on Saturday night for a matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Wild outshot the Avs 48-16 in the win.

The Minnesota Wild open the regular season Thursday night with a home game against Colorado Avalanche at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild eliminated the Avalanche in last season’s playoffs by winning games six and seven in Colorado before falling to the Blackhawks in round two...

The Minnesota Wild have claimed defenseman Nate Prosser off waivers from the St. Louis Blues. The 28-year old Elk River native had 2 goals and 6 assists while playing for the Wild in 2013-2014.

The Wild open the preseason on Monday.

The Minnesota re-signed forward Jason Zucker to a 2-year contract. The contract is a 2-way contract in 2014-2015 but a 1-way contract in 2015-2016. The 22-year old had 4 goals and 1 assist in 21 games with the Wild in 2013-2014.

The Minnesota Wild have reportedly signed center Cody Almond to a 1-year $550,000 contract. Almond is a 6'2 217 pound 24-year old center who last played in the NHL with the Wild in 2012 when he compiled 1 goal in 10 games during the 2011-2012 season in Minnesota.