Minnesota Wild

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper made 34 saves, Jared Spurgeon had two assists in his return from injury and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Tuesday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mikko Koivu scored two goals, including the winner with 3:12 remaining, and the Minnesota Wild extended their winning streak to four games with a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild right wing Jason Pominville has been honored by the NHL for his productive recent performance.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jason Pominville scored the winning goal in his return to Buffalo as the Minnesota Wild beat the winless Sabres 2-1 on Monday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Cooke's goal gave Minnesota the lead in the second period, and Josh Harding made 14 saves for the Wild in a 2-1 victory on Thursday night over the Winnipeg Jets, their newest rival in the recreated Central Division.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom has hurt his right leg in the first period against the Nashville Predators, knocking him out of the game.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild center Charlie Coyle will miss three to four weeks with a sprained knee.

I was at the 10 o'clock practice this morning at Amsoil Arena. I will first start off by saying that the turn out was incredible for a Tuesday morning practice, a lot of fans showing their Wild colors. Here are some things I took away from the practice...

The Minnesota Wild have announced the schedule for the 2013-2014 season, which marks their first in the new Central Division. They open the regular season at home against the LA Kings, and end the regular season at home against the Nashville Predators. See the whole schedule here:

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have re-signed forwards Justin Fontaine and Carson McMillan to one-year, two-way contracts.