Marc-Andre Fleury is getting the start in goal Saturday and Dylan Ferguson will back him up with Gustavsson out of action. Gustavsson could return as early as Monday when the Wild are in Colorado. Gustavsson is 18-9-3 with three shutouts,

Although Marc-Andre Fleury will get the start Saturday against Nashville as the Wild begin a two-game road trip, Gustavsson will be in the net a few days later. Gustavsson is in the midst of a three-game slump in which he's gone 0-3-0 with a 5.

The Wild did a lot of roster manipulation to get David Jiricek onto the roster for his NHL debut. The right-shot former Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman was by far the Wild’s best and somehow wasn’t on for a goal against in 16 minutes.

Filip Gustavsson has been better than most people's expectations this year after finishing last season with a .899 SV% and GAA of 3.06. His 14.8 goals saved above expected highlights his surprising improvement,

Minnesota Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson makes a save on Colorado Avalanche forward Ross Colton during the second period at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 9, 2025.Nick Wosika / Imagn Images

With veteran defensemen Brock Faber, Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon all missing with various ailments and newcomer David Jiricek making his Wild debut, the back end was sure to be at least part

Injuries and illness are forcing the Wild to get extremely creative with the salary cap as they try to tread water.

The Minnesota Wild returns to Xcel Energy Center tonight to challenge the Colorado Avalanche. The Wild remains undefeated in 2025 through two games. Minnesota bested the Washington Capitals on January 2nd,

Filip Gustavsson stopped 21 of 27 shots ... Rantanen returned the favor when MacKinnon scored Colorado's third goal in a span of 4:25 of the third period to put the Avs on top 6-1. Avalanche: Colorado saw its 7-0-1 streak snapped in a loss at Chicago ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and his NHL-leading 53rd assist of the season to help the Colorado Avalanche rout the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Thursday night. Mikko Rantanan and Logan O’Connor also each had a goal and an assist, Ross Colton, Parker Kelly and Artturi Lehkonen also scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves.

Minnesota was without its top three defensemen against high-flying Colorado, and Brock Faber, Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin were sorely missed.

Kaprizov has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury that has required lots of treatments and pushed-back timetables.