PHILADELPHIA — When he took his first shift on Saturday night versus the Flyers in South Philly, Tyler Pitlick became the 36th Minnesota-born player to wear a Minnesota Wild sweater in a game. He also became the second member of his Twin Cities family to don the green and Iron Range red in a game.

Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club has acquired forward Oskar Olausson from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Kyle Masters.

Marcus Johansson scored the Minnesota Wild's only goal in a 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

The Minnesota Wild were always going to be walking on a high wire this season. They're a playoff-caliber team laden with veterans who've been in the fold for a half-decade or more. It's also the case that they're working on bringing along four rookies into the NHL (as well as

The New York Rangers (3-3-1) will look to score their first goal at home this season when they host the Minnesota Wild (2-3-1) at Madison Square Garden (7 p.m. ET; FDSNWI, FDSNNO, NHLN, MSG). The Rangers became the first team in NHL history to be shut out in their first three home games after a 2-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.

Marco Rossi scored the fourth round of the shootout and the Minnesota Wild beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 after blowing a three-goal lead in the third period.

Ben Jones returns to the NHL. Minnesota Wild boosts lineup with a hungry forward fresh off a captaincy in Iowa.

Kirill Kaprizov is now the highest-paid NHL player after his contract signing, and the Wild didn't have any choice but to overpay him.

Last year the Wild started hot and ended up needing every point to make the playoffs. This year they're struggling.

ST. PAUL, Minn - The Minnesota Wild (2-1-0) defeated the Los Angeles Kings (1-2-1) on Monday by a score of 4-3 in a shootout. Here is the data I tracked from the Wild's win.