The ‘mellow and vanilla’ Wild are in trouble — and there’s no easy fix

Players were justifiably booed off the ice by the home crowd Thursday night after a 4-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Fans boo as Wild unravel in home loss: 'Why don't we get a little bit tougher?'

In Thursday's loss, the Wild (3-6-3) were booed off the ice by the fans who stuck around to see them turn a 1-0 lead into a ...

After another loss, Wild coach John Hynes wonders, ‘Why don’t we get a little bit tougher?’

The Wild have lost five games in a row, including the first four in a six-game homestand. They were drubbed 4-1 by the ...
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Penguins pull away from Wild, extend point streak to 8

Kris Letang had two assists, and Tristan Jarry made 26 saves for the Penguins (8-2-2), who scored four consecutive goals and ...

Rust has a goal and an assist as Penguins win 4-1 to send Wild to fifth straight loss

Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist, Tristan Jarry made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota 4-1 to hand the Wild their fifth straight loss ...

Minnesota 10-year-old's Make-A-Wish comes true with Wild contract

Since his diagnosis last January, Weston has spent much of his time in the hospital. But on Thursday, he had somewhere special to be.

How Kirill Kaprizov can help Wild break out of early struggles: ‘Less is more’

The Wild are digging a hole with a 3-5-3 start, and their soon-to-be $17 million man hasn't been able to right the ship.

Takeaways: Wild offense sputters in fifth consecutive loss, this one to Penguins

Pittsburgh won 4-1, breaking a 1-1 tie with third period goals from Bryan Rust, Anthony Mantha and Ben Kindel.