Case in point: Sunday’s goal in Vegas. He was on a two-on-one with Freddy Gaudreau. Hartman appeared to look over to Gaudreau as if to pass, but then he fired a great wrist shot and beat goalie Adin Hill glove-side.

Hartman notched two assists and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Blues. Hartman is rounding into form with five points over his last four outings following a brutal 18-game slump. The 30-year-old has benefited from top-six minutes in that span,

The buzz continued when Jakub Lauko followed him, and it got notably louder when Kirill Kaprizov joined the party ... As an example, Hynes in recent days has praised veteran forward Ryan Hartman, who had a mind-boggling run of zero points in an 18-game ...

The Wild needed that one. Still missing Kirill Kaprizov and a few other key players due to injuries, Minnesota went into Denver and beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Monday afternoon, snapping a three-game losing streak in the process.

Without Kirill Kaprizov, Jonas Brodin and Jared Spurgeon, Minnesota played a smart, poised and gutsy game, pulling away in the third for a 3-1 victory at Ball Arena.

Kirill Kaprizov hasn’t played in an NHL game for close to a month – but that might change in the near future. The Minnesota Wild star has been the team’s most important player in 2024-25 – and one of the most valuable players,

The Minnesota Wild placed their top-scoring contributor on LTIR on Friday in Kirill Kaprizov because of an aggravated lower-body injury. Minnesota has been one of the NHL's biggest surprises in ...

Hynes addressed injury concerns involving several key players, including Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber, and Jared Spurgeon. ***Click the video box above to hear full comments from John Hynes ...

Star Centre Connor McDavid slapped two goals through the net for the Oilers and hurt a Wild team that was still without left winger Kirill Kaprizov. Minnesota had goals from Matt Boldy, Ryan Hartman and Marco Rossi, but could not overcome the Oilers offense.

The Wild held two separate leads before falling to Connor McDavid and the Oilers, losing Marcus Johansson along the way.

Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota, which has lost three of four as it deals with major injuries.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also had a goal and assist ... Wild: With four key players out in leading-scorer Kirill Kaprizov and defensemen Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin and Brock Faber, Minnesota has ...