Minnesota Wild

The Minnesota Wild made a trade on Thursday that impacts their draft picks this season.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- — Jack Eichel and Mark Stone made clear they belong together, on a Vegas first line that can be one of the most potent in these NHL playoffs.

LAS VEGAS -- — Mark Stone was coming back from a lacerated spleen, Tomas Hertl was still trying to find his form after knee surgery and Alex Pietrangelo underwent an appendectomy as the playoffs neared.

Wild coach John Hynes sent retiring goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury out for overtime in what could be the final game of his storied career, and Minnesota outlasted the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Tuesday night in the home team's regular-season finale.

The Minnesota Wild don't need to perfect for the remainder of the regular season, but a win like the one they had Wednesday night will go a long way towards solidifying their playoff chances.

The Minnesota Wild are hopeful that Kirill Kaprisov will be back just in time for the final push to the playoff and first-round series.

Both the Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Timberwolves are playoff caliber teams as we enter the post-All-Star Break portion of the NHL and NBA seasons.

Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman was suspended 10 games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday "for using his forearm to violently slam the head of Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stützle into the ice" during Saturday's matchup.

Kirill Kaprizov will miss at least four weeks as he will have surgery on a lower-body injury, Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin said Tuesday.

Matt Boldy was the only scorer in the shootout and lifted the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night.