Mariah Holland

6 days ago | thehockeywriters.com | Mariah Stark |Mariah Holland

The Minnesota Wild have had an up-and-down few weeks, dealing with injuries and inconsistent efforts in their games heading into the postseason. They had beaten teams higher in the standings than them and then lost to teams lower than them, and those losses followed outstanding efforts in the game prior. Despite those losses, there were some positives, including finding chemistry with different line combinations.

1 week ago | thehockeywriters.com | Mariah Stark |Mariah Holland

The Minnesota Wild hosted the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday evening, April 15, to finish out their regular season. The Wild just needed to pick up a point to clinch a spot in the postseason, and they had a boost to their lineup as Jake Middleton and Jared Spurgeon were back after injury, but that meant everyone would have to wait to see the highly anticipated debut of Zeev Buium. They had Filip Gustavsson in net and looked to get things done.

1 week ago | thehockeywriters.com | Mariah Stark |Mariah Holland

The Minnesota Wild and Anaheim Ducks faced off for the final time of the regular season on Tuesday, April 15, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Wild looked to clinch their spot in the postseason by getting at least a point while the Ducks had already been eliminated. The Wild had a boost to their lineup as both Jared Spurgeon and Jake Middleton were back from injury, but that also meant Wild prospect Zeev Buium’s NHL debut was put on hold.

1 week ago | thehockeywriters.com | Mariah Stark |Mariah Holland

The Minnesota Wild faced the Vancouver Canucks in their final road game of the season on Saturday evening, Apr. 12. The Wild had a second chance to secure their spot in the postseason and although they won, the St. Louis Blues earned a point and derailed the Wild’s plan to clinch against the Canucks. The Wild were without Jake Middleton and Jared Spurgeon but nearly lost Declan Chisholm after a hit into the boards. Thankfully, Chisholm avoided serious injury and returned to the game.

1 week ago | thehockeywriters.com | Mariah Stark |Mariah Holland

The Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks faced each other for the last time of the season on Saturday, Apr. 12 in Vancouver. The Wild had a second chance to clinch a spot in the postseason with a win and a St. Louis Blues loss while the Canucks had already been eliminated. The Wild remained without Jake Middleton but added Jared Spurgeon to their injury list after he took a puck to the throat in their loss to the Calgary Flames on Friday night, Apr. 11.