Eric Staal scored the go-ahead goal with 7:55 left and tacked on an empty-netter to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild will start the season with five of their first six games on the road, with the home opener Oct. 14 against Columbus.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mikko Koivu got the lone goal in the shootout for Minnesota, and the Wild beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Friday night to avoid losing consecutive home games for the first time this season.