Minnesota will host the Carolina Hurricanes Saturday night at Xcel Energy Center. Puck drop is set for 5 p.m. on AM 1240 WJON, with pregame coverage beginning at 4:45.
Minnesota will host the Winnipeg Jets Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center. The regular season begins on Thursday, October 4th when the Wild play at Colorado.
The Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Monday night in both teams' preseason opener. The Wild will host the St. Louis Blues at Xcel Energy Center in their second preseason game Wednesday night.
Former Cathedral Crusader and Minnesota Golden Gopher Nate Schmidt has been suspended 20 games by the NHL after testing positive for a banned substance.
The Wild finished the regular season with a 45-26-11 record overall and made the playoffs for a sixth straight season. However, the Wild were bounced from the playoffs in the first round for a third straight season and have not advanced past the second round during Fletcher's tenure.
Tonight is a big night for Minnesota sports fans with the Timberwolves and Wild both have big games. The Wolves close the regular season at home against Denver at 7pm tonight, pregame on AM 1390 at 6:30. The winner of tonight's game makes the playoffs while the loser is out.
The Minnesota Wild will play against the Winnipeg Jets in the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs. The 2017-18 campaign marks the sixth straight season that the Wild has made the playoffs.