Near the end of the regular season, a certain Colorado Avalanche reporter decided to stay in Texas and attend Dallas Stars practice instead of returning to Denver for a home game against the St. Louis Blues.

Captain Jared Spurgeon returns to the ice after a frightening injury. He's day-to-day, a positive sign for the Wild's upcoming games.

The celebration from general manager Bill Guerin was rather subdued after the Wild earned a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night at Grand Casino Arena to advance to the

Matt Boldy was taking a bruising cross-check in a scrap for the puck along the end boards in the final minute of the first overtime in Minnesota, when teammate Kirill Kaprizov dragged it out of Dallas traffic and set up Jared Spurgeon at the point.

The Minnesota Wild will be forced to make a change on defense ahead of a potentially-decisive Game 6. Top-four defender Jonas Brodin will be forced to miss the outing due to a day-to-day, lower-body injury sustained in Game 5 per NHL.

Brodin has formed a solid second pair for the Wild alongside captain Jared Spurgeon. Jeff Petry will be in the lineup with Brodin out.

By the time Matt Boldy scored a pair of empty-netters and the seconds ticked down to zero, the arena was in a frenzy of playoff euphoria that Minnesota Wild fans hadn’t experienced for 11 years.  The team is moving on to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Matt Boldy's outstanding performance, including a crucial overtime goal, highlights his pivotal role in the Minnesota Wild's playoff success against the Dallas Stars.

A lead-by-example guy for most of his career, veteran defenseman Jared Spurgeon leaned into being more vocal after he was named the captain of the Wild on Jan. 3, 2021. That doesn’t mean the 36-year-old Wild lifer has taken to yelling and screaming in ...