For Wild’s Matt Boldy and Panthers’ Tkachuks, it’s friends off the ice but foes on it www.nytimes.com/athletic/767...
@russohockey.bsky.socialMichael Russo
@russohockey.bsky.social
31st year covering the NHL, 21st covering the Minnesota Wild. Senior NHL writer, The Athletic. KFAN contributor. Co-host of Worst Seats in the House pod on Talk North Network.
@russohockey.bsky.social@russohockey.bsky.socialKaprizov powers Wild past Panthers as Lorenz makes his mark in NHL debut: Takeaways www.nytimes.com/athletic/767...
@russohockey.bsky.socialWild finish road trip 1-1-1 with 4-1 win at Florida. Kaprizov 3 goals, 1 assist; Boldy 1 goal, 1 assist; Wallstedt 29 saves; Wild PK 5 for 5 (3 for 3 in 3rd pe
@russohockey.bsky.socialWild respond with Kaprizov's 2nd. From Matt Boldy. 3-1
@russohockey.bsky.socialLuostarinen having a goal waved off by Kelly Sutherland. Kicked into the net
@russohockey.bsky.socialEriksson Ek getting a slashing minor
@russohockey.bsky.socialBad line change by Florida and Matt Boldy recognizes it, crossed the blue line and scores his first goal of the season 53 seconds in
@russohockey.bsky.socialWild lines Kaprizov-Eriksson Ek-Boldy Coleman-Hartman-Shabanov Lorenz-Yurov-Brink Sturm-McCarron-Trenin Hughes-Spurgeon Maatta-Brodin Hunt-Spacek Wallstedt
@russohockey.bsky.socialFirst rookie solo lap of the Wild’s season goes to Rieger Lorenz. 112th player to make his NHL debut in a Wild sweater
@russohockey.bsky.socialJesper Wallstedt leads the Wild onto the ice. Of the banged-up guys, Marcus Foligno and Zach Bogosian are out. Olli Maatta is in. Rieger Lorenz making his NHL debut with his parents, Terry and Shea, in the crowd
@russohockey.bsky.socialWild await Boldy, Eriksson Ek breakthroughs, but ‘not saying they’re missing in action’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/767...
@russohockey.bsky.socialWith Wild already banged up, Lorenz’s NHL debut almost certainly coming Saturday
updated post-practice blog
@russohockey.bsky.socialJohn Carlson understands the difficult recovery facing Brock Faber after skull fracture www.nytimes.com/athletic/767...
@russohockey.bsky.socialWild find their game, but too late to dig out of early hole vs. Lightning: Takeaways
@russohockey.bsky.socialBlake Coleman PPG from Kirill Kaprizov. 4th goal this season by the Wild's second unit. 3-2
@russohockey.bsky.socialKaprizov-Ek-Boldy Coleman-Hartman-Shabanov Hartman draws the Wild's first power play
@russohockey.bsky.social3-1. John Carlson one-timer, his second of the game. 1st PPG allowed by Minnesota this season on 11 tries
@russohockey.bsky.socialMcCarron holding minor on Cirelli
@russohockey.bsky.socialHughes has 17 points in 13 career games vs. the Lightning. 5-game point streak. From Spurgeon and Brink
@russohockey.bsky.social2-1. Quinn Hughes' second of the season. Through a maze of bodies