Minnesota had only 20 shots reach Vegas goalie Adin Hill in Game 1. This is one area where the Wild must adjust and improve.

Minnesota Wild rookie Zeev Buium is jumping right into the NHL by joining the club for the crucial final regular-season game.

A lot of emotions, kind of hard to process still, but I’m just super excited,” said Zeev Buium, who is 19 and originally from ...

“Whether it’s Spurgeon or (Jonas ... Buium removed the laundry with a smile, and glanced over to Fleury, who was walking away, sporting a mask of innocence that fooled nobody.

The rookie defenseman paused briefly to uncover his face, revealing a wide smile and an unfazed expression ... Another one of their top four defensemen, Jared Spurgeon, was recently banged up ...