You can add another notch to Jonathan Lekkerimäki’s impressive list of accolades throughout the 2023-24 campaign. On Tuesday morning, the 19-year-old was awarded the 2024 “Elite Prospects Award,” edging out his fellow countryman and long-time international teammate, Noah Östlund.
One of the more surprising teams to miss out on the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs is the Minnesota Wild. The Wild were officially eliminated from the postseason with a loss on April 9 to the Colorado Avalanche in which they surrendered five goals.
Yes, MLB Opening Day is today, and we have you covered with some betting content on the diamond should you so desire it. In the meantime, March Madness returns with the Sweet 16.
We have a packed hockey night to get through, and there are prop angles in nearly all on the day's slate. We've whittled our list down to three, all offering some solid prices relative to their roles in these matchups.
Joel Eriksson Ek is officially day to day with a lower-body injury, according to Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes. That's a big sigh of relief for the Wild, who cannot afford to lose their best two-way player as they battle for a wild card spot in the Western Conference playoff race.
The Minnesota Wild have been climbing their way back into the playoff race over the past couple of weeks with the help of their entire roster. However, that success hit a major speed bump with the news that Joel Eriksson Ek was injured in their win over the Arizona Coyotes.
We'll touch both NBA and NHL as we turn to a pair of reasonable parlays to lead us into the weekend.
The Minnesota Wild have one of the most underrated defensemen in the NHL in Jonas Brodin, but they also have one of the most underrated centers in Joel Eriksson Ek.
Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each netted a hat trick and the Wild scored five goals in the first 5 minutes, 12 seconds of the third period in a 10-7 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Monday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center in St.
Joel Eriksson Ek recorded a goal and an assist for a two-point night to propel the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday night inside Mullett Arena.
Joel Eriksson Ek scored his team-leading 24th goal of the season and the Minnesota Wild topped the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 inside Mullet Arena on Wednesday night in Tempe, Arizona. Eriksson Ek lit the lamp on a Minnesota power play in the first period.
Joel Eriksson Ek scored two goals and Matt Boldy had a goal and two assists to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday night in Las Vegas.
It's the last big hockey slate before teams start heading out on the All-Star break, so let's make the most of it with a pair of winners in our pocket for the day.
The Minnesota Wild's 5-0 win over the New York Islanders couldn't stop them from entering Tuesday stuck firmly in 13th place in the Western Conference.
Joel Eriksson Ek registered a goal and an assist in the second period as the Minnesota Wild came from behind to complete a season sweep of the visiting Boston Bruins with a 3-2 win on Saturday night.
Another week has passed quickly, and the Wild have played three more games. One on the road in eastern Canada against the Montréal Canadiens and two at home to finish the week.
Minnesota Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek played just one shift in his team’s first-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and has revealed he underwent surgery after attempting to play through the injury.
Minnesota Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek is considered week-to-week due to a lower-body injury, the team announced Friday. Eriksson Ek, 26, sustained the injury after being hit by a slap shot from Evgeni Malkin midway into the second period of Minnesota's 4-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.
The Minnesota Wild have announced that forward Joel Eriksson Ek is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
While the Wild aren’t in any urgent need to have both players back during the regular season with their playoff spot secured, they would probably like to have them back for the playoffs.
We get the fresh week of NHL started with a handful of games, and I'm not sure what it is, but this Monday's slate is telling me to keep it simple. Now, a three-leg parlay may not be simple, but there are three players in particular that look just tremendous for shots and a point.
Greenway has been an NHL’er since and the 6-foot-6, 227-pound winger has scored 36 goals and 112 points in 272 games over the last four seasons.
The Minnesota Wild have a couple of cases to present to the NHL after Joel Eriksson Ek was roughed up three times in a matter of minutes in Thursday night's season opener against the New York Rangers. With the Wild trailing 3-0 in the second period, the officials missed what appeared to be a boarding penalty on New York's Jacob Trouba.
Just as he was about to return from injury, Joel Eriksson Ek will have to enter isolation.
Eriksson Ek, 24, really took his game to a new level this season, scoring 19 goals and 30 points in 56 games and is among the best defensive forwards in the game.
Wild GM Bill Guerin is still getting a sense for his team, but it appears there are some players he’s open to moving on from.
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