ST PAUL, Minn. — Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season, Barrett Hayton scored twice and Utah beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Thursday night for its third straight victory.

The Wild had their best player back for the first time in a month, but they didn’t play like it. Kirill Kaprizov’s return was ...

Kaprizov had a couple scoring chances for the Wild (28-16-4), who were delighted to get their superstar back after he missed the last 12 games with a lower-body injury. Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves ...

The silence was deafening on Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center. Typically among the hardest places in the NHL for opponents to play on a nightly basis, the home crowd noticeably lacked energy, and ...

Barrett Hayton scored two goals, and the Utah Hockey Club pulled away for a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

Karel Vejmelka made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season, Barrett Hayton scored twice and Utah beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Thursday night for its third straight victory.

After coming away with a 3-4 home record, Utah will go on the road and face three teams with winning records in the Wild, Jets and Senators.

Their lineup got a big boost Thursday when star Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon were activated from injured reserve. The two were in the lineup for the Wild's 4-0 loss to Utah. Minnesota ...

Forward Kirill Kaprizov had three shots in 16:39 after missing ... six assists). …Wild captain Jared Spurgeon played his 900th game after missing the past nine with a lower-body injury. He was minus-1 ...

Given that the Minnesota Wild are expected to activate forward Kirill Kaprizov and defenseman Jared Spurgeon before ...

It wasn’t too long ago that Kaprizov was viewed by many as the frontrunner for the Hart Trophy. The pace he was on is best illustrated by the fact the he still leads the Wild with 50 points (23 goals, ...