Sections
  • Home
  • Local
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Variety
  • Weather
  • Politics
  • Nation
  • World
  • Obituaries
  • Sports Scores
  • Health HighlightsSponsored content from Mayo Clinic
Marketplace
  • Classifieds
  • Jobs
  • Autos
  • Homes
Popular
  • Coronavirus
  • Celebs
  • Eat & Drink
  • Home & Garden
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Comics
  • Games
  • Horoscopes
  • Podcasts
  • Gophers
  • High Schools
  • Loons
  • Lynx
  • Puck Drop
  • Twins
  • Wild
  • Wolves
  • Vikings
Follow us
  • Log In
  • Log Out
  • Help
  • Manage Subscription
  • Privacy Policy
  • Archives: 150+ years
  • Apps
  • eEdition
  • About Star Tribune
  • Terms of Use
  • Policies and Standards
Subscribe • 99¢ for unlimited access
Sign In
  • Subscribe
  • Manage Subscription
Welcome,
Sign Out
  • Manage Subscription

wild

Kahkonen staking a claim to being Wild's regular goalie

Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen is 7-4 this season with a 2.37 GAA and .917 save percentage.

Through a four-game winning streak on the road, Kaapo Kahkonen at least temporarily has grabbed the starting job, stopping 103 of the 109 shots he's faced.

  • Souhan: Kaprizov already proving to be best reason to watch Wild
  • Gameday preview: Wild vs. Los Angeles

Souhan: Kaprizov already proving to be best reason to watch Wild

Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov leads all NHL rookies and his team in points.

  • Gameday preview: Wild vs. Los Angeles
  • Kahkonen staking a claim to being Wild's regular goalie

Parise, Fiala, others hit milestones as Wild ends road swing with flourish

Minnesota Wild center Nico Sturm, front, is congratulated as he passes the team box after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche during the thi

After limping through a loss in the road-trip opener, the Wild finished with a night of excellent team play and individual accomplishments.

  • Wild's Hartman standing out as a playmaking center
  • Wild pours it on Colorado 6-2, wins fourth in row on the road
  • Petersen helps Kings beat Blues 2-1 for 6th straight win

Local

215 Wolves killed in 3-day hunt 119 Quota set for the Wis. hunt

As Minnesota considers wolf hunt, Wisconsin hunters blow past quotas

In Minneapolis, barricades erected for the Derek Chauvin trial won't deter protesters of George Floyd's death
Brooks: For a second year, pandemic hits the Friday fish fries
Nan the polar bear, orphaned in the Arctic 26 years ago, moves into Como Zoo

Current Conditions Minneapolis

  |   Hourly forecast


Sports

Northwestern forward Miller Kopp chased down the ball as Gophers guard Marcus Carr lost control and fell to the court in the second half.

Flop at the finish: Gophers' downward spiral continues with loss to Northwestern

NBA suspends Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley for 12 games
Kahkonen staking a claim to being Wild's regular goalie
Twins' Kirilloff eager to play again after 'long summer'

Business

Dr. Joseph Lee, currently medical director of Hazelden Betty Ford, will become its CEO in June. (Provided by Hazelden)

Hazelden Betty Ford promoting its medical director to chief executive

Allina, Optum plan to build surgery center in Brooklyn Park
Best Buy making changes to shift retailer further toward 'digital-first'
Zillow to make cash offers for houses in Twin Cities based on its estimates

Opinion

The George Floyd memorial outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis was covered in flowers and signs in June 2020.

With trial at hand, grieving Black community must focus on justice, community care

Biden's Cabinet picks face new standards in divided Senate
Sack cartoon: The climate change family tree
Readers Write: Minneapolis City Council, Rush Limbaugh, Dakota history, local artists

Latest Sack Cartoon

Sack cartoon: The climate change family tree
The climate change family tree

See more Sack cartoons


Most Read

  • Carson Soucy (21) watched teammate and goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen get an ice shower during a game against the Kings.
    Soucy returns to Wild lineup; Talbot will be back-up goalie tonight
  • Versatile star Nathan MacKinnon of Colorado and Wild rookie Kirill Kaprizov are the feature attractions of the top lines in tonight’s Wild-Avs game.
    Wild's hottest line goes up against one of NHL's best in Colorado tonight
  • Image
    Wild's Nino Niederreiter out vs. Lightning with lower-body injury
  • Gameday preview: Wild vs. Los Angeles
  • Nick Bjugstad
    Former Gophers, Blaine standout Bjugstad acquired by Wild

    Variety

    Peter Ostroushko played for more than 250 episodes of “A Prairie Home Companion.”

    Peter Ostroushko, virtuoso musician who played with Bob Dylan, Minnesota Orchestra, dies

    In 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday,' Andra Day is impressive but the movie falters
    With a grand opening this week, Black Table Arts, a hub for artists, celebrates a permanent home
    30 essential Black musicians who defined Minnesota's sound

    Comics

    Dilbert

    Arlo & Janis

    For Better or For Worse

    HOROSCOPES

    Games

    Mini Crossword

    The Daily Sudoku

    Spider Solitaire

    Super Quiz

    All Games


    Latest Columns

    Jim Souhan

    Souhan: Kaprizov already proving to be best reason to watch Wild

    Kirill Kaprizov leads all NHL rookies and his team in points.

    Jim Souhan

    Souhan: A dozen dreams of better times for Minnesota sports teams

    Better times are ahead, and in sports as well as life, better times require health and normalcy. Here's a list of what could make 2021 an uncommonly good sports year.

    Chip Scoggins

    Scoggins: Some pandemic-driven changes in sports are worth keeping around

    Some rule changes in sports in response to COVID-19 have improved the product, so much so that some should be permanent, not temporary, when life returns to "normal."


    Politics

    Activists appealed for a $15-an-hour minimum wage near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.

    COVID-19 bill must lose minimum wage hike, Senate official finds

    Chief: Police heeded Capitol attack warnings but overwhelmed
    Veteran federal prosecutor, Minnesota native named state's interim U.S. attorney
    House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people

    Nation

    Former President Donald Trump has called the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation “a fishing expedition.”

    NYC prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long legal fight

    Olympics gymnastics coach kills himself after being charged
    Mr. Potato Head drops the mister, sort of
    Gambino crime family's elder Gotti, Peter, dies in prison

    World

    Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, in Washington. Kirby announced late Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, that the U.

    US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

    Monarch butterflies down 26% in Mexico wintering grounds
    Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia's Tigray
    Ties with Saudis at stake as US releases findings on killing

    Curious Minnesota

    St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell says he wants candidates who go into policing for the “right reason.”

    What does it take to become a police officer in Minnesota?

    Why does I-35E through St. Paul have a 45-mph speed limit?
    Listen: How Ford made millions of windows from St. Paul sand
    How did Minneapolis end up with a street named after a Persian king?

    Duluth

    Sharon Mc­Mahon, a former high school government teacher, has taken to social media to continue teaching.

    Duluth woman debunks conspiracies, promotes facts on viral Instagram account, CNN, the 'Daily Show'

    Minn. Supreme Court sends PolyMet air permit for copper mine back to the Court of Appeals
    Duluth residents should be spared natural gas bill spike
    Pipeline workers among those arrested in sex trafficking sting

    Celebs

    Lady Gaga sings the national anthem during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021.

    Lady Gaga's dog walker shot, French bulldogs stolen in LA

    David Foster and Katharine McPhee welcome a baby boy
    'Grown-ish' star Yara Shahidi: 'It's important to smash all hierarchy'
    Twitter to let users charge followers to see premium posts

    Inspired

    Hennepin History Museum curator Alyssa Thiede researched and organized the “Local Heroes” exhibit that showcases health care pioneers who shaped m

    New Hennepin History Museum exhibit honors health care workers of another era

    In Brooklyn Center, a rare hospice center for children brings families together for kinship and compassion
    Estonians erect statue and give home to beloved stray dog
    Lost in Antarctica, a wallet is returned 53 years later (memories included)

    More Stories

    Gameday preview: Wild vs. Los Angeles

    The Wild, winners of four consecutive games, faces a sizzling Kings team, winner of six straight — tied for the longest such streak in the NHL this season.


    Wild pours it on Colorado 6-2, wins fourth in row on the road

    The Wild wrapped up its longest road trip of the season with a continued show of skill. Minnesota picked up eight of a possible 10 points on the trip.


    Wild-Colorado game recap

    A look back at Wednesday night's game.


    Wild's Hartman standing out as a playmaking center

    Switched from playing wing, Ryan Hartman scored on Wednesday vs. Colorado and has four assists since moving to center.


    Kahkonen starts again as Wild ends road trip tonight against Avalanche

    Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen has a .930 save percentage and 1.82 goals-against average in five road starts, and is keeping veteran Cam Talbot on the bench.


    Sections
    • Home
    • Local
    • Sports
    • Business
    • Opinion
    • Variety
    • Weather
    • Politics
    • Nation
    • World
    • Obituaries
    • Sports Scores
    • Health HighlightsSponsored content from Mayo Clinic
    Marketplace
    • Classifieds
    • Jobs
    • Autos
    • Homes
    Popular
    • Coronavirus
    • Celebs
    • Eat & Drink
    • Home & Garden
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Comics
    • Games
    • Horoscopes
    • Podcasts
    • Gophers
    • High Schools
    • Loons
    • Lynx
    • Puck Drop
    • Twins
    • Wild
    • Wolves
    • Vikings
    • © 2021 Star Tribune
    • Menu
    • View desktop site