Forward Matt Boldy has signed a seven-year, $49 million contract extension with the Minnesota Wild through the 2029-30 season, the team announced on Monday.

Boldy was in the last season of his entry-level contract.

The New York Rangers traded enforcer Ryan Reaves to the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday for a 2025 fifth-round pick.

Reaves had been a healthy scratch for eight of the past 12 games for the Rangers. He gives struggling Minnesota some extra muscle and a veteran presence.

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid, New Jersey Devils left wing Jesper Bratt and Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending Oct. 30.
 

Devan Dubnyk announced his retirement from the NHL on Saturday after 12 seasons.

The 36-year-old goalie last played in 2020-21, when he went 6-11-2 with a 3.20 goals-against average and .895 save percentage in 22 games (18 starts) for the San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche.

The Anaheim Ducks acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday in a trade for future considerations.

The 31-year-old Kulikov had seven goals and 17 assists with a plus-23 rating over 80 games last season for the Wild, who signed the Russian defenseman to a two-year contract as a free agent last summer.

The Minnesota Wild signed former Anaheim Ducks center Sam Steel to a one-year, $825,000 contract on Tuesday, adding depth at a vital position.

The 24-year-old Steel played in a career-most 68 games for the Ducks last season, collecting six goals, 14 assists and a career-high 27 blocked shots.

Milwaukee will host an NHL game for the first time in more than three decades when the Chicago Blackhawks face the Minnesota Wild at Fiserv Forum, the home of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks.

The Oct. 2 preseason matchup marks the first NHL game at Milwaukee since 1993.

The Minnesota Wild traded goaltender Cam Talbot to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday for goaltender Filip Gustavsson, days after tensions between Talbot and the Wild came to the surface at the NHL Draft.

Marc-Andre Fleury is returning to the Minnesota Wild, on a two-year, $7 million contract extension announced by the club on Thursday.

The 37-year-old Fleury is signed through the 2023-24 season. His new deal also includes a full no-movement clause.

The Minnesota Wild re-signed defenseman Jacob Middleton to a three-year, $7.35 million contract Wednesday.

The 26-year-old Canadian split last season between San Jose and Minnesota, joining the Wild on March 21 in a trade for goalie Kaapo Kahkonen and a fifth-round selection this year.