Nate Prosser

Former Sioux Falls Stampede star Nate Prosser is one of eight defensemen to make the Minnesota Wild's regular season roster. The Wild also placed center Cody Almond and left wing Stephane Veilleux on waivers and right wing Justin Fontaine on injured reserve.

The Minnesota Wild have claimed former Sioux Falls Stampede defenseman Nate Prosser off waivers from St. Louis.

Andy Greene scored from in close 2 minutes into overtime and the New Jersey Devils snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Zach Parise's first game back in New Jersey against his former teammates.

There was plenty of post-Olympic rust to go around, but none seemed to stick to Darcy Kuemper. Kuemper made 21 saves to earn his second career shutout as the Minnesota Wild returned from the Olympic break on a winning note, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 Thursday night.

The Minnesota Wild are finding a way to win without injured stars Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu. Former Sioux Falls Stampede defenseman Nate Prosser scored his third career goal at 2:42 of overtime, lifting the Wild over the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday night.

Jason Pominville had a goal and an assist, former Sioux Falls Stampede defenseman Nate Prosser scored for the first time in 68 games, and the Minnesota Wild beat the new-look Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Thursday night.

Ryan O’Reilly scored twice, including the game-winner with 7:16 to play, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 Saturday night. Charlie Coyle had his first career two-goal game for Minnesota, which lost for the first time in five games.

Nicklas Backstrom scored the only goal in a shootout, and the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.

The Minnesota Wild have agreed to terms on one-year, two-way contracts with free agent defensemen Jonathon Blum and Jon Landry.

Nine former Sioux Falls Stampede players were on NHL opening day rosters when the league officially kicked off the 2012-13 season Saturday afternoon.