The Minnesota Wild have introduced John Hynes as their new head coach after dismissing Dean Evason and assistant Bob Woods. Hynes' coaching debut resulted in a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, ending the team's seven-game losing streak. The Wild continued their winning streak with a 6-1 victory over the Nashville Predators under Hynes' leadership. Hynes' impact has been notable, with players like Connor Dewar and Marco Rossi delivering standout performances. The team has shown significant improvement under Hynes, winning three consecutive games and allowing just one goal in each game.
And the #mnwild remain undefeated under new HC John Hynes. That's three straight in the win column, the Wild allowing just 1 goal in each of those games (13 GF, 3GA). Load'em up.
Not a great power play for the #MNWild there. Still 3-0 at 7:02 of second period.
#MNWild go into first intermission with a 3-0 lead. As or more important, Jared Spurgeon returned to the ice after appearing to hyperextend his left knee. #MNWild are 1-0 on PK and PP with 15 SOG, #Blackhawks 11 SOG
#mnwild up 3-0 after first period. Second game in a row they scored three in first period. Spurgeon makes his comeback from injury. Rossi with two goals.
Second consecutive 3-goal first period for the #mnwild
Now 3-0 #mnwild on Mats Zuccarello's sixth goal of the season. He one-times in a Kirill Kaprizov pass.
Marco Rossi with his second of the game on the power play. 2-0 #mnwild
Marco Rossi, second goal of the game. #mnwild up 2-0
Another early first goal for #mnwild, this one for Marco Rossi who effortlessly tips a Brock Faber shot in. 1-0, 2:11 into the thing.
John Hynes’ former players dish on what to expect from the new Wild coach: ‘He’ll get everything out of you’ - The Athletic By @JoeSmithNHL https://t.co/eu7EsxHLgD
After getting fired by #preds, John Hynes didn’t want next job to be a “rinse and repeat.” So he reached out to former players + his GMs for feedback. “Some hard-hitting answers.” Inside Hynes’s crazy week + how #mnwild look “completely different.” https://t.co/OFREPMYpAZ
#MNWild dismantle Nashville, Connor Dewar's fourth goal called back on challenge. "It will haunt me forever, the center deadpanned. Wild are 2-0 under John Hynes. https://t.co/3PldIGrmxV
Early takeaways from #mnwild 6-1 win over #preds https://t.co/bYaCU7BYZt
Connor Dewar gets the 40th hat trick in #mnwild history, 13 players get a point and Wild have won 2 in a row in regulation for the first time. John Hynes 2-0 and returns to Nashville for a W
#mnwild with a convincing, impressive 6-1 win over the red-hot #preds, who had won six straight. John Hynes 2-0
Connor Dewar has four goals. 7-1 #mnwild
Connor Dewar has four goals. #MNWild
Hat trick & 4-point night for Connor Dewar. 6-1, Minnesota
Connor Dewar with the hat trick. #mnwild up 6-1
Wild were 1-7-3 in their last 11 at Nashville. John Hynes has seen the opposite side of this. Wild on way to first regulation win streak this season
John Hynes has coached up these Wild!
So it's not going well for the #Preds right now ... Six in a row before tonight, but John Hynes' Minnesota Wild have grabbed a 3-0 lead with 5:28 left in the first period.
Just like last game, the #mnwild deny an early power play and then score shortly after: This time, Connor Dewar with the tally for the 1-0 lead vs. Nashville.
John Hynes' whirlwind 24 hours results in first win with Wild: 'They made it easy on the coach' On Matt Boldy’s big game, Freddy Gaudreau’s relief and a big W for the #mnwild and their new bench boss https://t.co/t8aOFxz4TE
#MNWild having a big, hands-on practice this morning, their first, with new coach John Hynes.
John Hynes' whirlwind 24 hours results in first win with Wild: 'They made it easy on the coach' https://t.co/t8aOFxz4TE
John Hynes' whirlwind 24 hours results in first win with #mnwild: 'They made it easy on the coach' On what it was like to get behind a bench again, how well the Wild played, especially guys like Matt Boldy My “gamer” https://t.co/t8aOFxz4TE
Matt Boldy scores, John Hynes wins in Wild coaching debut: Key takeaways in win over Blues - The Athletic https://t.co/oAcvOVU6N3
#mnwild coaches 3-4 in their first games (Hynes, Torchetti, Yeo)
For the first time in three weeks, the #mnwild win, 3-1 over the Blues, to snap their seven-game losing streak. John Hynes is only the third coach in Wild history to win his first game behind the bench.
The #MNWild deliver a win in John Hynes' debut behind the bench as head coach -- beating #stlblues 3-1 to end a seven-game losing streak.
#MNWild just put on something of a clinic power play, but didn't score. They're dominating the second period early but it's still 2-1 MN at 6:38.
In case you're wondering, this is the third time, in 20 games, the #MNWild have led heading into the first intermission. They're 2-0 in the other two games.
That's Zuccarello's 17th assist, Eriksson Ek's 11th goal. Both team-highs. #mnwild
Underway in St. Paul for John Hynes' #mnwild coaching debut
Your new #mnwild head coach John Hynes https://t.co/VcZw0bu5X8
Bill Guerin introducing new #mnwild coach John Hynes https://t.co/h8zsDmSkoP
#mnwild will introduce new coach John Hynes this morning after dismissing Dean Evason and assistant Bob Woods yesterday. How did the team get to this point? Story: https://t.co/qoCj52fMYh