Each year, 32 teams battle with a single goal in mind: to hoist the legendary <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/stanley-cup">Stanley Cup</a>. For some franchises, this glory is already part of their history; for others, it remains an elusive dream, an obsession they chase season after season.



From longtime <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nhl">NHL</a> contenders like the Canucks and Sabres, who have come close but never crossed the finish line, to younger teams like the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild, still searching for their breakthrough moment.



Loyal fans, heartbreak and the eternal hope that “this is the year” define the journey of these franchises still hungry for history. Who will be the next to break the curse and finally etch their name on hockey’s most coveted trophy?



<h2>Which NHL teams have never won a Stanley Cup?</h2>



<h3>Buffalo Sabres</h3>



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Established in 1970, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/buffalo-sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a> have experienced moments of promise but have yet to secure the coveted Stanley Cup. The franchise’s most notable near-miss occurred in 1999 when they reached the Stanley Cup Final, only to be defeated by the Dallas Stars in a controversial series. 



Despite passionate fan support and periods of competitive play, the Sabres have faced challenges in maintaining consistent postseason success. Notably, the team has endured a prolonged playoff drought, failing to qualify for the postseason since the 2010-2011 season.



<h3>Minnesota Wild</h3>



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The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/minnesota-wild">Minnesota Wild</a>, established in 2000, have been on a quest to bring the Stanley Cup to the “State of Hockey”. The franchise’s deepest playoff run came in 2003 when they reached the Western Conference Finals, ultimately falling to the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. 



Since then, the Wild have been regular playoff contenders but have struggled to advance beyond the early rounds. The team’s passionate fan base continues to support their pursuit of a championship.



<h3>Nashville Predators</h3>



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Since their inception in 1998, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nashville-predators">Nashville Predators</a> have steadily built a reputation as a formidable team. The pinnacle of their success came in the 2016-2017 season when they advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time, ultimately losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins. 



The Predators have consistently qualified for the playoffs in recent years, showcasing strong defensive play and a dedicated fan base, but the elusive Stanley Cup remains out of reach.



<h3>Columbus Blue Jackets</h3>



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Entering the league in 2000, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/columbus-blue-jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a> have faced challenges in establishing themselves as perennial contenders. The franchise secured its first playoff series victory in 2019 with a stunning sweep of the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning in the First Round. 



Despite this historic achievement, the Blue Jackets have yet to progress beyond the Second Round of the playoffs. The team continues to develop its roster with the hope of achieving deeper postseason success.



<h3>San Jose Sharks</h3>



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Founded in 1991, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/san-jose-sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> have been a consistent presence in the playoffs, earning a reputation for regular-season success. The franchise’s most significant postseason achievement occurred in 2016 when they reached the Stanley Cup Final but were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins. 



Despite multiple deep playoff runs, including appearances in the Western Conference Finals, the Sharks have been unable to capture the championship, leaving a void in an otherwise impressive record.



<h3>Winnipeg Jets</h3>



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The current <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/winnipeg-jets">Winnipeg Jets</a> franchise originated as the Atlanta Thrashers in 1999 before relocating to Winnipeg in 2011. Since their move, the Jets have revitalized the city’s passionate fan base. 



In the 2017-2018 season, they reached the Western Conference Finals but were eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights. With a core of talented players, the Jets aspire to bring the first Stanley Cup championship to Winnipeg.



<h3>Ottawa Senators</h3>



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The current incarnation of the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/ottawa-senators">Ottawa Senators</a> joined the NHL in 1992, carrying the name of a historic franchise that won multiple championships in the early 20th century. In 2007, the Senators reached the Stanley Cup Finals, facing off against the Anaheim Ducks. 



Despite a valiant effort, they were defeated in five games. Since then, the team has experienced fluctuations in performance but remains committed to its mission of bringing the championship back to Canada’s capital.

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The game between the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/minnesota-wild">Minnesota Wild</a> and Ottawa Senators, which ended in a 6-0 victory in favor of coach Travis Green’s team, was marked by a strong foul by forward Ryan Hartman in the second period, causing a harsh sanction by the NHL‘s Department of Player Safety.



This is not the first time Hartman has ended up suspended in his 13-year <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nhl">NHL</a> career, which has already fined him seven times. His previous suspension was imposed last season following a game against the Vegas Golden Knights in April 2024.



The NHL confirmed that it is suspending forward Ryan Hartman for violent conduct on <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/ottawa-senators">Senators</a> player Tim Stützle. The action had occurred on February 1, 2025, during a game between Minnesota and Ottawa, in which the 30-year-old forward had been ejected.



<h2>What will be the sanction imposed on Hartman?</h2>



In the second period, Hartman grabbed Stützle by the back of the neck and pushed him to the ice, causing an injury to Stützle’s face that required stitches. As a result, Hartman was suspended for 10 games without pay, resulting in a loss of $487,804.90 that will go to the Emergency Player Assistance Fund.



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<h2>Hartman’s recent suspension record</h2>



“Hartman maintains that he is attempting to use his hand to regain his balance by leaning on Stutzle and that his fall to the ice was accidental,” a player safety official said in a video explaining the decision. This is Hartman’s fourth suspension since April 2023, meaning the forward has an extensive record of penalties imposed by the NHL.


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<h2>Hartman’s performance in the 2024-25 NHL season</h2>



Hartman has seven goals and 10 assists, having contributed 17 points in 48 games in his sixth season with the Wild. Minnesota will lose an important offensive player for 10 games, a significant absence. The 30-year-old veteran will return for the final regular season contests.

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It’s truly the end of an era. After an outstanding 21-year career in the NHL, Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is retiring at the end of the 2024-25 campaign. Fleury, who established a very close friendship with Pittsburgh Penguins star <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/sidney-crosby">Sidney Crosby</a>, has provided the league with outstanding saves night in and night out. Ahead of the last games of his career, Fleury dropped a definite statement on his decision to retire.



Fleury was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the first overall selection in the 2003 <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nhl">NHL</a> entry Draft. As with any No. 1 pick, the bar was set extremely high for Fleury, yet he surpassed it shortly thereafter. Fleury became only the fourth goalie to play in 1,000+ games in the league.



Up until today’s date, Fleury has appeared in 1,039 games, registering 570 wins, and 75 shutouts. Fluery’s accolades include three Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009, 2016, and 2017. During his 13 years in Steel City, Fleury and Crosby became very close friends, and have stayed in touch since Fleury left <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/pittsburgh-penguins">Pittsburgh</a> after being claimed by the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2017 Expansion Draft. As a Golden Knight, Fleury won his single Vezina Trophy during the 2020-21 season.



Whenever Crosby’s Penguins and Fleury’s teams met, the two would play pranks on each other and reminisce about their glory days with the Black and Gold. Their great relationship fueled hopes of a reunion in Pittsburgh for one last run together. However, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/minnesota-wild">Wild</a> have made it clear they are not interested in trading ‘Flower,’ as they gear up—hopefully—for a deep playoff run. 



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Meanwhile Fleury has issued a definite statement about his decision to retire at the end of the current season.


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“No chance,” Fleury sentenced, when asked if he’d consider playing another season, per Michael Russo of The Athletic. “I can’t be doing this every year, ‘Oh, one more, one more.‘”



<h2>Last shot</h2>



Fleury made a decision coming into this season and has no intention of backtracking on his words. Thus, Fleury is riding out his final NHL season, and with it his last shot at a fourth Stanley Cup, at least as a goalie. 



Fleury’s current team, the Minnesota Wild, is counting on him to rediscover his postseason magic and help them capture their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. For the organization in the State of Hockey, it’s a long-overdue achievement. It’s one of life’s ironic contradictions that a team from Minnesota has never hoisted Lord Stanley.



<h2>High hopes in the Land of 10,000 Lakes</h2>



Though Fleury serves as the second goalie for the Wild, behind Filip Gustavsson who is putting sensational numbers, his time may come at a pivotal moment to lead the team. Gustavsson registers the NHL’s sixth-best save percentage between goaltenders with at least ten games played. Moreover, Gustavsson recorded three shutouts throughout the campaign.



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The Wild currently sit in second place in the Central Division, behind the Winnipeg Jets. With 58 points in 44 games, Minnesota is 11 points clear the first team out in the Western Conference, and looking like a lock to make the Playoffs.


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However, the bigger question surrounding the team is whether they can finally lay their postseason ghosts to rest. The Wild hasn’t won a playoff series since the 2014-15 season and hasn’t advanced past the second round since the 2002-03 campaign—one year before Fleury entered the league.

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Kirill Kaprizov has two years left on the five-year $45 million contract he signed in September 2021. However, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/minnesota-wild">Minnesota Wild</a> intend to secure their superstar for many more years before his value continues to skyrocket. The Wild owner Craig Leipold issued a blunt admission on the team’s desire to extend Kaprizov’s contract.



Minnesota has been phenomenal to start the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nhl">NHL</a> season. The Wild is tied for the lead in the Central Division with the Winnipeg Jets and it’s looking like this may finally be the year in the ‘Land of the 10,000 lakes’. 



Minnesota is the State of Hockey for a reason, though the Stanley Cup hasn’t been hoisted by the Wild, the team is putting on quite the spectacle on the ice. Minnesota is playing fundamentally sound hockey, allowing the least goals in the league.



As the Wild continue their impressive form, fueled by Kaprizov’s stellar season, franchise owner Craig Leipold made it clear where he stands on extending the team’s best player.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><figure class="image"><img loading="lazy" width="1024" height="576" src="https://ds-images.bolavip.com/news/image?src=https://images.bolavip.com/webp/en/full/BUS_20241211_BUS_291061_Minnesota-Wild-left-wing-Kirill-Kaprizov-97-skates-during-a-time-out-during-the-San-Jose-Sharks-ga-1024x576_72b2d486.webp&amp;width=1024&amp;height=576" alt="Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov (97) skates during a time out during the San Jose Sharks game versus the Minnesota Wild on March 31, 2021, at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, CA." class="wp-image-291084" srcset="https://images.futbolsites.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/11175005/Minnesota-Wild-left-wing-Kirill-Kaprizov-97-skates-during-a-time-out-during-the-San-Jose-Sharks-ga-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://images.futbolsites.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/11175005/Minnesota-Wild-left-wing-Kirill-Kaprizov-97-skates-during-a-time-out-during-the-San-Jose-Sharks-ga-300x169.jpg 300w, https://images.futbolsites.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/11175005/Minnesota-Wild-left-wing-Kirill-Kaprizov-97-skates-during-a-time-out-during-the-San-Jose-Sharks-ga-768x432.jpg 768w, https://images.futbolsites.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/11175005/Minnesota-Wild-left-wing-Kirill-Kaprizov-97-skates-during-a-time-out-during-the-San-Jose-Sharks-ga-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://images.futbolsites.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/11175005/Minnesota-Wild-left-wing-Kirill-Kaprizov-97-skates-during-a-time-out-during-the-San-Jose-Sharks-ga-740x416.jpg 740w, https://images.futbolsites.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/11175005/Minnesota-Wild-left-wing-Kirill-Kaprizov-97-skates-during-a-time-out-during-the-San-Jose-Sharks-ga-490x275.jpg 490w, https://images.futbolsites.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/11175005/Minnesota-Wild-left-wing-Kirill-Kaprizov-97-skates-during-a-time-out-during-the-San-Jose-Sharks-ga-250x140.jpg 250w, https://images.futbolsites.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/11175005/Minnesota-Wild-left-wing-Kirill-Kaprizov-97-skates-during-a-time-out-during-the-San-Jose-Sharks-ga.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"></figure><figcaption>Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov (97) skates during a time out during the San Jose Sharks game versus the Minnesota Wild on March 31, 2021, at SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, CA. </figcaption></figure>



“It’s a priority. There’s no doubt,” Leipold stated, via NHL.com. “We want Kirill. He’s a big part of our future. We know that. Billy has already been thinking about it. How do we go about this? We’ve got to figure out exactly what the cap’s going to be. It’s an important part of our strategic plan to get him signed for as long as we can.”


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<h2>Kirill the Thrill, MVP season</h2>



Kaprizov is putting on a sensational campaign in his fifth year in the NHL. After surpassing the 100-point mark in the 2021-22 season, Kaprizov had failed to reach that milestone the following years. However, he is firing in all cylinders now.



Through 27 games, the Wild’s star tallies 18 goals and 25 assists (43 points). Kaprizov is second for most points among all skaters in the league. He only trails Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon who amasses 46 points in the season. 



Kaprizov has definitely earned his name in the Hart Trophy consideration, although there is still a long season ahead. Leipold undoubtedly believes Kaprizov belongs on that table, but he’s careful not to say it outright—lest the price tag keeps climbing.



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“Kirill Kaprizov is having a dynamite year,” Leipold stated. “I think now everyone in the NHL is seeing what we’ve been seeing all along. I don’t know if I would pitch for it, because the price goes up. I say that with humor. But he’s an amazing player.“

NHL News: Wild owner Craig Leipold makes strong admission on star Kirill Kaprizov's future

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Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild meet in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. This game will take place at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. The home team does not want to give in to the visitors, but anything could happen in the third game. Here is all the detailed information about this NHL game including the date, time, TV Channel, Live Stream and location.
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The Stars could hardly do any damage during the second game of the series, they won that game 7-3, but after that victory the series turned in Minnesota’s favor with a recent victory during the third game by 5-1.
Minnesota won the first playoff game against Dallas in what was a tight game that ended with two overtimes. So far that was the longest game of the series, 4 hours and 10 minutes.
<h2>When will Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild be played?</h2>
Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild play for the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs today, April 23 at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. The visitors are willing to do anything to win and tie the series.
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ET: 3:30 PM CT: 2:30 PM MT: 1:30 AM PT: 12:30 AM
<h2>How to watch Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild in the US</h2>
This game for the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul on Sunday, April 23, will be broadcast in the US by <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/StreamTV/?irad=387694&amp;irmp=3119684" rel="sponsored, nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fubo (7-day free trial)</a> and other options to watch this game in the US are Bally Sports Southwest, Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Oklahoma, Bally Sports Wisconsin, Bally Sports New Orleans.

Watch Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild online free in the US today: TV Channel and Live Streaming

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Having taken seven straight on home ice, the Minnesota Wild host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.Minnesota secured a 4-1 victory at home its last time out on March 29 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Frederick Gaudreau (two assists) and Joel Eriksson Ek (two assists) each had two points for the Wild.Pittsburgh lost 3-2 at home against the New York Rangers in its most recent game on March 29. Kris Letang had two points (two assists) in that outing for the Penguins.<h2>What time is the Wild vs. Penguins?</h2><ul><li>Game Day: Thursday, March 31, 2022</li><li>Arena: Xcel Energy Center</li><li>TV: ATT Sportsnet Pittsburgh</li><li>Live Stream: <a rel='sponsored' href="https:\/\/www.fubo.tv/lp/nhl/?irmp=3119684&irad=409363&sharedid=USA-BolaVIP-Match-NHL-Pittsburgh_Penguins_at_Minnesota_Wild-DS">Watch online with fuboTV!</a></li></ul><h2>Key Players for the Wild</h2><ul><li>Kirill Kaprizov has been vital to Minnesota this season, with 82 points in 64 games.</li><li>Mats Zuccarello is another of Minnesota's most productive contributors through 57 games, with 19 goals and 48 assists.</li><li>Kevin Fiala has scored 23 goals and added 37 assists through 65 games for Minnesota.</li><li>Marc-Andre Fleury has conceded 132 goals (2.9 goals against average) and recorded 1324 saves with a .909 save percentage (25th in the league).</li></ul><h2>Key Players for Penguins</h2><ul><li>Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby has recorded 45 assists and 25 goals in 56 games, good for 70 points.</li><li>Jake Guentzel's 65 points this season, including 31 goals and 34 assists, make him one of the top offensive threats for Pittsburgh.</li><li>Letang has seven goals and 51 assists, for a season point total of 58.</li><li>Pittsburgh's Tristan Jarry is 33-14-6 this season, compiling 1416 saves and permitting 121 goals (2.3 goals against average) with a .921 save percentage (seventh-best in the league).</li></ul><h2>Wild vs. Penguins Key Stats & Odds</h2><ul><li>The Wild's 236 total goals (3.6 per game) make them the fourth-best scoring team in the league.</li><li>The Wild rank 16th in goals against, giving up 199 total goals (3.1 per game) in league play.</li><li>Their goal differential (+37) makes them eighth-best in the league.</li><li>The 40 power-play goals the Wild have put up this season (on 195 power-play chances) rank 18th in the NHL.</li></ul><ul><li>With 224 goals (3.3 per game), the Penguins have the league's eighth-best offense.</li><li>The Penguins concede 2.6 goals per game (176 in total), the fourth-fewest in the NHL.</li><li>Their +48 goal differential is fifth-best in the league.</li><li>The Penguins have 47 power-play goals (eighth-most in NHL) on 212 chances.</li></ul><ul><li>Wild odds: -133</li><li>Penguins odds: +111</li></ul>To watch this game live from the United States, tune in to <a rel='sponsored' href="https:\/\/www.fubo.tv/lp/nhl/?irmp=3119684&irad=409363&sharedid=USA-BolaVIP-Match-NHL-Pittsburgh_Penguins_at_Minnesota_Wild-DS">fuboTV (7 Day Free Trial Streaming).</a>

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Find out how to watch the hockey matchup between Wild and Penguins on March 31, including streaming TV options, game time, odds and more.

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