The Minnesota Wild win their season opener. What's next? Listen in

Daniel Briere, Nino Niederreiter
Minnesota Wild's Nino Niederreiter, right, tries to keep Colorado Avalanche' s Daniel Briere at bay Thursday night.
Jim Mone/AP

The Minnesota Wild won their 2014 opener against the Colorado Avalanche 5-0 last night the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, about the game and the season ahead for the Wild. Click on the audio link above to hear their conversation.

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