High-scoring winger Mats Zuccarello has a nose for the net. Since Kirill Kaprizov's debut, the pair are one-two on the Wild in team scoring.

Bad news for the Minnesota Wild got worse over the weekend when Bill Guerin announced Kirill Kaprizov would miss more time than initially expected. Kaprizov is still leading the Wild with 52 points and was having a Hart Trophy-level campaign before injuries derailed his season.

It's been a tough stretch for Zuccarello, who has not recorded a point in eight games. The dip in production is alarming considering he's played top-line minutes with the Wild's best remaining forwards,

Earlier in the year and prior we’ve been great in limiting their chances, the opposite team good chances, and now it feels like we just open it up and just give them ice and time and stuff

Jonathan Drouin and Jack Drury scored 52 seconds apart in a three-goal second period and the Colorado Avalanche beat weary Minnesota 5-2 on Friday night to pull even with the third-place Wild in the Central Division.

Ross Colton posted two goals and an assist to help the Avalanche defeat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 at Ball Arena on Friday. Oliver Kylington added a pair of assists while Valeri Nichushkin, Jonathan Drouin and Jack Drury each scored for the Avs.

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The Wild have been the league's best road team for most of the season but have lost four of their last five away from home.

The Wild are bringing back a familiar face. The Wild traded for Nashville forward Gustav Nyquist on Saturday. Minnesota sent the Predators a 2026 second-round pick to complete the deal.

With the win, the Avs are knotted with the Wild in the Central Division at 72 points.

Buoyed by a dominant second period, the Avs defeated the Minnesota Wild, 5-2, on Friday night at Ball Arena. Ross Colton had two goals and a three-point night, while Oliver Kylington added two assists as the Avs got multiple goals from depth scorers for a second straight contest.

Like the assists that outnumber his goals, Mats Zuccarello is usually ... appear in as many games for the Wild as he did the Rangers, his legacy with Minnesota could outshine his tenure ...