The injury-riddled Minnesota Wild are on the west coast for a short weekend road trip where they will be absent Kirill Kaprizov, Jonas Brodin and Brock Faber.

The Minnesota Wild were feeling good tonight, entering their 41st game of the season vs the St. Louis Blues. Jake Middleton, who has been one of the best defensemen on the roster all season, returned to the lineup,

The Minnesota Wild open the second half of their season Thursday banged up, but winning anyway. The big picture: Despite a revolving door of injuries to key players in December, Minnesota kept pace with the league's best.

The Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues met for the third time this season and the first time in St. Paul on Tuesday evening, Jan. 7. The Wild had a boost to their lineup once again as Jake Middleton rejoined the roster after missing the past 11 games but they were still without Kirill Kaprizov,