The Minnesota Wild (16-15-4) entered the three-day holiday break with three straight wins and six victories in their past seven games. The Wild extended their win streak to four games in a dominant 6-3 decision over the Detroit Red Wings at home on Wednesday in their first game after the break.
But the Wild, who are 11-5 under coach John Hynes, lost 4-2 and 3-2 to the Winnipeg Jets in a home-and-home series this weekend to close out the 2023 calendar year. The Wild hope to get back on track this week when they face the Calgary Flames on Tuesday and Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday at home.
Here are the Wild's top-five scoring leaders through 35 games:
Goals: Joel Eriksson Ek (15), Kirill Kaprizov (13), Marco Rossi (11), Ryan Hartman (11) and Matt Boldy (11).
Assists: Mats Zuccarello (22), Kaprizov (21), Marcus Johansson (16), Brock Faber (14) and Rossi (11)
Points: Kaprizov (34), Zuccarello (28), Eriksson Ek (25), Rossi (22) & Boldy (21).
Here's the most important news you may have missed from this past week:
• Dec. 31 — Three takeaways from Wild's 3-2 loss to the Jets. Read more here
• Dec. 31 — Jets spoil Fleury's big night as Wild fall 3-2. Read more here
• Dec. 31 — Marc-Andre Fleury set to play 1,000th game. Read more here
• Dec. 30 — Wild's four-game win streak ends in 4-2 road loss to the Jets in Winnipeg. Read more here
• Dec. 30 — Wild loose Filip Gustavsson, Kaprizov to injuries in loss to the Jets. Read more here
• Dec. 28 — Iowa Wild hire Cody Franson as assistant coach. Read more here
• Dec. 27 — Wild's second line shines in 6-3 victory over Detroit. Read more here
• Dec. 27 — Wild continue hot streak under John Hynes with a 6-3 win over Detroit. Read more here
• Dec. 27 — Wild look to continue success this week after three-day holiday break. Read more here
• Dec. 27 — Ryan Hartman returns to the lineup after missing two games due to injury. Read more here