The Minnesota Wild (10-12-4) went 2-2-0 and earned four out of a possible eight points on their four-game road trip this past week in Canada and Seattle.
The Wild have improved to 5-2-0 under head coach John Hynes.
The Wild started the week with a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday but lost 2-0 to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday and 4-3 to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. The Wild finished the road trip last night on a positive note with a 3-0 shutout win over the Seattle Kraken, which has the Wild four points shy of the Arizona Coyotes in the second wild card spot in the West.
The Wild have three days off before Thursday's home game against the Calgary Flames.
Here are the Wild's top-five scoring leaders through 26 games:
Goals: Joel Eriksson Ek (14), Marco Rossi (9), Kirill Kaprizov (8), Ryan Hartman (7) and Matt Boldy (7).
Assists: Zuccarello (22), Kaprizov (16), Brock Faber (11), Marcus Johansson (10) and Boldy (9)
Points: Zuccarello (28), Kaprizov (24), Eriksson Ek (21), Rossi (16) and Boldy (16)
Here's the most important news you may have missed from this past week:
• Dec. 10 — Wild earn 3-0 road victory over Kraken, end two-game skid. Read more here
• Dec. 10 — Lineup changes in Seattle as Wild look to snap two-game skid. Read more here
• Dec. 8 — Wild fall 4-3 to Oilers for second straight loss on the road. Read more here
• Dec. 8 — Jonas Brodin doesn't return to game after taking a hard hit from Evander Kane. Read more here
• Dec. 8 — Wild fall 2-0 to Casey DeSmith and the Canucks. Read more here
• Dec. 6 — Wild's fast starts have been key in latest winning streak. Read more here
• Dec. 6 — Wild extend winning streak to four under John Hynes. Read more here
• Dec. 5 — Wild prospect Charlie Stramel not invited to 2024 U.S. National World Juniors team. Read more here
• Dec. 5 — 'A good test for us': Wild enter road trip with confidence. Read more here
• Dec. 5 — Wild prospect Jesper Wallstedt continues strong start, selected as the AHL's Player of the Week. Read more here
• Dec. 4 — Former Wild forward signs three-year extension in Winnipeg. Read more here
• Dec. 4 — Wild 'optimistic' about Zach Bogosian, Jared Spurgeon is 'good' to go. Read more here
• Dec. 4 — Wild recall Dakota Mermis, reassign Vinni Lettieri to AHL Iowa. Read more here