The Minnesota Wild are coming off their best week of the season so far and their first week under new head coach John Hynes, who replaced Dean Evason behind the bench last Monday.
The Wild received the "wake-up call" and responded with a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday at home in their first game under Hynes. It was the Wild's first win since Nov. 7, and it ended their seven-game losing streak.
The Wild followed that up with a 6-1 road win against the Nashville Predators on Thursday and a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at home on Sunday afternoon, which marked the first time this season they've won three in a row.
The Wild enter their four-game road trip this week with confidence and their longest win streak of the season. The Wild face the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, Edmonton Oilers on Friday and Seattle Kraken on Sunday.
Here are the Wild's top-five scoring leaders through 22 games:
Goals: Joel Eriksson Ek (11), Marco Rossi (8), Ryan Hartman (7), Kirill Kaprizov (7) and Mats Zuccarello (6).
Assists: Zuccarello (20), Kaprizov (14), Brock Faber (9), Pat Maroon (8) and Jonas Brodin (8).
Points: Zuccarello (26), Kaprizov (21), Eriksson Ek (18), Rossi (14), Maroon (11) and Hartman (11).
Here's the most important news you may have missed from this past week:
• Dec. 3 — Wild rookies outduel Bedard and the Blackhawks in 4-1 win over Chicago. Read more here
• Dec. 3 — Ryan Hartman back in the lineup following two-game suspension. Read more here
• Dec. 2 — Kaprizov and the Wild dodge a bullet from hit on Carrier. Read more here
• Nov. 30 — Wild cruise past red-hot Predators for 6-1 road win. Read more here
• Nov. 30 — 'He's going to give us everything we need': Wild get a new voice in coach John Hynes. Read more here
• Nov. 29 — 'Something had to change': Guerin breaks down coaching change. Read more here
• Nov. 29 — Practice Notebook: John Hynes' first practice as head coach. Read more here
• Nov. 29 — Matt Boldy needs to build on performance against Blues. Read more here
• Nov. 28 — Wild respond to wake-up call with 3-1 win over Blues. Read more here
• Nov. 28 — Wild snap seven game losing streak with a 3-1 win over St. Louis. Read more here
• Nov. 28 — 'It's tough to see people go': Captain Jared Spurgeon reacts to coaching change. Read more here
• Nov. 28 — Pat Dwyer joins Wild's coaching staff as an assistant. Read more here
• Nov. 28 — First game under John Hynes: Wild vs Blues. Read more here
• Nov. 28 — New coach John Hynes hopes to get best out of struggling players. Read more here
• Nov. 28 — Wild recall Vinni Lettieri from Iowa with Hartman suspended. Read more here
• Nov. 27 — Wild hire John Hynes as seventh coach in franchise history. Read more here
• Nov. 27 — Wild release Dean Evason of head coaching duties. Read more here
• Nov. 27 — Wild release Bob Woods of assistant coaching duties. Read more here