Finally some good news for the Minnesota Wild ahead of its game against the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight on the road.

Zach Bogosian, who has missed the last 16 games, has been activated off the Injured Reserve (IR). The veteran defenseman played the first five games of the season.

Bogosian, 35, was hurt for 16 games with a lower-body injury. He returns to the Wild lineup. Nico Sturm has also been activated.

Sturm, 30, signed a two-year deal with the Wild before the season but then got hurt in camp. He has missed the first 21 games of the season with a back injury.

It is huge to get Sturm back. The Wild are already without Ryan Hartman and Marco Rossi up the middle. Danila Yurov is the first-line center and Yakov Trenin had to play center last game.

David Jiricek is being sent down in the move as well. Sturm will not play against the Penguins but Bogosian will. The plan is for Sturm to play on Sunday but we will see how Saturday's practice goes.

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