The Minnesota Wild are not expected to be active at the NHL Trade Deadline, but that also means Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek are both expected back.

DETROIT — While many of his players jetted off to Mexico, Florida or the Caribbean over the 4 Nations Face-Off, Minnesota Wild coach John Hynes was hard at work in Montreal and Boston, serving as a Team USA assistant coach, and therefore didn’t get any ...

Minnesota returns home to face Boston on Sunday lugging a three-game losing streak and dealing with a list of injured athletes.

Do me a favor. Take a quick minute and imagine what this weekend must feel like for fans of NHL teams currently toiling near the bottom of the standings. Imagine for a second the deflating feeling of turning the page from that exciting 4 Nations Tournament only to watch as your favorite team

NHL Trade Deadline is near —just a few days away, on Friday, Mar. 7—and the Minnesota Wild have already made what would be considered a small move around the NHL but big in terms of Minnesota.

The injury-thinned Minnesota Wild could use a boost in their push to return to the playoffs. Their margin for making it has slimmed down following a strong start.

The Minnesota Wild is on the road tonight for a game against the Seattle ... "We need Ryan to come back in and play really well for us," Wild head coach John Hynes said. "Obviously he’s had some time off. I do think he’s done a good job of putting ...

It was not a new issue for this Wild team, which jumped out to a stellar start to the season, and is still in a great position to make the playoffs for the first time under head coach John Hynes.

Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves for Boston (28-26-8), which won 3-2 at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday but has lost six of the past seven (1-4-2). David Pastrnak ’s 17-game point streak ended (33 points; 15 goals, 18 assists).

Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves for Boston (28-26-8), which was coming off a 3-2 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday but has lost six of its past seven (1-4-2). David Pastrnak had his 17-game point streak end (33 points; 15 goals, 18 assists).

Following Team USA’s overtime loss to Canada in Thursday night’s 4 Nations title game in Boston, Hynes — along with Wild defenseman ... like Mike Sullivan, John Tortorella and David Quinn ...