Overview
- Minnesota finished a perfect four-game homestand with a 5-0 win over Washington, as Vladimir Tarasenko had two goals and an assist and Danila Yurov recorded a goal and two primary assists.
- Defenseman Daemon Hunt exited Tuesday’s game with a lower-body injury, and the Wild were already without Jonas Brodin, Jake Middleton and Zach Bogosian.
- The Wild placed Brodin on injured reserve on Wednesday and recalled Carson Lambos from AHL Iowa to reinforce the blue line.
- Recent acquisition Quinn Hughes has points in both of his two games with Minnesota and sits at 25 points in 28 games this season between Vancouver and the Wild.
- Columbus ended a five-game skid with a 4-3 overtime win against Anaheim on Adam Fantilli’s winner for his 12th goal, while Werenski leads the club with 25 assists and 36 points and has six points over his last three games.