Coming off one of their most exciting wins of the season Saturday afternoon in Detroit, the Minnesota Wild are officially in the stretch drive with the March 7 trade deadline right around the corner and 25 games left in their season — 15 of which come at home.

Hartman and Hinostroza have been friends since they were 8 years old: "We both went our own ways for a while, and now we’re back together."

Hinostroza scored a power-play goal on five shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Red Wings.

You’ve probably seen the “Not Weird. Wild.” commercials. Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello ride a tandem bicycle and eat PB&Js. The pillow fight in Matt Boldy’s hotel room. Brock Faber’s mother reminds him to wear his glasses as he waits for the Gus Bus.

He goes to the hard areas of the ice,” Wild coach John Hynes said in praise of Hinostroza after the game. “He’s a competitive kid all over the ice.”

Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov, center, has been out for more than a month with no confirmed return in sight. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

SEATTLE — There were no “proud parent” social media posts the first time Ryan Hartman and Vinnie Hinostroza played hockey together. Not that their parents weren’t delighted by their on-ice success playing for a Chicago-area mite team when both were 8 years old. It’s just that social media wasn’t what it is now 22 years ago.

How is Kirill Kaprizov’s recovery from surgery coming along? As Elton John once sang, “It’s gonna be a long, long time.” Or at least longer than the Wild had hoped. That was the official ...

Eriksson Ek returned unscathed from the 4 Nations Face-Off, where he had a goal and an assist in three games for Team Sweden, and played in Saturday’s overtime win at Detroit. But his lower-body injury came to light following the Wild’s Monday morning practice at TRIA Rink.