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.

The Minnesota Wild expect star winger Kirill Kaprizov and top center Joel Eriksson Ek to return before the end of the regular season, general manager Bill Guerin told reporters before Sunday's game against the Boston Bruins at the X in St. Paul, Minn.

The Minnesota Wild (34-19-4) will be monitoring three players on the injury report, including Kirill Kaprizov, heading into their Tuesday, February 25 game against the Detroit Red Wings (29-22-6) at Xcel Energy Center.

When I refreshed my web browser this morning and saw Michael Russo’s report that Joel Eriksson Ek has joined Kirill Kaprizov in the dreaded purgatory that is the Minnesota Wild’s injured reserve list these days,

The Minnesota Wild and Detroit Red Wings faced off for the second time in three days on Tuesday, Feb. 25, this time in St. Paul, MN. The first was held in Detroit, and the Wild fought back to take that win after dropping behind early.

The Minnesota Wild played host to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday evening, Feb. 25, after just seeing them on the road on Saturday, Feb. 22. The Wild were behind early in that game but mounted a comeback to take the win.

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The Detroit Red Wings will be without two key centers when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Andrew Copp and Michael Rasmussen will not make the trip because of injuries,

The Minnesota Wild should acquire a top-six forward at the March 7 trade deadline. The Wild have dealt with myriad injuries this year, including recently placing Kirill Kaprizov on Long-Term Injured Reserved (LTIR).

Puck drop for the season series finale between Detroit (29-22-6; 64 points) and Minnesota (34-19-4; 72 points) is set for 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT, with broadcast coverage on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit and the Red Wings Radio Network (97.1 The Ticket in Detroit).

Ahead of the evening's game in St. Paul between the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild, Tuesday morning made it the Wild's turn to receive some un-welcome injury news.