Wild Place Star Winger Matt Boldy On The Injured Reserve Star winger Matt Boldy sidelined. The Wild face a tough road trip missing their goal-scoring leader, impacting their offense significantly. - Immediate Impact: Quinn Hughes' Start With The Wild Has Been Historically Fast.

The Sabres previously beat the Wild 3-2 in a shootout on Nov. 29. The Wild made one franchise-altering change since then, with the blockbuster acquisition of Quinn Hughes in December. The defenseman has 16 points (1+15) in 16 games since the trade.

Quinn Hughes scored in his Minnesota debut and the Wild beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 for their fourth straight win. Bill Guerin was wrist deep in a bowl of meatballs when he completed one of the biggest trades in Minnesota Wild history.

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After surviving, and thriving, on their longest road trip in franchise history, the Wild returned to Grand Casino Arena and posted a 0-2-1 record in a trio of home games.

Jesper Bratt and Ondrej Palat each scored twice and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 to snap a four-game skid.