Zuccarello notched an assist in Sunday's 1-0 win against Boston. Zuccarello provided a secondary helper on Frederick Gaudreau's game-winning tally in the second period. Overall, the 37-year-old Zuccarello has 25 assists,

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,

Jonas Brodin has missed 22 games. Eriksson Ek and Jared Spurgeon have missed 15. Mats Zuccarello, Jacob Middleton, and Marcus Johansson have also missed at least nine games due to injury.

Eriksson Ek, 28, has scored nine goals and 24 points in 42 games. He has missed 15 games this season due to four previous injuries.

Mats Zuccarello kisses Mathilda while his wife ... a stabilizer for a forward group that has also been without Joel Eriksson Ek, Ryan Hartman, Marcus Johansson, Jakub Lauko and Yakov Trenin.

Minnesota Wild first-line center Joel Eriksson Ek has been placed on injured reserve on with a lower-body injury. The team announced his status as week-to-week.

Center Joel Eriksson Ek, one of the team's best forwards ... Eriksson Ek and Jared Spurgeon have missed 15. Mats Zuccarello, Jacob Middleton, and Marcus Johansson have also missed at least ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild first-line center Joel Eriksson Ek was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday with a lower-body injury, and the team announced his status as week-to-week.