Minnesota Wild Center Returns to Practice; Will Play vs Capitals

Matt Blewett-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect The Minnesota Wild are 9-3-3 and have already piled up 21 points through 15 games this season. Now, the Western Conference leaders are off to Washington DC for a 2:15 p.m. CT puck-drop against the 8-4-0 Capitals. It s the first of a two-game road trip that wraps up Tuesday in Philadelphia. Their last time out, Thursday back in St. Paul, the MN Wild fell 4-3 in overtime to the New York Islanders. It was a disappointing finish, given the Wild jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 27 seconds into the contest, thanks to top-line center Joel Eriksson Ek s fifth goal of the season. ERIKSSON-EK SCORES JUST 27 SECONDS INTO THIS GAME!!!! 😱🚨 https://t.co/Yj2rp8Etyo B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) October 30, 2026 Unfortunately, Ekker s night would not get better from there. Later, in the losing effort, with the score tied with just over four minutes remaining in the third period, Eriksson Ek drew a power play, via trip by Isles Adam Pe