The Minnesota Wild lost Joel Eriksson Ek in Seattle and he's now out "day-to-day" with what Jon Hines believes is a minor injury.

Minnesota Wild fourth-liner Ben Jones found himself in some unfamiliar territory late Saturday, as a crowd of media packed in around his locker stall for postgame interviews. The extra attention was warranted, as a few hours earlier, Jones had scored a goal in a NHL game for the first time.

Mats Zuccarello scored off a feed from Kirill Kaprizov on a rush at 2:09 of overtime, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Thursday night to finish a two-week, seven-game trip.

The Wild instead played the game and took two points. The only incident was a collision in the third period between Foligno and Dunn. The defenseman took an exaggerated tumble to the ice, so the refs let the initial hit by Foligno and what looked like an ensuing dive go.

The Wild returned from the longest road trip in franchise history with the NHL’s best record and three home games on the menu.

In a game the Islanders trailed three separate times and never led, Simon Holmstrom scored 1:34 into overtime and Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves as the Isles defeated the Minnesota Wild, 4-3, before a sellout crowd of 19,036 at Grand Casino Arena.

The Minnesota Wild are comfortably in the race for the Stanley Cup, and they may not be done making moves to solidify their positioning.

After landing star defensemen Quinn Hughes in a blockbuster trade, Minnesota has repeatedly been linked with making at least one more splash. Recently, Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos linked the Wild as a possible team that could try to pry a former Hart Trophy winner — Evgeni Malkin — away from the Pittsburgh Penguins.