Along with linemates Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy, Rossi is leading the offense in Kirill Kaprizov’s absence.

While nobody would claim that there is a true “replacement” for talented Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov available on the current roster, Marco Rossi is certainly doing a nice job of keeping the seat warm while fans patiently await the return of ...

When we wrote about Marco Rossi's game evolving during the season on Friday, we weren't expecting him to add a new wrinkle one day later. But that's the kind of thing that happens when you watch a player take "The Leap,

I told Marco, ‘Start passing the puck and stop taking all the glory and just see what happens,'” Zuccarello said.

Wild center Marco Rossi has been named the NHL's First Star of the Week ... His 37 points are second on the team, behind only Kirill Kaprizov. The Wild are currently in second place in the Central Division, trailing the rival Winnipeg Jets by two points.

While nobody would claim that there is a true “replacement” for talented Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov available on the current roster, Marco Rossi is certainly doing a nice job of ...

Matt Boldy, Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota, which has lost three of four as it deals with major injuries.

Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy scored, and the short-handed Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Saturday night. The Wild, without leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov and several other key ...

Marc-Andre Fleury had 36 saves for the Wild in the latest entry of his rollercoaster week. On Tuesday, he came on in relief of Filip Gustavsson in a come-from-behind win over St. Louis. Two nights later, Fleury was so floored by an illness that he could only stay on the team bench for two periods as Gustavsson played, and lost, versus Colorado.

The Minnesota Wild took on the San Jose Sharks for the second time this season on the road in San Jose on Saturday, Jan. 12. It was the first game of the Wild’s back-to-back, and although they looked a bit off the whole game,

The Nashville Predators (15-22-7) take on the Minnesota Wild (27-14-4) in NHL play on Saturday, starting at 8:00 PM ET at Bridgestone Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Predators rank 14th while the Wild are fourth in the Western Conference.

Kaprizov has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury that has required lots of treatments and pushed-back timetables.