A skirmish between Jack McBain and Jacob Middleton broke out during the Minnesota Wild-Utah Hockey Club game on Thursday at Delta Center, Salt Lake City.

Last night in the Utah Hockey Club vs. Minnesota Wild game, there was more action than just goals being scored.

Minnesota Wild fans had a case of déjà vu over the weekend. Stuck in the middle of a stretch where they lost three out of four games coming out of the 4 Nations Tournament, general manager Bill Guerin got on the phone and acquired Gustav Nyquist from the Nashville Predators for a 2026

Center Joel Eriksson Ek, one of the team's best forwards, suffered a serious injury in practice on Monday, according to The Athletic 's Michael Russo. He's been placed on injured reserve, which means he has to miss at least the next four games, but Russo says he hears the absence is going to be "a lot longer" than that.

Heading into the March 7 NHL trade deadline, The Athletic's Michael Russo and Joe Smith will have updates on all of the Wild rumblings.

Coming off a career-high 5-point performance in Utah's dominant 6-1 win over Minnesota, Clayton Keller has been named the NHLPA Player of the Week.