Minnesota Wild veterans Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek are getting closer to returning ... Devils on Saturday in Saint Paul, Minn. The players' return -- and a playoff berth for Minnesota ...

That’s because Joel actually is a big smiler. Like his mom said, there are few nicer players, especially to fans who stop him around the Twin Cities. After practices, Eriksson Ek often opens the ...

Marcus Foligno thinks he knows how the Minnesota Wild’s fate would have changed last spring in a first-round series against the Dallas Stars had their most irreplaceable player, Joel Eriksson Ek ...

The Minnesota Wild expect star winger Kirill Kaprizov and top center Joel ... Eriksson Ek's returns in the regular season. That being said, Guerin does not have a timetable on when either player ...

Joel Eriksson Ek broke a third ... Western Conference wild card. "'Zuc' was in it to win it tonight," Wild coach John Hynes said. "He's obviously a good offensive player. What I like about him ...

fans see the smile that is so common a part of off-ice life for Joel Eriksson Ek. “He’s a highly competitive guy. I think he takes pride in being the player he is. He’s a very intense ...

Joel Eriksson Ek is officially day to day with a ... who cannot afford to lose their best two-way player as they battle for a wild card spot in the Western Conference playoff race.