The Minnesota Wild will aim to end a two-game losing streak and potentially regain some key players when they visit the Nashville Predators in a Central Division clash on Saturday.

Marcus Foligno has put a target on the back of Zach L'Heureux in the name of retribution for L'Heureux's slew-foot of Jared Spurgeon.

Still, Hynes never imagined Kaprizov would be sidelined this long. He was actually placed on long-term injured reserve retroactively to have enough salary-cap space to juggle thei

Saturday’s meeting with Nashville will be the Wild’s first time seeing the Predators since New Year’s Eve, when oft-suspended Preds youngster Zach L’Heureux ran Spurgeon from behind into the end boards and injured the Wild captain with what all classified as a dirty and dangerous play.

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

Minnesota scored the first two goals, both on the power play, but Connor McDavid rallied the Oilers with two goals and an assist.

Two teams that are among the league leaders in wins and points will clash at the Xcel Energy Center on Wednesday night.

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid moved into second all-time in points in team history after a three-point performance in the Oilers win over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.