Mats Zuccarello’s injury has quietly become one of the biggest reasons the Minnesota Wild’s first-round series has swung in the Dallas Stars’ favor. The Wild looked sharp in Game 1, but once Zuccarello exited the lineup,

Mats Zuccarello is back, giving the Minnesota Wild so much of what they were searching for in the three games he missed in the Western Conference First Round and what the

Mats Zuccarello's return to the lineup after a three-game absence lifted up the whole team but his linemate in particular.

Mats Zuccarello’s return gave the Minnesota Wild exactly the spark they needed, and the effects were obvious almost immediately. Only 3 minutes and 51 seconds into the game, the Dallas Stars attempted to clear the puck out of their zone.

With Zuccarello out of the lineup in games 2, 3 and 4, the Wild held their own, but their power play was ineffective, going 0-for-12 in one stretch.

Zuccarello scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Stars in Game 5.

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn called for more aggressive shooting as his team faces elimination in Game 6 against the Minnesota Wild, who lead the first-round series 3-2. Minnesota’s Game 5 win was boosted by the return of Mats Zuccarello, while Benn ...

To know Mats Zuccarello is to love Mats Zuccarello. Certainly New York Rangers fans are well aware of that, even