John Hynes worked overtime in the offseason to create depth and condition the Minnesota Wild, which has helped the team rank third in the Western Conference despite an onslaught of injuries. However,

Middleton recorded a goal and an assist in ... He set up the Wild's opening goal, courtesy of Zach Bogosian just 1:23 into the game, and he'd find the back of the net later in the third frame.

Just a minute and 23 seconds into the game Middleton got on the scoresheet. He received a pass from Ryan Hartman and fed it to his defense partner Zach Bogosian who ripped one past Jordan ...

Jake Middleton had a goal and an assist in his ... especially in the second half of the first period,” Wild defenseman Zach Bogosian said. “And then we got away from our game a little bit ...