Most of the Wild’s veterans participated in the dress rehearsal, including Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello. They teamed up with Marco Rossi, who has been centering Kaprizov and Zuccarello after Ryan Hartman had that role at the beginning of training camp.
Rossi, Zuccarello and Kaprizov each had a goal, with Rossi and Zuccarello capitalizing on the power play. Jonas Brodin, Brock Faber and Marcus Johansson also scored as the Wild finished the preseason 4-2.
On defense, captain Jared Spurgeon played a second straight game after coming off season-ending hip and back surgeries earlier this year.
Winger Matt Boldy and defenseman Jake Middleton weren’t in the lineup.
Boldy has been dealing with a lower-body injury and didn’t skate in any of the Wild’s six preseason games. He has, however, been practicing with the Wild.
“I feel good,” Boldy said. “Every day it feels better, so, yeah, go out there, pay attention to the video and know what you’re doing.” As for Middleton, he has an upper-body bruise.