Jake Middleton made an immediate impact in his return to the Wild lineup. ST. PAUL - Jake Middleton missed 11 consecutive games with an upper-body injury after he took a puck to the hand in a game against the Edmonton Oilers. He returned on Tuesday against the St. Louis Blues and made an immediate impact.

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. This was his second multi-point game of the campaign.