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The Minnesota Wild placed forwards Devin Shore and Brendan Gaunce on waivers on Sunday, according to The Athletic's Michael Russo. The move could be in anticipation of the potential returns of Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek, though neither forward is expected to return on the upcoming road trip, coach John Hynes said on Sunday.

Just 29 seconds into the game, the Devils captain put his team up by a goal as he banked home a rebound off Wild netminder Filip Gustavsson's pad. Jesper Bratt took the initial shot off a rush play, popping the puck off Gustavsson's pads with the rebound landing directly on Hischier's stick.

I think it’s ‘where is he at now’ after his last checkup,” John Hynes said, noting that both players were fully involved in practice, but have not yet faced any contact.

On Sunday, the Wild superstar flashed his unparalleled edge work, bursts of speed and ability to score over and over again when Mats Zuccarello left the ice not long after practice began and Kaprizov took his pal’s spot on the right side of Marcus Johansson and Freddy Gaudreau.

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Prior to the outburst, the Wild had not scored a first-period goal in seven games, since March 4 in Seattle. Kraken: Playing its fourth game in six days, Seattle outshot Minnesota 34-28, but lost in regulation for just the second time in seven games.

The Minnesota Wild have placed depth forwards Brendan Gaunce and Devin Shore on waivers per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.

Kaprizov has played three games since Dec. 23. The Wild are 18-15-1 in the ones he's missed. Eriksson Ek has missed the past 15 (6-8-1).