PAUL - Minnesota Wild center Marco Rossi earned the NHL's first star of the week honors. Rossi, 23, had three goals, five assists, and eight points for the Wild in three games. He opened the week with two goals and an assist against the Nashville Predators and followed it up with a late goal against the Washington Capitals.

Wild center Marco Rossi has been named the NHL's First Star of the Week after scoring three goals and five assists in three Minnesota wins last week. Rossi bagged two goals and an assist in the team's 5-3 win over Nashville on New Year's Eve. His assist in the second period was the Wild's go-ahead goal in the game.

Along with linemates Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy, Rossi is leading the offense in Kirill Kaprizov’s absence.

While nobody would claim that there is a true “replacement” for talented Minnesota Wild forward Kirill Kaprizov available on the current roster, Marco Rossi ... with St. Louis in St. Paul. Zuccarello joked that he instructed Rossi to play more of ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Wild face the Edmonton Oilers in Western Conference action. Minnesota has gone 11-9-1 at home and 27-13-4 overall. The Wild have a 25-1-2 record when scoring three or more goals.

The back half of the NHL season has arrived and the Minnesota Wild have been a treat to watch through their first 40 games. Young star forward Marco Rossi is a big reason the Wild hold a 25-11-4 ...

Rossi, 23, had three goals ... Dylan Loucks is the Site Admin and Reporter for the Minnesota Wild team site with The Hockey News. A resident of St. Paul, MN, Loucks has spent the last four ...

ST. PAUL - Minnesota Wild center Marco Rossi earned the NHL's first star of the week honors. Marco Rossi (@mnwild), Troy Terry (@AnaheimDucks) and Darcy Kuemper (@LAKings) have been named the NHL ...