The scoring punch the Minnesota Wild have been sorely lacking made a timely and triumphant appearance, following the long-awaited return of vital forwards Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov from their long-term injuries.

In their long-awaited returns, Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov reminded everyone just what the Wild have been missing these past several weeks.

Kirill Kaprizov scored 1:01 into overtime, Joel Eriksson Ek netted four goals and the Minnesota Wild escaped with an 8-7 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Both players celebrated remarkable returns from prolonged lower-body-injury absences for Minnesota (43-29-7,