On today's episode of Locked on Wild, we gear up for a return to action for the Minnesota Wild tonight against Detroit! We start by looking at the latest injury updates for the Wild, with Ryan Hartman returning to the lineup, but Jared Spurgeon not yet ready to come back. We also look at updates for Jonas Brodin and Mats Zuccarello, with both still being a ways off from game action. We preview tonight's matchup against Detroit, with the Red Wings facing a ton of injuries, including both of their regular goalies being out of action. We look at the return of Patrick Kane, and what he has been able to give Detroit so far since he signed. We go through our Keys to the Game, which include:

1. Start the post-Christmas stretch off strong
2. Don't let Patrick Kane take over
3. Can Kirill Kaprizov continue his hot stretch?

We also finish discussing the World Juniors, with Liam Ohgren leading the way for Wild prospects competing in Sweden. We discuss Servac Petrovsky lighting things up so far and how Team USA has done in the early part of competition!

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