Matt Boldy ended up giving the Wild the lead which was followed by a Marcus Johansson empty net goal with under a minute left. The Wild walked away with a 6-4 win over the Blues in a game where Middleton made a strong impact in his first game back.

His last shift, coming with 9:52 left in the first, ended relatively innocently and innocuously. He got tangled with Pavel Buchnevich in the corner, came back to the front of the net with the St. Louis Blues winger and skated slowly to the bench and down the tunnel. Coach John Hynes did not provide an update on Faber after the game.

The Minnesota Wild have activated Jake Middleton off long-term injured reserve less than a month after having surgery on a broken finger.