ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jason Zucker is in the midst of a career season with the Minnesota Wild. But his coach wants more out of the 26-year-old forward.
The Las Vegan had 20 goals entering Friday’s game against the Golden Knights. His career high is 22, set last season.
“I’m trying to play my game every night, bring my speed to the table, shoot pucks and go to the net,” Zucker said Friday morning. “Just try to play the right way.
“I think our entire line is doing that with (Mikael) Granlund and (Mikko) Koivu. They’re playing really, really good hockey right now, so it’s been a lot of fun playing with those guys.