Devin Setoguchi will be on the ice with the Wild tonight in Chicago. The winger was benched Tuesday night against San Jose for missing a meeting. Setoguchi offered no excuses and apologized to his teammates. He’ll skate on the first line with Mikko Koivu and Dany Heatley.

Devin Setoguchi was a healthy scratch for tonight’s Wild game against the San Jose Sharks. No word yet on why Setoguchi isn’t in the lineup, but the Star Tribune’s Michael Russo speculates that he’s in the “Wild’s doghouse” for something.

The Minnesota Wild hasn't been the same since December 6 -- that's the day forward Devin Setoguchi went down with a knee injury. The Wild had the best record in the NHL at the time, and hope they can climb back towards the top of the standings once Setoguchi returns.

It was a defensive struggle between the Wild and Avalanche Thursday night at Xcel Energy Center. The game was scoreless until Devin Setoguchi scored with 2:31 left in the third period giving Minnesota the win. Niklas Backstrom stopped 26-shots in the shutout effort.

Josh Harding stopped all four of the Flames' shootout attempts and Devin Setoguchi scored the shootout winner as the Wild beat Calgary, 3-2 Thursday night. Dany Heatley and Darrell Powe also scored for Minnesota. Mikko Koivu played for the first time in over a month. He finished with five shots in 22 minutes.

Finally some good news on the injury front for the Wild. Devin Setoguchi was activated from injured reserve Tuesday and is expected to play Wednesday in Vancouver. Setoguchi has been sidelined with a knee injury since December 6. Casey Wellman, out since December 13, was also activated from IR.

Nobody wants Mikko Koivu to return to the Wild's lineup more than Devin Setoguchi. Setoguchi has just five points in 12 games since returning from a lower body injury. Koivu's return could boost his production on the top line next to Dany Heatley.