The Minnesota Wild, looking for a spark after losing five of six, have recalled Adam Beckman from the minor leagues. The move comes just ahead of a game against the division-leading Dallas Stars, a critical matchup if the Wild want to stay in the Central Division chase.
Beckman, 21, has played in six games this season for Minnesota and nine overall, but is still looking for his first NHL goal. It hasn’t been nearly as difficult in the minor leagues, where he has 18 tallies through 43 games so far. The third-round pick has always been a scoring threat, going back to his post-draft year when he put up 48 goals in 63 games with the Spokane Chiefs.
Hopefully, he can bring some of that magic with him to the NHL this time around. Minnesota has scored just ten times in that six-game stretch and sit 25th overall in goals for. For a team that still has its sights set on the playoffs, that just simply hasn’t been good enough. Beckman isn’t going to change the entire offense of the Wild immediately, but he’ll get a chance to establish himself as they try to turn things around.