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Two wins for Wild: beating Rangers, Zucker somehow avoiding injury

Theory: Jason Zucker’s limbs must be made of rubber, like those old pro wrestling action figures.

That makes sense as much as anything else, being that it’s pretty surprising that Zucker was able to bounce back from a scary moment where his leg bent awkwardly when New York Rangers defenseman Brady Skjei fell on it. (You can see video of that unsettling moment in the clip above this post’s headline.)

Remarkably, Zucker returned to the Wild’s eventual important 5-2 win against the Rangers on Saturday, to the point that he was doing this.

You never know how a player might feel after sleeping through the night, or even waiting a few days. But Zucker was able to return to that game, and Bruce Boudreau indicated that he was OK following the win:

The latest edition of the Push for the Playoffs stated it plainly: this was a big game for the Wild. Considering how little room for error Minnesota has in chasing a playoff spot, losing to the Rangers would have been extremely painful.

Perhaps that’s why Zucker pushed through his more literal pain on Saturday, then?

James O’Brien is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @cyclelikesedins.