Marcus Foligno has put a target on the back of Zach L'Heureux in the name of retribution for L'Heureux's slew-foot of Jared Spurgeon.

Minnesota Wild veteran Marcus Foligno hasn't forgotten about what Nashville Predators forward Zachary L'Heureux did to his captain on New Year's Eve.L'Heureux was handed a match penalty and eventually suspended three games for slew-footing Jared Spurgeon during Minnesota's game against Nashville on Dec.

Not since the preseason have the Wild had a practice as crowded as the session they held Friday at Tria Rink in St. Paul. “Felt nice,” alternate captain Marcus Foligno said. “Got a bit of a break.” But when it came time to leave for a road trip to Nashville and Colorado,

Yakov Trenin fought L'Heureux while Marcus Foligno fought Luke Schenn two minutes into the game. Ryan Hartman joined in on the action, fighting Mark Jankowski a few minutes later. It was a busy penalty box at Bridgestone Arena Saturday night.

DENVER – Originally drafted by the Predators in 2015, Yakov Trenin spent the first 280-plus games of his career playing in Nashville. In his first game back at Bridgestone Arena as a member of the Minnesota Wild, Trenin went from fan favorite to hated villain, then to fan favorite again in the span of about 20 minutes.

Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron responded to Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno saying Zachary L'Heureux would have a "price to pay" for injuring Jared Spurgeon."Obviously they're frustrated with what happened to their captain,

After L'Heureux slew-footed Jared Spurgeon, sidelining the Wild captain, payback was expected in the rematch — and it came early.

Nashville faces Minnesota Saturday for the first time since New Year's Eve, when Zachary L'Heureux was issued a match penalty for a slew foot against Wild captain Jared Spurgeon.

Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes provided injury updates Friday, Brock Faber will travel with the team this weekend, Kirill Kaprizov will not.

The Wild went 3-for-3 on fights in the opening six minutes of their matchup, taking out some frustration on Nashville. However, Minnesota may have burned off all of its energy exacting revenge. With the fighting out of the way, the Predators — third from last in the Western Conference — still had a game they could win.

The Nashville Predators beat the Minnesota Wild 6-2 on Saturday night in a game that featured three fights in the first 6:24.

Zach L'Heureux was suspended 3 games for a slew-foot on the Wild's Jared Spurgeon on Dec. 31. The Predators winger had to answer for the hit on Saturday.