No two words strike fear into a man more than "ruptured testicle." Mats Zuccarello, the Minnesota Wild forward who stars on the top line with Kirill Kaprizov, knows all too well about the ...

Mats Zuccarello of the Minnesota Wild underwent surgery after suffering a ruptured testicle during a recent game Natasha Dye is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her previous work appears ...

Mats Zuccarello took a puck where no man ever wants to be hit. The Minnesota Wild star was in front of the net in a game against the Montreal Canadiens Nov. 14, when a shot hit him in the groin.

It was touch-and-go for a bit with Mats Zuccarello. The forward exited the Wild’s 3-0 win over the Canadiens on Nov. 14 after blocking Brock Faber’s shot in the first period, gingerly holding onto his ...