Minnesota's Niklas Backstrom and Jason Zucker have surgery

Zucker, one of the fastest skaters in the Wild organization, had surgery Tuesday to repair a tendon in his left quadriceps. He had four goals and an assist in

Niklas Backstrom had surgery in Philadelphia on Tuesday on a core muscle injury, and he has not played since January 30 :: Michael Martin/Getty Images

Zucker, one of the fastest skaters in the Wild organization, had surgery Tuesday to repair a tendon in his left quadriceps. He had four goals and an assist in 21 games this season and is expected to be ready for next season as well.