Marco Rossi

Marco Rossi

24-Year-Old CenterC
Minnesota Wild
Out
Injury Lower Body
Est. Return 11/26/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Rossi progressed in his sophomore season, improving from 21 goals to 24 and jumping from 40 points to 60 while appearing in all 82 regular-season games in both campaigns. Rossi was productive as a top-six forward during the regular season while clicking offensively with Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello. Rossi went through some ups and downs, including a drop to the fourth line during the playoffs, but he still has plenty of upside if he returns to the top six for the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign. He could return to the 60-point plateau, with the potential for more if he maintains a spot alongside a healthy Kirill Kaprizov. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the Wild in August of 2025.
Considered week-to-week
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Lower Body
November 14, 2025
Rossi (lower body) was labeled week-to-week by head coach John Hynes on Friday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.
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Rossi's absence will create a huge hole down the middle of the Wild's lineup. Ryan Hartman and Joel Eriksson Ek figure to take on top-six roles while Danila Yurov could see a significant uptick in opportunities. The 24-year-old Rossi has managed just four goals in 17 outings, which would see him miss the 20-goal threshold even without an injury absence.
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2025–26 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    18:06
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    1:48
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    1:12
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2023–24
16:44
2:06
0:06
2024–25
18:15
2:23
0:03
2025–26
18:06
1:48
1:12
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Taken by the Wild with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, Rossi spent a couple of seasons dominating the AHL before establishing himself as a full-time player at the top level. He did well in his first full NHL campaign, recording 21 goals, 40 points and 47 PIM across 82 contests while averaging a respectable 16:44 of ice time. The soon-to-be 23-year-old spent some of the past season on a line with Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello and will likely log an even greater portion of the 2024-25 campaign in that role. Rossi has significant untapped upside, so when you consider his potential and the opportunities he's likely to get, there's plenty to like here. It'd be a gamble to pencil him in for 60 points this season, but it's also not unreasonable to hope for that kind of jump in production.
Rossi missed the entire 2020-21 season due to the side effects of a positive COVID-19 test, so all that mattered this past year was that he returned to full health. He passed that test with flying colors, playing 63 games for Minnesota's AHL affiliate in Iowa and posting 53 points. Rossi also saw a brief two-game stint with the Wild. Rossi was widely viewed as the most NHL-ready player in the 2020 draft behind No. 1 overall pick Alexis Lafreniere, so he should have a real chance to crack the Wild lineup this coming season. Rossi, the No. 9 overall pick in that same draft, is a worthy dart throw in deeper fantasy formats.
There was talk of Rossi potentially jumping straight to the NHL after being the No. 9 overall pick by Minnesota in 2020, but the Austrian developed serious side effects after testing positive for COVID-19 and ended up missing the entire 2020-21 season. Rossi had to take things extremely slowly before returning to the ice, but he isn't expected to have any restrictions as the 2021-22 campaign begins. However, it's essentially impossible for the Wild to count on Rossi this year considering all the time he's missed. His time away from the game won't impact his long-term ceiling, but it seems likely to be at least another calendar year before those in redraft leagues should take a flier on Rossi.
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Pots goal Friday
CMinnesota Wild
November 8, 2025
Rossi scored a goal on two shots and recorded a hit in Friday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.
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Restores lead with goal
CMinnesota Wild
November 1, 2025
Rossi scored a goal on three shots, added two PIM and levied three hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Canucks.
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Picks up two assists
CMinnesota Wild
October 28, 2025
Rossi notched two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over Winnipeg.
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Scores, assists vs. San Jose
CMinnesota Wild
October 27, 2025
Rossi delivered an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Sunday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Sharks.
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Expected to return Wednesday
CMinnesota Wild
October 22, 2025
Rossi (lower body) is slated to play Wednesday against New Jersey, per Joe Smith of The Athletic.
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Could miss some action
CMinnesota Wild
November 14, 2025
Rossi suffered a lower-body injury and could be out of action for a bit, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Friday.
ANALYSIS
Rossi has been centering the top line, between Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello and it looks like Joel Eriksson Ek will move up to the top line with Danila Yurov moving up the depth chart to a role on the second unit. Rossi has four goals and nine assists in 17 appearances this season.
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