WINNIPEG — For his first pregame warmup of his second stint with the Minnesota Wild, center Nico Sturm was wired up with a strap around his chest that holds a cardiac monitor.

With that, team trainers were keeping an eye on Sturm’s heartbeat and other vital signs during the 12 to 15 minutes he spent wearing a Wild game jersey, passing and shooting with teammates, with no intention of actually getting to play against the Penguins on Friday.

If Sturm was trying to conceal his excitement about getting back into a NHL game, biofeedback gave him away.

“They said I had a (heart) load for a full period out there,” Sturm said, speaking to reporters in the Pittsburgh press box as his future teammates overwhelmed the Penguins.

After returning to the Wild as a free agent this summer, Sturm suffer

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