Wild vs Jets: Key Players Missing for Minnesota
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Wild vs Jets
Joel Eriksson Ek did not travel with the Wild to play the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday (6 p.m. ET; TSN3, BSN, BSWI) because of a broken nose.
The forward is expected to be available when Minnesota visits the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. He left a 5-4 shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday following an elbow by Adam Larsson at 7:07 of the second period. Saturday was Eriksson Ek's 500th NHL game (271 points; 123 goals, 148 assists). The 27-year-old has one goal in two games this season.
Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon will also not play. The captain is day to day with a lower-body injury.
Forward Liam Ohgren is expected to make his season debut. The 20-year-old, who was Minnesota's first-round pick (No. 19) at the 2022 NHL Draft, had one goal and one assist in four games with the Wild last season.
Minnesota added forward Travis Boyd to the roster on emergency recall and reassigned goalie Jesper Wallstedt to Iowa of the American Hockey League.
Dallas Stars
Matthew Dumba will not play when the Stars host the Kraken on Sunday (8 p.m. ET; KHN, Victory+, KONG). The defenseman sustained a lower-body injury and missed the second and third periods of a 3-0 win against the New York Islanders on Saturday.
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