DENVER — Jonas Brodin and Joel Eriksson Ek won’t play for the Minnesota Wild in Recreation 1 of the Western Convention Second Spherical in opposition to the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Area on Sunday (9 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, truTV, TNT, SN360, SN, TVAS, CBC).
“Out for the primary two after which there’s going to be a break between (Video games) 2 and three, so I feel each of these guys might be reevaluated and see the place it goes from there,” Wild coach John Hynes mentioned.
Brodin, a daily on the Wild’s second protection pair with Jared Spurgeon, sustained a lower-body damage within the second interval of a 4-2 win in Recreation 5 of the primary spherical in opposition to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday after blocking a shot by Stars ahead Mikko Rantanen. He left the sport at 1:44 of the second interval and missed Recreation 6, a 5-2 win by Minnesota to clinch the best-of-7 sequence.
Brodin had one help in 5 video games in opposition to the Stars and averaged 19:41 of ice time per sport. The 32-year-old had 18 factors (4 targets, 14 assists) in 62 regular-season video games, averaging 20:17 of ice time.
Recreation 2 might be performed right here on Tuesday earlier than the sequence shifts to Minnesota, the place Recreation 3 might be performed Saturday.
Jeff Petry changed Brodin for Recreation 6 and performed 7:13, however Hynes didn’t say if he can be within the lineup on Sunday with Brodin out.
Eriksson Ek was injured in Recreation 6 when he misplaced an edge and slid into the wall along with his proper leg, however completed the sport. The middle didn’t observe Saturday and didn’t make the journey.
Eriksson Ek had 5 factors (three targets, two assists) in 23:44 of ice time per sport within the first spherical and led the Wild with a 56.4 face-off profitable proportion. He had 51 factors (19 targets, 32 assists) in 70 regular-season video games.
“‘Ekky’s’ an enormous a part of the crew, however as you undergo the course of a season, you’re going to get accidents and accidents are part of the sport,” Hynes mentioned. “So, when you’ve gotten a participant like him out that performs so many alternative conditions, one participant isn’t going to take the brunt of that duty.
“… Whenever you lose a man that performs that many conditions, it’s important to (attempt to substitute him) collectively as a gaggle and it’s not all on one man.”
NHL.com workers author Tracey Myers contributed to this report