The Minnesota Wild expect star winger Kirill Kaprizov and top center Joel Eriksson Ek to return before the end of the regular season, general manager Bill Guerin told reporters before Sunday's game against the Boston Bruins at the X in St. Paul, Minn.
Eriksson Ek, 28, has scored nine goals and 24 points in 42 games. He has missed 15 games this season due to four previous injuries.
Minnesota Wild first-line center Joel Eriksson Ek was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday with a lower-body injury, and the team announced his status as week-to-week. Eriksson Ek felt discomfort following practice on Monday,
When I refreshed my web browser this morning and saw Michael Russo’s report that Joel Eriksson Ek has joined Kirill Kaprizov in the dreaded purgatory that is the Minnesota Wild’s injured reserve list these days,
Center Joel Eriksson Ek, one of the team's best forwards, suffered a serious injury in practice on Monday, according to The Athletic 's Michael Russo. He's been placed on injured reserve, which means he has to miss at least the next four games, but Russo says he hears the absence is going to be "a lot longer" than that.
Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek was hurt in practice Monday and has been placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
Joel Eriksson Ek suffered a lower-body injury in practice on Monday and was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.
Teams keep mostly clamoring for a Center but the market is still in flux. If Eriksson Ek is truly out for a long time (say regular season), Bill Guerin must make a move for that pivot. Brock Nelson makes the most sense (Minnesota native) for the Wild. Do Guerin and Lou Lamoriello hook up?
ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild are already without its superstar forward Kirill Kaprizov. Well, the hits keep coming. On Tuesday, the Wild announced that center Joel Eriksson Ek was placed on the Injured Reserve.
Heading into the March 7 NHL trade deadline, The Athletic's Michael Russo and Joe Smith will have updates on all of the Wild rumblings.
The Minnesota Wild have made their first deal of the 2025 NHL trade deadline, dealing away a future draft pick to Nashville for Gustav Nyquist.
Minnesota Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek (14) is chased by Edmonton Oilers' Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Dec. 9, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta. Minnesota Wild ...