Follow usMinnesota Wild’s Swedish defenseman Jonas Brodin will miss his team’s game at Dallas Stars Wednesday with a lower-body injury.
He sustained the injury Monday in the 3-2 loss at Arizona. Alex Goligoski will take Brodin’s place alongside Matt Dumba.
“We feel very comfortable with Goligoski coming in and providing us with what he’s done all year,” coach Dean Evason said.
“He’s not not playing because he can’t play. It’s been a numbers thing. We’re expecting him to fulfill that role.
“Obviously, Brods brings a lot to our hockey team with his ability to skate the puck out, a lot of different things with blocking and what have you. We have a capable guy coming in.”
Filip Gustavsson gets the start in net, what will be his first appearance since a 5-3 loss at Florida on Jan. 21. He and the rest of the Wild will encounter a Stars squad that has been a tough matchup this season.
After Stars erased a four-goal deficit in the third period before falling 6-5 in a shootout on Dec. 4 on home ice, the Dallas dominated the Wild 4-1 on Dec. 29 at Xcel Energy Center.
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