The Minnesota Wild have added defensemen Jonas Brodin and Brock Faber to their list of key injured players and left them out of the lineup for their game against Colorado.

A nearly three-minute shift after already skating half the game sounds exhausting, and getting pelted by the puck on the right skate looked painful. But how did Jonas Brodin feel? Like he was having a ball.

Not since the preseason have the Wild had a practice as crowded as the session they held Friday at Tria Rink in St. Paul. “Felt nice,” alternate captain Marcus Foligno said. “Got a bit of a break.” But when it came time to leave for a road trip to Nashville and Colorado,

The Wild will be without Jonas Brodin for the next two games. The Minnesota Wild (26-12-4) are on the road for a back-to-back before they return home. They face the San Jose Sharks (13-25-6) on Saturday and the Vegas Golden Knights (28-10-3) on Sunday.

Jonas Brodin will not be in the lineup Thursday when the Minnesota Wild take on the Central Division rival Colorado Avalanche as the veteran defenseman is sidelined with a lower-body injury, per Michael Russo of The Athletic.

The Minnesota Wild pulled out yet another close call victory on Tuesday with the , this time vs the St. Louis Blues, despite more injuries on the blue line.

The Minnesota Wild reached the midpoint of the regular season in taxing fashion by fending off the St. Louis Blues 6-4 for their fourth straight victory.

I’m excited. I feel good. It obviously sucks being hurt. First time in a really long time that I’ve had to miss games,” said Brock Faber, who suffered an upper body injury early in a Jan. 7 home

Kaprizov has missed the past 10 games with a lower-body injury that has required lots of treatments and pushed-back timetables.

The Minnesota Wild are trying to hang onto their spot near the top of the NHL standings, and on Friday they revealed the reinforcements are on the way.

Marc-Edouard Vlasic has been with the San Jose Sharks for so long, it’s easy to forget how remarkable his rookie season was. In 2006-07, a 19-year-old Vlasic stepped into a Stanley Cup-contending Sharks’ line-up and was an immediate top-four defenseman.

The Wild held two separate leads before falling to Connor McDavid and the Oilers, losing Marcus Johansson along the way.