Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek: Ready to play Saturday
Eriksson Ek told reporters he needed to have his nose surgically reset following its fracture against the Kraken on Saturday. After missing the Wild 's last two tilts, the 27-year-old center figures to reclaim his second-line role from Ryan Hartman and should be a factor on the power play where he is averaging 3:27 of ice time.