First Jared Spurgeon. Then Mikko Koivu. And now Eric Staal. The injuries continue to pile up for the Minnesota Wild.
In Tuesday night’s contest against the Anaheim Ducks, Staal left the game in the first period after an ugly collision with the linesman as he attempted to enter the Anaheim zone. Staal, who is tied with forward Jason Zucker for the team lead in points (21), remained down on the ice for some time before skating directly to the back room.
Head coach Bruce Boudreau did not provide an update on Staal after the game.