Wild's Marco Scandella on IR for at least a week

Minnesota defenseman Marco Scandella fires a shot towards Winnipeg goalie Ondrej Pavelec in the first period at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)BOSTON -- A Wild team already down three forwards will now be without key defenseman Marco Scandella, sidelined for at least a week with a lower body injury he suffered Tuesday in a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Scandella was placed on injured reserve, meaning he'll sit out at least seven days and two games.

"He's a huge part of our defensive game," Yeo said. "But (without) his skating ability, his special teams, there's going to be a lot of opportunity there for somebody else to step in…