A key forward and promising goaltender sidelined by illness, forcing a recall for emergency backup duties.
The Minnesota Wild (33-14-10) is back in action tonight against the after his scary exit against the Nashville Predators (26-23-6).
In the Wild's last game against the Montreal Canadiens, Marcus Foligno and Jesper Wallstedt both missed the game.
In the game before, Nico Sturm missed a game with a sickness.
It was revealed that Foligno and Wallstedt missed the Canadiens' game with a sickness and will miss tonights game as well. They did not even travel with the team to Nashville.
Cal Petersen, who was the Wild's backup against Montreal, will be the backup again tonight. He was recalled from the Iowa Wild on Monday.
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