Hockey Wilderness · Jan 21, 2022
Preview: Eriksson Ek returns as Wild embark on Blackhawks back-to-back
It’s finally time for the Return of the Ek.
The Minnesota Wild will welcome Joel Eriksson Ek to the lineup in the first of a home-and-home against the Chicago Blackhawks, having missed their top centerman for a month after he suffered an upper-body injury against the Dallas Stars back on Dec. 20, and then a bout of COVID once he was ready to return. Due to rescheduling, the month-long injury/illness stint only cost Eriksson Ek five games, though one was the Winter Classic at Target Field back on New Year’s Day.
When: 7:30 p.m. CST
Where: United Center
TV: Bally Sports North