Defenseman Jonas Brodin and forward Jakub Lauko were placed on the Injured Reserve, Mats Zuccarello was placed on the Long-Term Injured Reserve and Liam Ohgren and Jesper Wallstedt were recalled from the American Hockey League (AHL).

Joel Eriksson Ek (lower-body) and Mats Zuccarello (lower-body) have all been listed as week-to-week while Jakub Lauko (lower-body) is day-to-day, the team announced Wednesday.

Depth is becoming an important factor for the best team in the league. Wednesday afternoon, the Minnesota Wild issued multiple injury updates regarding the status of Joel Eriksson Ek, Jonas Brodin, Mats Zuccarello and Jakub Lauko.

Eriksson Ek was injured in overtime Tuesday night when he was checked by the Vancouver Canucks’ Jake DeBrusk. Eriksson Ek’s right leg absorbed the collision before he landed awkwardly on the ice. Eriksson Ek,

Sure, at 17-4-4 they lead the NHL with 38 points and Kirill Kaprizov is a bonafide MVP candidate, but the injuries are mounting and the last thing Minnesota needed was the injury suffered by top-line center Joel Eriksson Ek during a 3-2 overtime win over Vancouver Tuesday night.

PAUL - In a very chippy and playoff-like game, Joel Eriksson Ek was one of many Wild players who got roughed up. He took a bad elbow to the face earlier in the game that went uncalled. Later he took a heavy cross-check to the back by Tyler Myers and skated off slowly.