Some adversity for the Western Conference-best Minnesota Wild.
Bruce Boudreau's squad's 4-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday came at a hefty price. Defenseman Jonas Brodin played only 9:23, and it was announced after the game that he sustained a broken finger.
The extent of the damage and how long Brodin will be out will be known Wednesday. The 23-year-old went into the game averaging over 20 minutes of ice time and having registered 16 points, so his loss is a significant one.
Spurgeon on playing 35 minutes without Brodin: "He was missed back there." #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) January 18, 2017
Meanwhile, the Devils are rolling. They came back from down 2-0 and 3-2, and Beau Bennett scored the winner with slightly over two minutes to play.
New Jersey heads home happy after a four-game road trip, collecting seven points on three wins and an overtime loss through Western Canada and Saint Paul.
Cory Schneider was stellar as usual, stopping 32-of-35 shots. He kept his team in the game early, allowing only one goal on 15 shots by the Wild in the first period.
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