Eriksson Ek scored a goal Thursday in a 4-3 overtime loss to Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

As warmups began, Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek was not on the ice. The Wild don't have an extra forward so it looks like they will have to go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen tonight.

Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Sunday that Eriksson Ek (lower body) will officially represent Team Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off.

As the Wild took the ice for warmups on Saturday night at Xcel Energy Center, center Joel Eriksson Ek was conspicuously absent while his teammates filed out of the tunnel. The surprise absence ...

MONTREAL – Joel Eriksson Ek missed the Wild’s last game before the 4 Nations Face-Off, but his teammates knew nothing was going to keep one of the Wild’s grittiest combatants from representing Sweden ...

The fact that Eriksson Ek missed the final game before the 4 Nations Face Off isn’t a good sign for him getting to represent Team Sweden next week. He was supposed to play alongside Wild ...

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As warmups began, Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek was not on the ice. The Wild don't have an extra forward so it looks like they will have to go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen tonight. No Joel ...

Team Sweden worked on some power play stuff during its practiced on Tuesday. Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek was getting reps ...

ST. PAUL - Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek did not play in Saturday's game against the New York Islanders due to a lower-body injury. Wild head coach John Hynes said postgame that Eriksson Ek's ...

Joel Eriksson Ek won't play in the Minnesota Wild's last game before the 4 Nations Face-Off. A lower body injury has sidelined Eriksson Ek ahead of the Wild's contest against the New York ...