GLENDALE, Ariz. – Winger Marcus Foligno won't play in the Wild's third test on its four-game road trip Saturday against the Coyotes at Gila River Arena.
Foligno is out with a lower-body injury.
Victor Rask will draw in amid Foligno's absence, centering the fourth line. Without Foligno, the Wild will unite wingers Jordan Greenway and Luke Kunin with center Joel Eriksson Ek.
"I'm really excited about watching them play today," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "I think they've been really good recently all of three of them."
The first two games on this trip started out similarly for the Wild but ended differently.
Both times the Wild fell behind by multiple goals and although the team was able to rally Tuesday in Anaheim, coming back to win 4-2 against the Ducks, the Wild's comeback bid fell short Thursday in San Jose.
After giving up an eyepopping four goals to the Sharks in the first period, the Wild chipped away at that deficit before eventually getting tripped up 6-5 to sit 1-1 on this Western Conference road swing.
"I think our starts have been pretty good as of late," winger Ryan Hartman said. "I feel like we've been getting leads. We just didn't come ready to play, and we put ourselves behind the eight-ball right from the start of the game. It's tough to come back from any lead let alone four in this league. We didn't put ourselves in a great spot to succeed [Thursday] night."
