With the Wild facing their first big test of the season against the rival Winnipeg Jets, they’ll drop the puck Sunday night without captain Jared Spurgeon and their best center, Joel Eriksson Ek. Neither player traveled to Winnipeg for the first game of a seven-game road trip.

The Wild will be without Jared Spurgeon and Joel Eriksson Ek for Sunday night’s game against the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Eriksson Ek did not travel with the team to Winnipeg,

Mark Scheifele and Kirill Kaprizov will be two of the top players to keep an eye on when the Winnipeg Jets face the Minnesota Wild at Canada Life Centre on Sunday, October 13 at 6:00 PM ET. See below to read more about Jets vs. Wild leaders, insights, and a predicted winner.

The Jets are not expected to make any changes to their lineup from the opening two games, as head coach Scott Arniel opts to stick with what has worked, thus far. With the exception of the second line (Cole Perfetti,

The Minnesota Wild (1-0-1) are back in action tonight for a game on the road against the Winnipeg Jets (2-0-0). Wild head coach John Hynes said Sunday that center Joel Eriksson Ek will not play tonight with a broken nose.