The veteran center will wear a full-face shield after having his beak broken Saturday; captain Jared Spurgeon remains sidelined.

After Kaprizov and Tye Kartye each scored early in the third period, Ryan Hartman gave the Wild a 4-3 lead with 7:27 left after a backhanded, no-look pass from Boldy. But on a delayed penalty, Jared McCann tied the score with 3:26 left when he ripped a one-timer past Marc-Andre Fleury.

The Minnesota Wild have had to shake up the lines after multiple injuries early in the season. On Tuesday, veteran center Joel Eriksson Ek did not return for Minnesota’s game against the St. Louis Blues.

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Center took an elbow to the face from Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson in the second period and essentially missed the rest of the game.

Joel Eriksson Ek did not travel with the Wild for their game against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday because of a broken nose. The forward is expected to be available when Minnesota visits the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. He left a 5-4 shootout loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday following an elbow by Adam Larsson at 7:07 of the second period.