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Wild lose Parise for multiple weeks to broken sternum

17 of April 2018

Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise (11) battles with Winnipeg Jets right wing Patrik Laine (29) in the first period of Game 3 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff series Sunday, April 15, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild won the game 6-2 but trail the Jets 2-1 in the series. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King),Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise (11) battles with Winnipeg Jets right wing Patrik Laine (29) in the first period of Game 3 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff series Sunday, April 15, 2018, in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild won the game 6-2 but trail the Jets 2-1 in the series. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise has a broken sternum that will keep him out for multiple weeks. The injury occurred late in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against Winnipeg. The Wild revealed the injury about three hours before Game 4 against the Jets. General manager Chuck Fletcher said Parise's status is "week to week." Parise scored in each of the first three games of the series. He is the Wild's all-time leader with 14 goals in the playoffs.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise has a broken sternum that will keep him out for multiple weeks, an injury that occurred late in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against Winnipeg.

The Wild revealed the injury Tuesday, about three hours before Game 4 against the Jets. General manager Chuck Fletcher announced Parise’s status as “week to week.”

Parise scored in each of the first three games of the series. He is the Wild’s all-time playoffs leader with 14 goals and 31 points. After recovering from microdiskectomy surgery on his back and missing the first 39 games, Parise scored 12 goals in the last 19 games of the regular season.

The Wild are already missing standout defenseman Ryan Suter because of a broken ankle.

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