iStockPhoto/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Minnesota Wild winger Justin Fontaine will miss Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Chicago Blackhawks due to a lower-body injury.
Fontaine, who scored the game winning goal in the team’s Game 6 series-clinching win over the St. Louis Blues Sunday, suffered the injury in the team’s Game 1 loss to the Blackhawks.
“It’s one of these things that could be day-to-day or it might be a week. I’m not sure,” Wild head coach Mike Yeo said.
Yeo says that either Erik Haula, Sean Bergenheim, Jordan Schroeder, or Ryan Carter can fill in for Fontaine.
The 27-year-old Fontaine played in 71 games during the regular season, scoring nine goals while dishing out 22 assists.
Game 2 between the Wild and Blackhawks is Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET in Chicago.
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