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Wild update:C Ryan Hartman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, but Hartman practiced on Monday. Hartman missed Saturday's game in Columbus. C Joel Eriksson Ek removed the full face mask after a game. Eriksson Ek returned to action on Saturday with a modified helmet after suffering a broken nose against Seattle on Oct. 12, but did not wear the helmet mask at practice on Monday. “He’s still in control of it,” coach John Hynes said. “But he’s comfortable with what he’s doing, so we keep going.”

Panthers update: The reigning Stanley Cup champions are 4-2-1 despite not being at full strength. C Aleksander Barkov has not played since his injury in the second game of the season. RW Matthew Tkachuk has also missed the last five games due to illness, but Tkachuk is expected to return against the Wild. In their absence, RW Sam Reinhart led the offense. Reinhart was crowned the first NHL Star of the Week after scoring four goals and contributing five assists in his last four games.

Injuries: Wild D Jared Spurgeon (lower body) is out and Hartman is questionable. Panthers' Barkov (lower body), LW Jonah Gadjovich (back) and LW Tomas Nosek (upper body) are out.