Wild's Joel Eriksson Ek: Will be ready to play Saturday

Eriksson Ek (nose) expects to be back in action versus the Blue Jackets on Saturday, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports.

Eriksson Ek told reporters he needed to have his nose surgically reset following its fracture against the Kraken on Saturday. After missing the Wild's last two tilts, the 27-year-old center figures to reclaim his second-line role from Ryan Hartman and should be a factor on the power play, where he is averaging 3:27 of ice time.