The Minnesota Wild rallied with four unanswered goals in a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., but they lost defenseman Brock Faber in the process as he was ruled out of the game with an upper-body injury.

Brock Faber only played 4:34 in the first period and did not return with an injury. ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Wild have been nailed with injuries all year. Kirill Kaprizov has missed the last six games and Jared Spurgeon is expected to miss 2-3 weeks with a lower-body injury.

Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber was ruled out for the remainder of Tuesday night's game against the St. Louis Blues due to an upper-body injury after leaving the ice slowly during a shift in the first period at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber left Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Blues with an upper-body injury, with the team confirming on social media that he would not return.

Brock Faber scored on a wraparound 35 seconds into overtime to lift the visiting Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 comeback victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday night.

Brodin foiled Oettinger’s shutout bid with his first goal in more than a month, snapping a low shot just inside the right post. On the next shift, Foligno screened the goalie and deflected Jared Spurgeon’s shot to knot the score.

The Minnesota Wild lost their No. 1 defenceman to an injury on Tuesday. Brock Faber exited Tuesday’s game against the St. Louis Blues after he appeared to tweak something in the first period and missed the final 9:42.

Minnesota Wild defenseman Brock Faber was ruled out for the rest of Tuesday's contest against the St. Louis Blues due to an upper-body injury.Faber's last shift game midway through the opening frame.

It would be easy for the Minnesota Wild to get down in the dumps at this time of year. January is cold and gloomy, and the injury bug seems to have gotten its own locker room stall inside the home team’s room at Xcel Energy Center.