Wild place Marcus Foligno on injured reserve
The Minnesota Wild have another player out for a designated period of time, as winger Marcus Foligno has been placed on injured reserve.
Marcus Foligno joins Marco Rossi, Ryan Hartman, Vinnie Hinostroza and Vladimir Tarasenko on IR heading in to today’s #mnwild game vs. Colorado. Foligno must miss at least the next 3 games. We’ll try for a better update postgame
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) November 28, 2025Per the NHL’s rules, this means Foligno will have to miss at least a week’s worth of games. Assuming his IR placement is retroactive to the Wild’s Wednesday’s 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks, where he sustained the injury, this means Foligno will miss the next three games for Minnesota.
Foligno sustained the injury in the middle of the second period of Wednesday’s win when he was in a puck battle with Blackhawks center Oliver Moore. Foligno’s knee collided awkwardly with Moore’s leg, which caused Foligno’s knee to be tweaked. He left the game shortly after that and did not return, with the injury later being confirmed as lower-body.
Foligno is the fifth Wild player to find themselves on IR, as he joins Ryan Hartman, Vinnie Hinostroza, Marco Rossi and Vladimir Tarasenko on the list.
With the Wild not having a practice or optional skate since Wednesday’s game due to Thanksgiving, and the afternoon start time for Friday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, there has yet to be a more specific update on Foligno’s injury and his timeline for return from head coach John Hynes. According to Athletic reporter Michael Russo, a better update should be expected from Hynes after Friday’s game.
The lack of a practice or optional skate since Wednesday’s game also means Foligno’s replacement in the lineup is not known either. Hunter Haight was the Wild’s lone forward healthy scratch on Wednesday, but the team also recalled Nicolas Aube-Kubel on Thursday, so either forward is an option for Friday’s game.
Foligno has struggled significantly offensively this season, with only two assists in 23 games for the Wild. However, he’s still playing solidly in his own zone with a -0.025 5v5 regularized adjusted plus-minus expected goals against per 60 minutes.
The Wild will put their six-game winning streak to the test when they host the even hotter Avalanche on Friday at 2:30 p.m. CST. Minnesota currently sits in third in the Central Division with a 13-7-4 record.