Eriksson Ek, 21 (1/29/97), has tallied seven points (2-5=7) and eight penalty minutes (PIM) in 36 games with Minnesota this season. He ranks sixth on the team with 59 hits. The 6-foot-2, 208-pound native of Karlstad, Sweden, has recorded 30 points (11-19=30), 34 PIM and 216 hits in 126 career NHL games with Minnesota. Eriksson Ek owns six points (4-2=6) in five AHL contests this season and 15 points (8-7=15) in 14 career contests with Iowa. He was selected by Minnesota in the first round (20th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
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Kunin, 21 (12/4/97), has recorded five points (1-4=5), 11 PIM and 38 hits in 21 games with Minnesota this season. The 6-foot, 195-pound native of Chesterfield, Mo., has also collected 15 points (8-7=15) in 21 games with Iowa this season. He owns nine points (3-6=9), 24 PIM and 72 hits in 40 career NHL games with Minnesota and 42 points (23-19=42) in 69 career AHL games with Iowa. Kunin was selected by Minnesota in the first round (15th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
Minnesota returns to action following the NHL All-Star Weekend and its bye week on Feb. 1 at Dallas at 7 p.m. on FOX Sports North and KFAN 100.3 FM.
The Iowa Wild plays at Milwaukee on Friday and at Rockford on Saturday.
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