Mikko Koivu Injury: Minnesota Wild Captain Injured In Shootout Loss Vs. St. Louis

Minnesota Wild lost 3-2 to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night, but their biggest loss dealt with their captain Mikko Koivu, who had to leave the game due to injury [Star Tribune]:

The Wild captain suffered what the team would only call an "upper body" injury 7 1/2 minutes into the Wild's 3-2 shootout loss Saturday night to the big, bad St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center.

Coach Mike Yeo offered no specifics regarding Koivu's injury, waiting for a diagnosis from team doctors in Minnesota. Named to his first All-Star Game on Thursday, Koivu was hurt in the corner of the Blues' end when checked by forward Vladimir Sobotka.

He immediately turned and headed to the bench, cradling his left arm like he had a shoulder injury.

Koivu has 33 points in 41 games this season and was just named to his first All-Star game on Thursday.

Wild Vs. Blues Final Score: Minnesota Falls In Shootout, 3-2

The Minnesota Wild (51 points) took on the Central Division's leading Blues (58 points) on Saturday night in St. Louis. They fought hard, but ultimately fell by a 3-2 score in shootout fashion.

Despite being outshot 17-4, the Wild scored the lone goal in the first period off the stick of David Mcintyre (1), assisted on by Matt Cullen and Darroll Powe. Ironically, in the second period the Wild racked up 17 shots to the Blues' 11 and were outscored 2-1 to take a 2-2 tie into the third period -- Jared Spurgeon's power play slap shot goal was the equalizer with about three minutes remaining in the period.

After no scoring in the third and overtime periods, Kevin Shattenkirk scored the only shootout goal for the Blues to give St. Louis a 3-2 win. The Blues finished with 19 more shots than the Wild, 50-31.

Wild captain Mikko Koivu was injured in the first period and did not return with an upper body injury.

The Wild will hit the ice again on Tuesday in Philadelphia against the Flyers.

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