Injured Wild playmaker Mats Zuccarello out for third straight game vs. Stars

ST. PAUL, Minn. — With the Minnesota Wild trailing 2-1 in their best-of-seven series against the Dallas Stars, veteran playmaker Mats Zuccarello will miss his third game in a row with a head injury on Saturday.Zuccarello finished Game 1 with three assists but was elbowed in the face by defenseman Tyler Myers early in the game. Myers was assessed a minor penalty on the play, and Zuccarello assisted on Joel Eriksson Ek’s ensuing power-play goal. After taking part in the pregame skate before Game 2, Zuccarello wasn’t feeling right, and he hasn’t played since.Advertisement