The Minnesota Wild were very concerned over the weekend when forward Mason Shaw went down with what looked like a serious-looking injury, and unfortunately those concerns have now been realized.
On Monday, the Wild revealed that Shaw had torn the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during Saturday night’s game between the Wild and the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Furthermore the Wild confirmed that Shaw would not be seen again this season, no surprise given the serious nature of his injury.
Shaw suffered the non-contact injury when he tried to quickly shift his momentum behind the Minnesota Wild net, only to catch an edge and send himself crashing awkwardly into the boards. His right leg appeared to take the worst of the blow at the time, and we now know that to definitely be the case given the injury update.
The Wild are playoff bound, so losing Shaw at this stage of the season will prove to be a big blow to the Wild’s bottom six.