Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom didn’t play in the playoffs because of a lower body injury he suffered in pregame warmups for Game 1.
It turns out Backstrom suffered a sports hernia and will need surgery.
Niklas Backstrom told me he missed the series with a sports hernia; will need surgery #mnwild
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) May 10, 2013
We’ll continue to track this story as it develops.