Minnesota Wild standout defenseman Brock Faber is in the team's Friday lineup after an injury scare on Wednesday resulted in a trip to the hospital.

Faber, in front of the net during a penalty kill, had crumpled to the ice shortly after the Panthers’ Eetu Luostarinen hit him with a rising wrist shot. Faber, the former Gophers star, tossed his gloves and rushed off the ice and into the room for help from the medical staff.

With just 30 seconds left in the third period, and the Wild on the penalty kill, a puck hit the unsuspecting Faber in on the right side of his face. The 22-year-old former Minnesota Gopher grabbed his face and immediately left the ice.

Considering the team's injuries, the fact it took Minnesota until Game 32 to have its first back-to-back regulation losses is remarkable.

Brock Faber takes a shot up high and bolts off the ice immediately #mnwild pic.twitter.com/AXEMSb8gfw It was a very freak injury for Faber as he took a shot from Florida's Eetu Luostarinen in the neck area.