Defenseman Christian Folin will miss at least three weeks with an upper-body injury sustained in the first period of a 3-1 win against the San Jose Sharks on Sunday. "He's a big man and … when he's playing at the top of his game he's physical and he's solid," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "When one guy leaves, another guy's got to come in and replace him and do just as well, and that's what our motto [has been] the whole year." Down to six defensemen, Boudreau said he expects one to be recalled from Iowa of the American Hockey League before the Wild begin a five-game road trip Thursday at the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Wild, 12-4-1 in their past 17 games and 7-2-1 in their past 10 home games, have a one-point lead on the Chicago Blackhawks for first place in the Central Division and Western Conference. "If they want to lose 10 in a row, I'd be very happy," Boudreau said of the Blackhawks. "They're playing really well because they're a really good team … We know if we ever wanted to go anywhere, we have to go through Chicago to be successful." Dubnyk, who made 20 saves against the Sharks, will start. He is 8-3-0 with 22 goals allowed in his past 11 games.
