Overview
- The Wild activated Brock Faber from injured reserve and put him in the lineup Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at TD Garden for the road game against the Boston Bruins.
- Faber logged just over 24 minutes, recorded one assist and finished with a team-high plus-four as Minnesota won 6-2.
- He suffered a fractured skull in a preseason game on Sept. 27 and underwent surgery, then progressed through rehab and was cleared for game action in early November.
- Coach John Hynes said the team will manage Faber’s minutes and limit his situations and special-teams work as he is eased back into top-pair duties.
- Faber is a high-minute, two-way defenseman who set career highs last season and signed an eight-year, $68 million deal in 2024, and his return strengthens an already top-performing Wild roster while forcing short-term lineup and roster-management decisions.