The Minnesota Wild were hit with a major setback in their first-round playoff matchup with Winnipeg Authentic Lorenzo Carter Jersey , a broken sternum for left wing Zach Parise suffered in the last game that will keep him out for at least the remainder of the series and likely longer if they advance.

The Wild revealed the injury about three hours before Game 4 against the Jets, with a vague announcement on Tuesday by general manager Chuck Fletcher that declared Parise's status as "week to week."

Parise took a hard hit to the chest area with about four minutes remaining in Game 3 and the Wild leading 6-2, when he was sandwiched by Jets center Mark Scheifele and defenseman Ben Chiarot. Parise didn't appear shaken up, and he spoke to reporters afterward without any sign of discomfort.

Tyler Ennis took Parise's place in the lineup, and coach Bruce Boudreau shuffled his top three lines to adjust to the absence. Asked following the team's morning skate if Ennis would play, Boudreau quipped, "Why would we change the lineup? We won. That's my answer to that."

The Wild are already missing standout defenseman Ryan Suter because of a broken right ankle, leaving the two friends who changed the course of the franchise by signing identical 13-year, $98 million contracts in free agency in 2012 on the shelf for the most important time of the season.

Parise scored in each of the first three games of the series. He is the Wild's all-time playoffs leader with 14 goals and 31 points, and including his time with New Jersey he's the most accomplished postseason skater on the roster with 74 career points in the playoffs.

After recovering from microdiskectomy surgery on his back that kept him out of the first 39 games, Parise found his stride down the stretch and tallied 12 goals and four assists in the last 19 games of the regular season. The Wild went 24-10-8 with him in the lineup and 10-2-1 when he scored a goal.

"He did great. Even when he came back Authentic John Tavares Jersey , I said that it would be 20 games before he got his game together," Boudreau said. "But if anybody knows Zach, he's one of the hardest workers around, and he worked himself into getting ready to play. And when his back wasn't hurting, that was tremendous, and then once he started getting back to normal, he became the player that everybody thought he was."

The Wild, who've become well-accustomed to key players missing this season, were more concerned about Parise for the moment. Boudreau said he saw the "sadness on his face" after learning of the diagnosis on Monday.

"Here's a guy that's worked so hard to get back to where he was and so hard to want to play for his hometown and bring glory," Boudreau said, "and he finally gets to that spot and this happens Jessie Bates III Bengals Jersey , you know?"

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The Carolina Panthers turned their attention to the secondary on the second day of the NFL draft 鈥?and added an extra draft pick along the way.

The Panthers selected cornerback Donte Jackson from LSU in the second round and safety Rashaan Gaulden from Tennessee in the third round Friday night, one day after taking wide receiver D.J. Moore from Maryland with the 24th overall pick in round one.

"That is an area we wanted to upgrade," Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said of the defensive backfield.

Carolina, coming off an 11-5 season, also wanted to get faster on defense 鈥?and it did.

The 5-foot-11, 178-pound Jackson possesses high-end speed, clocked at 4.31 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combines. That tied him for the fastest 40-time among rookie cornerbacks.

"With Jackson, that is adding about as much speed as you can," Hurney said.

Coach Ron Rivera said the addition of Jackson and Gaulden gives them some swagger back in the secondary that they had been missing after the departure of All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman. Carolina's starting cornerbacks didn't have any interceptions through the first 14 games last season.

He feels like Jackson and Gaulden both have a big chip on their shoulder.

"My expectation is to be a starter from day one," Jackson said. "I am going to be more than ready and I anticipate being a starter."

Jackson could have a chance to start opposite James Bradberry as a rookie.

The Panthers traded last year's starter Daryl Worley to the Philadelphia, although the Eagles later waived him following an off-the-field incident. Carolina added Ross Cockrell in free agency and Kevon Seymour made some plays at cornerback last season.

Jackson played in all 12 games last season for the Tigers and was a second-team all-SEC selection in 2017. He started 12 of 13 games and had 49 tackles Geron Christian Jersey Redskins , an interception and 10 pass breakups.

Jackson said not being selected in the first round 鈥?he was taken with the 55th selection overall 鈥?has left him with a chip on his shoulder "the size of this hotel that I am staying in right now."

"Seeing all of those guys picked before me when I was thought to be a first-round draft pick, that chip grew with every pick that I didn't see my name called," said Jackson, who was a member of LSU's SEC Championship 4x100-relay track team last year.

Hurney said Jackson has outstanding ball skills, and the reason he likely fell to No. 55 overall was because of his lack of size.

Rivera said while Bradberry will cover the opposition's bigger receivers, Jackson can handle the smaller, faster ones.

"We feel like he can play outside corner and nickel," Hurney said.

The Panthers view the 6-foot-3, 193 Gaulden as a safety, although he has played some cornerback and nickel back for the Vols.

Rivera likes that Gaulden has good speed for his size and feels he can cover tight ends.

"I can play anything in the defensive backfield," Gaulden said. "It's just the confidence that I have had and through the coaches who trained me to be able to play any position in the back end. But I can play safety at a very high level and that is what the Panthers see me as."

Gaulden had only one interception during three seasons for the Vols Tanner Lee Jersey Jaguars , but had three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries last season.

"I try to get to the ball however I can," Gaulden said.

Carolina traded its other third-round pick, No. 88 overall, to Green Bay in exchange for the Packers' fourth- and fifth-round picks. The Panthers now have six picks on Saturday, including the first pick of the day, the 101st overall.

Hurney said that having the first pick in the third day of the draft is a "valuable spot."

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