Wild place Ballard, Carter on IR
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St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) - The Minnesota Wild placed defenseman Keith Ballard and forward Ryan Carter on injured reserve Monday, both with upper- body injuries.
The Wild also recalled forward Brett Sutter from Iowa of the American Hockey League.
Ballard has already missed two games with a concussion and facial fractures after being hit into the boards by New York Islanders forward Matt Martin on Dec. 9. He has one assist in 14 games this season.
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Carter didn't play in Saturday's shootout win at Arizona. He has two goals and eight assists in 26 games this season.