Update on the status of key injuries for the Wild.

The Star Tribune is reporting that the Wild have activated Zach Parise for today's game against the Winnipeg Jets. It couldn't come at a better tiem for the Wild who have been both plagued by injuries, as well as being one of the teams that has been impacted by the mumps outbreak in the NHL. Defenseman Jonas Brodin has been place on IR in order to make room for Parise, who is the Wild's leading scorer despite missing 5 games due to a concussion. On a side note Niklas Backstrom is expected to start today, no official announcement has yet been made in that regard.