Injury forces the Wild to make a last minute lineup change.

The Minnesota Wild have been forced to make adjustments ahead of their clash with the Columbus Blue Jackets and former head coach Dean Evason this evening.

Although 30 year old forward Ryan Hartman looked like he could be ready to go this morning, spending considerable time on the ice, he will not be on the ice for the Wild in tonight's game. According to a report from Wild insider Mike Russo, Hartman wasn't even on the ice for warmups this evening leaving no doubt about the fact that he will indeed be sidelined with an upper body injury.

Here is a look at the lineup the Wild will be using this eveing:

Kaprizov-Rossi-Zuccarello
Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Boldy
Foligno-Khusnutdinov-Trenin
Lauko-Gaudreau-Ohgren

Middleton-Faber
Brodin-Bogosian
Merrill-Chisholm

Hartman was injured when he took a high stick to the face in the final minutes of the game earlier this week when the Wild faced off against the St. Louis Blues, although it would seem that the expectation is that he will not be out for much longer.

He was considered a game time decision earlier today but unfortunately it seems like the Wild will have to wait until at least Tuesday, when the Wild take on the Florida Panthers to see Hartman back on the ice.