Erik Haula will suit up for a fourth straight time Thursday since being recalled from the minors. He will join Justin Fontaine and Mike Rupp on the fourth line of the Wild. "We're playing a fast team," coach Mike Yeo said of Thursday's opponent, the Chicago Blackhawks. "I expect it to be a high-paced game. I think (Haula) is going to give us a little bit of flexibility with how we work things with our fourth line tonight." He has one assist in three games so far, but he has been seeing limited ice time.

The Minnesota Wild have called up Erik Haula. Haula has four goals and 10 points in 10 games with the AHL Iowa Wild. The 22-year-old has a fair amount of offensive upside, so he's worth keeping an eye on during this NHL stint.

Erik Haula was sent down to the minors on Tuesday. He had one assist and a team-high 10 shots in three preseason games. The Wild also assigned forwards Raphael Bussieres, Zack Phillips, Kris Foucault, Tyler Graovac and Josh Caron, defensemen Kyle Medvec, Corbin Baldwin and Colton Jobke as well as goaltenders Darcy Kuemper and Johan Gustafsson to AHL Iowa.