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Spurgeon has yet to appear in any of the Wilds' first six games this season due to an upper-body injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve Wednesday. The 33-year-old Wild Captain is a massive loss for Minnesota after he put up 11 goals, 34 points, and a +32 plus/minus in 79 games in 2022-23. There is still no expected timetable for his return but he was back on the ice for the first time since October 5th this week at practice.

Khaira had four assists, and a +3 plus/minus through four games with Iowa (AHL) to start the 2023-24 and has been called up to Minnesota for the first time this season. The 29-year-old veteran winger is in his ninth NHL season and has 33 goals and 80 points in 336 games between Edmonton and Chicago. He is expected to replace Frederick Gaudreau (upper body) who did not travel with the team to Philadelphia.

Gaudreau did not travel with the team as they head to Philadelphia and is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The 30-year-old forward has yet to pick up a point through five games after putting up 19 goals and 38 points in 82 games with the Wild in 2022-23. More updates and clarity should be provided on Gaudreau's health in the upcoming days.

Zohorna had a goal, and four SOG in two games with Pittsburgh but was the odd man out of the Penguins' roster for salary purposes and has been assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). The 27-year-old returns to the minors for a second time already this year, where he failed to pick up a point in a short, two-game showing earlier in the season.

Nedeljkovic suffered a lower-body injury in Tuesday's matchup against the Dallas Stars but was able to finish the game. However, he was unable to complete practice with the Penguins on Wednesday and was later placed on the injured reserve late in the afternoon. Nedeljkovic allowed four goals on 34 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Stars.

Andonovski had an assist, nine PIMs, and a +1 plus/minus in three games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and has been recalled to Pittsburgh for the first time in his career. The 24-year-old undrafted right-winger has spent the better part of three seasons in the AHL since joining from Princeton University (NCAA) in 2021-22.

Spence had an assist, three SOG, and a +1 plus/minus in five games while averaging only 14:15 TOI on the Kings' blueline and has been loaned to Ontario (AHL) Wednesday. The 22-year-old returns to Ontario, where he was incredibly successful in 2022-23, putting up four goals and 45 points in 56 games.

Anderson-Dolan has been a healthy scratch for the Kings' previous four games and was assigned to Ontario (AHL) on Wednesday after failing to pick up a point in only one appearance so far in 2023-24. The 24-year-old forward returns to Ontario (AHL) for the first time this season where he last appeared in 2021-22 and had 24 goals, 47 points, and 51 PIMs in 54 games played.

Chinakhov had yet to appear this season for Columbus after missing most of training camp with a back injury but has been activated off the injured/Non-roster list and was loaned to Cleveland (AHL). The 22-year-old was Columbus' 2020 first-round pick (21st overall) and had four goals, nine assists, 44 SOG, 10 PIMs, and a -6 plus/minus.

Barabanov left the Sharks' previous game vs. Florida in the third period after just 14:10 TOI due to an upper-body injury and will miss Thursday's game vs. Tampa Bay and will now be forced to miss "a while". The 29-year-old left-winger had surprisingly yet to pick up a point in 2023-24 but had nine SOG, two PIMs, and a -1 plus/minus in six games prior to the injury.

Brown failed to pick up a point in any of the three games he dressed in for the Bruins this season and has been assigned to Providence (AHL) on Wednesday. The 31-year-old veteran is in his eighth NHL season and will head to the AHL for the first time since he captained the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) in 2020-21.

Kostin has been cleared to play and will likely return to the Red Wings lineup on Thursday after missing the last three games with an undisclosed injury. Kostin has zero points and a -1 plus/minus rating in four games this season. He will likely play on the fourth line alongside Austin Czarnik and Christian Fischer.

DeBrincat's status for the Red Wings Thursday night matchup against the Winnipeg Jets will be determined closer to puck drop. DeBrincat is off to a blistering start, scoring 13 points (9G / 4A) in his first seven games this season.

Reimer, who has a sparking 1.00 GAA and .963 SV% in two games (2-0-0), will return to the crease for the Red Wings on Thursday and hope to build on his terrific start to the season. This will mark Reimer's second start in the Red Wings' last three games. Albeit a very small sample size, Reimer has outperformed starting goaltender Ville Husso and could be in line for more starts if he can continue shutting the door for the Red Wings. The Red Wings will look to rebound after losing for the first time in six games (5-0-1) against a Winnipeg Jets team that is 3-3-0 to start the season.

Johnson has been in and out of the lineup to start the season and is expected to be a healthy scratch again on Thursday. The 21-year-old has two points (1G / 1A) in five games this season.

Nedeljkovic suffered a lower-body injury in Tuesday's matchup against the Dallas Stars but was able to finish the game. However, he was unable to complete practise with the Penguins on Wednesday. Nedeljkovic allowed four goals on 34 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Stars.

In his NHL debut on Tuesday, Ludvig made awkward contact with his head when delivering a hit a Dallas Stars' forward Radek Faksa. In a scary scene afterward, Ludvig spent several minutes with the trainers on the ice, regaining his composure. Last season with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL, Ludvig had 17 points (3G / 14A) in 54 games.

Edward, the Bruins' seventh-round pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, has signed his first professional contract. In three seasons with the London Knights of the OHL, the 19-year-old defenseman has 37 points (7G / 30A) in 129 games.

Pesce has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury and will now likely miss anywhere from 2-4 weeks after he underwent surgery Tuesday. His presence will be missed by a Hurricanes team that has struggled defensively to start the season, allowing an average of 4.71 goals per game. Pesce, whose minutes have been replaced primarily by Jalen Chatfield, has two points (1G / 1A) in five games this season.

Jenik served as a healthy scratch for the Coyotes Tuesday after being called up on Monday afternoon. Jenik has since been reassigned to the Tuscon Roadrunners of the AHL, where he has three points (1G / 2A) in three games this season.