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Vitek Vanecek(G)|UTA
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Vitek Vanecek will start Tuesday vs. Buffalo.

Vanecek stopped 16 of 17 shots (.941 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat the Columbus Blue Jackets in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been solid in his first season in New Jersey, with his 32-11-4 record, 2.46 GAA and .910 SV%. He will take on the Buffalo Sabres, who have won their last three games and five of their last six.

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Mike Morreale 2023-04-11T22:31:01.376Z
Vitek Vanecek
Andrei Vasilevskiy(G)|TBL
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Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Tuesday vs. Toronto.

Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 37 shots (.838 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak with a loss to the New York Rangers. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season as he nears his third career 60 GP season, with his 34-21-4 record, 2.63 GAA and .916 SV%. He takes on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games and are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.39).

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Chris Krenn 2023-04-11T22:24:32.876Z
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Jonas Brodin(D)|MIN
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Jonas Brodin will draw back into the Wilds' lineup Tuesday vs. Winnipeg (rest).

Brodie missed the Wilds' previous game for rest related reasons but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday vs. Winnipeg. Brodin has three goals, 11 assists, 89 SOG, 30 PIMs and a +14 plus/minus through 59 games played this season.

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Jessi Pierce 2023-04-11T22:13:25.550Z
Jonas Brodin
Kirill Kaprizov(LW)|MIN
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Kirill Kaprizov will draw back into the Wilds lineup Tuesday vs. Winnipeg (rest).

Kaprizov missed the Wilds' previous game due to rest related reasons but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday vs. Winnipeg. The 25-year-old is having a sensational season, with his 39 goals, 35 assists, 253 SOG, 45 PIMs and +6 plus/minus through 66 games played this season.

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Jessi Pierce 2023-04-11T22:11:15.141Z
Kirill Kaprizov
Marc-Andre Fleury(G)|FA
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Fleury will start Tuesday vs. the Jets.

Fleury allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Wild's loss in Pittsburgh last Thursday. Fleury has now allowed at least three goals in five of his last six outings while going 3-2-1 with a .907 SV%. Tonight he faces a Jets team that has won four of their last five games while averaging 4.2 goals per game.

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Jessi Pierce 2023-04-11T22:07:48.586Z
Marc-Andre Fleury
Dmitry Kulikov(D)|FLA
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Injury
Dmitry Kulikov has been activated off the long-term injured-reserve and is expected to play Tuesday (lower-body).

Kulikov has been out since March 12th due to a lower-body injury and is expected to rejoin the lineup Tuesday vs. Chicago. The 32-year-old had only been able to play in four games with Pittsburgh before going down with injury and has three goals, and 13 assists. 82 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 65 games with Anaheim and Pittsburgh this season.

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Seth Rorabaugh 2023-04-11T21:56:32.049Z
Dmitry Kulikov
Gustav Nyquist(RW)|WPG
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Nyquist (rest) is expected to be scratched on Tuesday.

Nyquist returned from a lengthy injury absence for a two-game debut with the Wild over the weekend and will be out of the lineup Tuesday for rest related reasons. The 33-year-old has 11 goals, 14 assists, 99 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -10 plus/minus through 50 games between Columbus and Minnesota this season.

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Michael Russo 2023-04-11T21:51:27.073Z
Gustav Nyquist
Jujhar Khaira(LW)|FA
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Injury
Jujhar Khaira will be out Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh (undisclosed).

Khaira has five goals, eight assists, 54 SOG, 31 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 50 games this season but will miss Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh due to an undisclosed injury. The 28-year-old is considered day-to-day as we round the end of the regular season and will be replaced by Ian Mitchell in the Blackhawks lineup.

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Ben Pope 2023-04-11T22:18:18.415Z
Jujhar Khaira
Petr Mrazek(G)|ANA
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Petr Mrazek will start Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh.

Mrazek allowed seven goals on 31 shots (.774 SV%) for his eighth loss in nine decisions as he was handed the defeat by the Seattle Kraken in his last start. The 31-year-old has had a season to forget in 2022-23, with his 9-22-3 record, 3.71 GAA and .892 SV%. He will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have won four of their last six contests and are fifth in the NHL in shots per game (34.3).

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Ben Pope 2023-04-11T22:22:12.121Z
Petr Mrazek

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