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The Devils announced earlier in the day that one of either Ruutu or Jaromir Jagr would go on IR and they chose Ruutu. His placement on IR allowed the team to activate Eric Gelinas.

This comes as a bit of a surprise considering Beleskey is leading the team in goals with 17, but his playing time has been diminishing as of late, so head coach Bruce Boudreau must want him to correct something. Tim Jackman will play with Beleskey out.

Dumba, 20, had one goal and three assists in 20 games with the Wild before being sent down. In Iowa he scored four goals with eight assists for 12 points in 17 games. Expect him to be in the lineup tomorrow in Buffalo.

Scandella has missed the last four games with a head injury. The move to IR allowed the Wild to recall Mathew Dumba from Iowa (AHL). Scandella is eligible to return whenever he is healthy.

Falk was injured in the first period of Tuesday’s game vs. the Penguins. There is no word on how long he will be out, but he will have to miss at least the next seven days.

The Wild are in desperate need of goaltending, so they have shipped a third rounder in this summer’s draft to the Coyotes for Dubnyk who is set to become a UFA. Dubnyk has gone 9-5-2 with a 2.72 GAA and .916 SV% in his first year with the Coyotes. He heads to the Wild, who are 4th in the NHL in shots against per game (27.2) but rank 24th in team GAA (3.02).

Jones stopped all 19 shots that he faced in Monday’s 2-0 shutout win over the Maple Leafs. Jones has four wins on the year, three of them have come via the shutout. He has an incredible seven shutouts in just 26 starts and makes for an excellent spot-start tonight with the Devils in town.

Despite not participating in the Maple Leafs’ morning skate, the team is hopeful that Komarov will be able to play tonight vs. Anaheim. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups; if he can’t play expect Sam Carrick to replace him.

Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said Ruutu is “quite sick” and the chances of him playing on the road-trip are “not very good”.

Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said Jagr is “quite sick” and the chances of him playing on the road-trip are “not very good." With Jagr out, Steve Bernier will skate on the Devils top-line with Scott Gomez and Adam Henrique.

Monitor Ott’s status during Thursday’s morning skate, but it sounds like he will not play due to the flu. Look for Joakim Lindstrom to play if Ott is unable to go.

Chorney was recalled as insurance for Tuesday’s game; he did not get into the lineup, so he heads back to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton where he has nine points (2G / 7A) in 34 games.

Rust, 22, had one goal and one assist in 14 games with the Penguins. He returns to the AHL where he has amassed 10 goals and four assists in 25 games this season.

Gormley remains day-to-day and will miss his second consecutive game with a lower-body injury. Expect Philip Samuelsson to make his Coyotes debut vs. the Flames.

Hanzal has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury, but will return tomorrow vs. the Flames. He had a four-point effort on January 3rd, prior to leaving the game with an upper-body injury, so hopefully he can pick up where he left off. He will likely centre Sam Gagner and Mikkel Boedker.

Doan played just 13:31 compared to his 18:30 TOI AVG, so he must have suffered an injury in the late stages of Tuesday’s game vs. San Jose. With Doan likely to come out of the lineup, Martin Hanzal is expected to return.

Miller has missed the last two games with an illness, but he said after practice today that he is feeling better and hopes to start on Thursday vs. the Flyers. Monitor his status during the morning skate.

Andersen gave up four goals on 32 shots in the Ducks 5-4 shootout win over Winnipeg on Sunday. Despite allowing a combined 10 goals in his last three starts, he has walked away victorious in all three contests. Tonight he will face the Maple Leafs, he was pulled after allowing four goals on 20 shots in a 6-2 loss in Toronto in mid-December.

Komarov, who left Monday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return, is not on the ice for the Maple Leafs morning skate, which suggests he will not play tonight vs. the Ducks. With Komarov out, Sam Carrick is expected to draw back in.

Bernier allowed one goal on 19 shots in the Maple Leafs 2-0 loss to the Kings on Monday. Bernier has started 2015 with a 1-3-0 record, 2.79 GAA and .882 SV%. He will look to record his 17th win of the season tonight, in his second start of the year vs. the Ducks—he stopped 40 shots in a 6-2 win in their first meeting.