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Folin has been a yo-yo recently, being recalled and send down. With Folin being sent down, the Wild have recalled Mike Reilly.

Reilly, 22, has registered two goals and seven assists in his first 23 AHL games with the Iowa Wild. He as a great offensive-defenseman in his time at the University of Minnesota and now it looks like he will get a crack at the NHL.

Nilsson allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Oilers loss in Toronto on Monday. Nilsson has lost three of his last four starts despite posting 1.98 GAA and .934 SV%. Tonight he will make his sixth start at home—he has gone 2-2-1 with a 3.32 GAA and .874 SV% at Rexall Place this season. He will take on a Bruins team that is on a roll right now. They come in winners of their last five games.

Anderson allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Senators 4-2 loss to the Flyers on Tuesday. Anderson has now lost two in a row while giving up a combined seven goals on 51 shots (.863 SV%). Tonight Anderson will face a Blackhawks team that has lost four of six, but still represent a dangerous opponent. Anderson is 4-3-3 with a 2.42 GAA and .922 SV% at home.

Orpik continues to battle his lower-body injury and will miss his 10th and 11th game when the Capitals go out on their two-game road trip. His next chance to return would be next Tuesday vs. the Red Wings.

Bournival has not appearaed in a game this season and has been placed on waivers for purpose of assignment to St. John’s (AHL).

Lack allowed one goal on seven shots after replacing Cam Ward in last Friday’s loss in Buffalo. Lack’s first season in Carolina has not gone well in the first two months. The 27-year-old sits at 1-4-1 with a 3.28 GAA and .874 SV%, which is not what the Hurricanes thought they were getting. He has gone 0-3-0 at home, but draws a good home matchup tonight with the low-scoring Devils in town.

Zibanejad left Tuesday’s game with an apparent head injury after taking a hit to the head by Flyers’ defenseman Radko Gudas. Zibanejad was reportedly feeling better on Wednesday, but remains doubtful for Thursday’s game.

Campbell did not appear in a game during his time with the Stars and with Kari Lehtonen set to return on Thursday, Campbell heads back to the AHL where he is 3-3-0 with a 3.80 GAA and .873 SV% this season.

Lehtonen missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but has activated from IR and could start Thursday vs. the Canucks. Lehtonen has gone 9-1-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .921 SV% in 10 starts and one relief appearance this season.

As soon as James Reimer is deemed healthy, Bernier will be sent to the Marlies for a 10-day conditioning stint. Bernier has struggled mightily this season, going 0-8-1 with a 3.28 GAA and .888 SV% this season. He will start a few games with the Marlies while trying to get his confidence back.

Sparks stopped all 24 shots that he faced in the Maple Leafs 2-0 win over the Oilers on Monday. Sparks became the first goalie in Maple Leafs’ history to post a shutout in his NHL debut and will get a second straight start tonight because of it. He had great AHL numbers, so Monday wasn’t a fluke, he should make for a solid start tonight vs. a Jets team that has lost three of their last four.

Agozzino had one shot on goal while averaging 9:23 TOI in two games with the Avalanche. He was a healthy scratch on Tuesday with John Mitchell back in the lineup, so he will head back to San Antonio.

Etem will miss Wednesday’s game with an illness, so Tanner Glass has been recalled and will replace him in the lineup. Consider Etem day-to-day.

Tanguay has been sidelined since November 6th with a knee injury, but he is expected to return to the lineup on Thursday. The Avalanche could use a scoring forward in their top-6 right now, so Tanguay’s return is perfectly timed. He had six points (2G / 4A) in 14 games before getting injured.

Glass, who has no points in two games with the Rangers this season will get back into the lineup tonight with Emerson Etem out with an illness. Glass has five points (2G / 3A) in 17 games with Hartford this season.

Greene has only appeared in three games this season and will miss a large portion of time with shoulder surgery. He will be placed on LTIR and the Kings will get some cap-relief until he is ready to return.

Slavin, 21, had one assists in six games during his time with Carolina. He heads back to Charlotte, where he has seven assists in 14 games last season.

Murphy, 22, had one goal and two assists in two games during his conditioning stint with Charlotte. He has been recalled and is expected to be in the lineup on Thursday. He has four assists in 17 games this season.

Hellebuyck stopped 14 of 15 shots that he faced in the Jets’ win in Minnesota last Friday. It was an easy NHL debut for the 22-year-old goaltending prospect. Michael Hutchinson has started three of the last four games and has allowed a combined 12 goals, so Hellebuyck will have a chance to become the Jets’ No. 1 temporary No. 1 with a strong game tonight. He draws a great matchup vs. a Maple Leafs team that has lost three of four while averaging 2.00 goals per game.