Marcus Foligno, who has yet to play because of shoulder injury, is participating fully in practice.
Foligno had five goals and 13 assists in 47 games last season. He has a chance to make his season debut tomorrow vs. Tampa Bay.
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Max Pacioretty at practice with a no contact jersey on.
Pacioretty missed Saturday's game with a left arm injury, he is considered questionable for Wednesday's game with the Flames.
Tuomo Ruutu (lower body) skating with the Hurricanes in a non-contact jersey.
Ruutu was placed on IR retroactive to September 21st, so he is eligible to return whenever he is ready. This is a positive step that Ruutu is nearing a return.
Lindholm is skating this morning with a no-contact jersey.
Lindholm played just 7:34 with a minus-1 rating yesterday. He went to the locker room briefly because of an arm laceration, but did return. He continued to practice on the first power-play unit this morning so he should be considered probable for tomorrow's game.
Islanders head coach Jack Capuano said Cal Clutterbuck (leg laceration) could be ready to play by Tuesday's game against the Coyotes. The Islanders will make a determination after Monday's practice.
Clutterbuck was originally expected to miss close to a month, but apparently he is only going to have missed the Isles first two games. Even if he does not play on Tuesday expect him to be back in the lineup Friday vs. Chicago.
The Avalanche expect captain Gabriel Landeskog to return from a leg injury for tomorrow's game in Toronto.
Landeskog missed Friday's contest vs. Nashville but was able to participate in full contact practice over the weekend. He will slide back into the lineup next to Paul Stastny and Alex Tanguay.
Call up / Send down
The Maple Leafs have recalled Trevor Smith from the Toronto Marlies.
The 28-year-old has bounced around the AHL in his career but most recently had 23 goals and 31 assists (54 points) in 75 games with the Penguins AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre. He has three goals and three assists in 24 career NHL games.
Call up / Send down
The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled Jamie Devane from the Toronto Marlies.
Devane played 6:52 and recorded one shot in his NHL debut on Saturday. With Nikolai Kulemin and David Clarkson still out of the lineup, Devane is expected to play tomorrow vs. the Avalanche.
Call up / Send down
In response to the Coyle injury, one week after Jason Zucker was the final cut in training camp, the 2010 second-round pick was recalled from AHL Iowa before even playing his first game.
Zucker, the speedster left wing, scored four goals in 20 games last season and an overtime winner in the playoffs. Coach Mike Yeo says it's too early to determine the plans going forward and the Wild felt it was time to give Zucker a shot, but my guess:
Second-line center Charlie Coyle will miss 3-4 weeks with a sprained knee, the Wild announced tonight. The injury occurred with 8:54 left in the second period Saturday against Anaheim when Coyle was checked in the neutral zone by the Ducks' Andrew Cogliano.
This is a huge blow for Coyle and the 0-0-2 Wild. Coyle won the second-line center position early in an outstanding training camp, one in which he scored three goals in five exhibition games. "It's not an ideal situation, but I'm fortunate it's nothing worse than it is," Coyle said. "I'm going to keep a positive mindset and I'm looking forward to recovering and doing everything I can to be healthy again."
Goalie Start
Pavelec starts for the Jets.
Pavelec improved to 2-0 with a 33 save win over the LA Kings. He allowed three goals on the night, but he was given five goals of support on a night where Jonathan Quick looked off. Teemu Selanne and the Ducks are in town, who are coming off of a 4-3 win vs. Minnesota last night.
Goalie Start
Fasth leads the Ducks onto the ice for warmups, he is the Anaheim starter.
Fasth was shelled for six goals on 29 shots in the season opener. The Ducks were badly out played by the Avalanche and it led to a tough night for Fasth. He will face the 2-0 Jets who have scored 10 goals in their first two games.
Goalie Start
Roberto Luongo will likely start on Tuesday.
Luongo stopped 21 of 23 shots in a 6-2 win over the Oilers on Saturday. He now has a 3.00 GAA and .897 SV% on the young season. He will face Cory Schneider who makes his return to Vancouver.
Goalie Start
Schneider will start Tuesday, it will be his first start in Vancouver since being traded.
Schneider allowed three goals on 21 shots in a 3-0 shutout loss to the Penguins. Schneider will want to have a good start in his return to Vancouver. He will likely face Roberto Luongo which will be quite an intriguing matchup.
Goalie Start
Martin Brodeur starts in Edmonton tomorrow.
Brodeur allowed three goals on 26 shots in a 4-3 loss to the Islanders on Friday. The start in Edmonton will mark his first in Edmonton since 2010, a building he is 5-2-0 in. The Oilers have struggled to keep the puck out of their own net, so Brodeur should make for a solid start.
Call up / Send down
Oilers recall Brandon Davidson from OKC.
Davidson has no points and is a minus-2 in two games with OKC this season. He spent last year in the AHL and ECHL.
Goalie Start
Giguere will make his season debut on Thursday vs. Boston
Giguere went 5-4-4 with a 2.84 GAA and .908 SV% as the Avalanche backup last season. He will be in the cage on Thursday, but is not a great spot start option vs the tough Bruins.
Goalie Start
Pavelec is the likely starter for the Jets tonight.
Pavelec improved to 2-0 with a 33 save win over the LA Kings. He allowed three goals on the night, but he was given five goals of support on a night where Jonathan Quick looked off. Teemu Selanne and the Ducks are in town, who are coming off of a 4-3 win vs. Minnesota last night.
Goalie Start
Look for Viktor Fasth to start for the Ducks.
Fasth was shelled for six goals on 29 shots in the season opener. The Ducks were badly out played by the Avalanche and it led to a tough night for Fasth. He will probably get the start tonight in WInnipeg.
Injury
Joensuu (back) is day-to-day says Coach Dallas Eakins
Joensuu played just 6:33 in the Oilers loss last night.
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