Talbot was on the ice for Friday's practice but head coach Dean Evason said he'll need another before he starts for the Wild. With Talbot still not ready, Kaapo Kahkonen will continue to start and Dereck Baribeau will backup in Anaheim.
Lagesson was forced to leave Monday's game vs. the Jets with an upper-body injury after playing just 6:47 TOI. Either Kris Russell or Caleb Jones will draw back into the lineup to replace Lagesson on Wednesday.
Leonard will replace Kurtis Gabriel after sitting as a healthy scratch on Saturday night. Leonard, who has two assists in eight games will play in the bottom-6 and could see some power-play time on PP2.
Rimek left Saturday's game after a cross-check to the ribs and was moved to IR on Sunday. With Simek out on Monday, look for Nicholas Meloche to draw into the lineup.
Leonard has been a healthy scratch for the last six games but will replace Rudolfs Balcers in the lineup on Thursday. Leonard had two assists, nine shots and a minus-5 rating in his first seven career NHL games.
With Zack Kassian out week-to-week with an upper-body injury, Chiasson will play Tuesday vs. the Senators. Chiasson was a healthy scratch for the last two games but re-enters the lineup with no points, six shots and a minus-4 rating in seven games this season.
Gibson allowed four goals on 23 shots in the Ducks loss to the Blues on Sunday. Gibson had a tough two-game stint vs. St. Louis and has now lost three in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 63 shots (.841 SV%). Tonight he faces a Kings team that Gibson has gone 1-2-0 with a .929 SV% against over the last two seasons.
Talbot allowed three goals on 25 shots in the Wild's overtime win over the Avalanche on Sunday. It was a solid return to the crease for the veteran netminder, who missed the previous four games with a lower-body issue. On Tuesday he'll be looking for another win over the Avalanche, who will be without Nathan MacKinnon.
Talbot has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury that he suffered vs. the Sharks on January 22nd. Kaapo Kahkonen will make his fourth straight start but Talbot will backup and should be available to start Sunday.
