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Edmundson is battling an undisclosed injury and will be replaced by Michael Del Zotto in Ottawa. Edmundson is day-to-day.

Kuemper was pulled after he allowed four goals in the Coyotes loss in Chicago last night. It was a rare rough outing for Kuemper, who has been mostly outstanding over the last month. Tonight he faces the Blues for the second time his season—he allowed four goals on 24 shots in a 4-0 loss in the first meeting (Feb.14).

Kuemper allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Coyotes win over the Kings on Saturday. Kuemper continues to play fantastic hockey, going 9-1-0 with a 1.58 GAA, .949 SV% and two shutouts in his last 10 starts. Tonight he faces a Blackhawks team that has gone 6-6-0 while averaging 3.67 GF/pg in their last 12 games.

Kuemper stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Coyotes shutout win over the Flames on Thursday. Kuemper bounced right back after a loss to the Ducks on Tuesday, moving him to 8-1-0 with a 1.53 GAA, .949 SV% and two shutouts in his last nine starts. In his first start vs. the Kings, Kuemper allowed two goals on 26 shots in a 2-1 loss (Dec.27).

Kuemper allowed one goal on 23 shots in the Coyotes win over the Red Wings on Saturday. Kuemper extended his winning streak to seven games, posting a 1.53 GAA, .949 SV% and one shutout in the process. He should be able to continue his hot streak against a Ducks team that has gone 6-21-4 while averaging just 1.65 goals for per game since mid-December.

Dumoulin has missed the last three games after suffering a concussion in the Penguins’ outdoor game in Philadelphia. Dumoulin rotated on the top-pair in Monday’s practice and was a full participant in Tuesday’s morning skate, but remains a game-time decision. Dumoulin, who will likely skate with Justin Schultz if he plays, has 21 points (2G / 19A), a plus-27 rating and 78 shots on goal in 62 games this season.

The Stars confirmed what was originally feared, a broken arm that will require surgery and cost him at least one month. This is a horrible break for the Stars, who paid a premium to acquire Zuccarello from the Rangers. However, if they can stay afloat in the Western Conference playoff race, Zuccarello should be available for some meaningful games down the stretch and ultimately the playoffs, should they make it.

The Predators were looking for Fiala to take the next step this season after scoring 23 goals with 25 assists (48 points) last season and it has not happened. The winger was impressive last season, firing 187 shots while averaging just 15:09 TOI/gm but has seen his shot volume and shooting percentage drop this year. In Minnesota, he has a clear path to playing top-6, even top-line minutes, so this trade should help boost his fantasy value through the rest of the season.

Zuccarello’s career in Dallas got off to a great start, scoring a goal with an assist in his first 13:35 TOI before leaving the game with an upper-body injury. The Stars gave up a conditional second and third round pick for Zuccarello on Saturday and it looks like the veteran winger will be out until at least late-March.

Zuccarello had a slow start to the season, scoring just four goals with 10 assists (14 points) in his first 28 games but has collected seven goals and 16 assists (23 points) in his last 18 games. The Stars lacked some serious winger depth capable of playing in their top-6 and Zuccarello is a player capable of playing on a line with either Jamie Benn and/or Tyler Seguin.