The Wild have signed Vladislav Firstov to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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Fleury will likely make his Wild debut on Saturday.
Tarasenko (illness) did not travel to Washington for Tuesday's game.
Tarasenko will miss his second straight game with an illness but could join the team in Buffalo for Friday's game. The Blues will also be without Robert Thomas (upper-body), so the Blues may need to go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
The Wild have acquired Jacob Middleton from the Sharks for Kaapo Kahkonen and a fifth-round pick.
The Capitals have acquired Marcus Johansson from the Kraken for Daniel Sprong, a 2022 fourth-round pick and 2023 sixth-round pick.
The Wild have acquired Marc-Andre Fleury from the Blackhawks for a conditional second-round pick.
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Fleury will start Sunday vs. the Jets.
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Fleury is scheduled to start Sunday but that could change.
Tarasenko (illness) will not play Saturday in Columbus.
Tarasenko will miss Saturday's game in Columbus due to an illness. Robert Thomas is expected to return from an illness of his own to replace Tarasenko in the lineup.
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Petersen led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
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Sturm will make his Avalanche debut on Friday.
Sturm, who was acquired from Minnesota for Tyson Jost on Tuesday, will start his Avalanche career on the third line with Alex Newhook and J.T. Compher on his wings. Sturm has scored 20 goals with 16 assists (36 points) in 111 career NHL games.
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Petersen led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
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Gustavsson will start Saturday in Montreal.
The Avalanche have acquired Nico Sturm from the Wild for Tyson Just.
The Avalanche frees up $1.275 million in AAV with this swap and acquire a bigger centre to play in their bottom-6. Sturm was an undrafted free agent out of Clarkson University, who has scored nine goals with eight assists (17 points) in 53 games with the Wild this season.
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Fleury will start Tuesday vs. the Bruins.
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Gustavsson will start Monday vs. the Coyotes.
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Gustavsson is in the starter's crease at the Senators morning skate.
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Petersen led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
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Petersen is expected to start Saturday in San Jose.
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Fleury will start Saturday in Ottawa.