The Wild have acquired Brandon Baddock from the Canadiens for Andrew Hammond.
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Foligno has been suspended for two games for kneeing Adam Lowry on Tuesday.
Foligno kneed Lowry during a fight on Tuesday night and will miss Saturday's game vs. Carolina and Monday's game vs. Detroit. Foligno will be eligible to return next Wednesday in Winnipeg. Brandon Duhaime will move up to the third line while Foligno is out.
Goalie Start
Fleury will start Wednesday in Edmonton.
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Gaunce will make his Blue Jackets debut on Tuesday.
Gaunce and Trey Fix-Wolansky will make their Blue Jackets debuts on Tuesday with both Eric Robinson and Emil Bemstrom unavailable. Gaunce was a first-round pick of the Canucks in 2012 and has 16 points (6G / 10A) in 118 career NHL games with Vancouver and Boston. He leads Cleveland in goals (16) and points (28) in 39 AHL games this season.
Foligno (upper-body) is expected to be back in the Wild lineup on Tuesday.
Foligno missed the final two games before the All-Star break but is set to play Tuesday in Winnipeg. Foligno was back in a familiar spot with Joel Eriksson Ek and Jordan Greenway in Monday's practice. Foligno has scored four goals with four assists (eight points) in his last nine games.
Goalie Start
Fleury starts Wednesday vs. the Wild.
Goalie Start
Fleury was the first goalie off of the ice at the Blackhawks morning skate.
Merrill was activated from COVID-19 protocol and is expected to be back in the lineup on Wednesday.
Merrill will likely replace Mathew Dumba, who is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Merrill has had a very productive season, scoring three goals with 10 assists and a plus-14 rating in 38 games.
Foligno (upper-body) will not play on Wednesday.
Foligno will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury, so he'll be out until after the All-Star break. The next chance for him to return is next Tuesday in Winnipeg.
Middleton (upper-body) will be back in the Sharks lineup on Tuesday.
Middleton has been out since January 4th but will be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Middleton was playing well before getting hurt, scoring three goals with three assists (six points) in his last 16 games.
Goalie Start
Fleury will start Monday vs. the Canucks.
Foligno (upper-body) will not play on Sunday.
Merrill (COVID-19 protocol) will not play on Friday.
Merrill was added to the COVID-19 protocol on Wednesday and remains sidelined for Friday's game in New York. Luckily for the Wild, it looks like Jonas Brodin will be back in the lineup to replace him.
Goalie Start
Fleury will start Friday vs. the Avalanche.
Brodin (upper-body) is expected to be back in the Wild lineup on Friday.
Brodin has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury but was back at practice this week and is expected to play Friday. Brodin has tallied three goals with 13 assists (16 points) in 29 games this season.
Goalie Start
Fleury will start Wednesday in Detroit.
Bogosian (lower-body) will be out until after the All-Star break.
Bogosian has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury and will miss at least three more according to the head coach Jon Cooper. With Bogosian, Jan Rutta and Erik Cernak all sidelined, Frederik Claesson and Andrej Sustr will remain with the Lightning.
Goalie Start
Fleury will start Monday in Colorado.
Spurgeon has been activated from IR and will play on Saturday.
Spurgeon will play for the first time since before the Christmas break. Spurgeon, who has three goals and eight assists in 21 games this season, will replace Calen Addison in the lineup on Saturday.
Spurgeon (lower-body) will not play Friday but is expected to be back in the lineup on Saturday.
Spurgeon will miss his seventh straight game with a lower-body injury but is expected to play in the second half of the back-to-back on Saturday.