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Bogosian will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
The Sabres went with seven defensemen in St. Louis on Thursday but will go back to 12/6 today, so look for Evan Rodrigues to replace Bogosian as the 12th forward.
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The Wild have reassigned Nico Sturm to Iowa (AHL).
With Mikko Koivu expected to return to the Wild's lineup on Tuesday, Sturm heads back to Iowa where he has 12 points (6G / 6A) in 25 games this season.
The Predators have recalled Yakov Trenin from Milwaukee (AHL).
Trenin comes back up after a six-game stint before the Christmas break, where he had one goal and one assist. Trenin will replace Colton Sissons on the roster after he was moved to IR. The former second-round pick has 14 goals and 12 assists (26 points) in 20 AHL games this year.
Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will return to the Wild lineup on Monday.
Eriksson Ek has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but will play Monday vs. the Flames. With Eriksson Ek back in, Luke Johnson was sent back to Iowa (AHL).
Spurgeon (hand) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Spurgeon has missed the last seven games with a broken bone in his right hand and will be a game-time decision Thursday in Arizona. Spurgeon's original timetable was two weeks and it has been 15 days, so this would be right on schedule. The Wild went 3-3-1 without Spurgeon.
Pitlick (concussion) will return to the Flyers lineup on Thursday.
Pitlick missed the last two games but will replace Chris Stewart in the lineup vs. Buffalo. Pitlick, who has just six points (2G / 4A) in 28 games this season, will skate on the fourth line with Mikhail Vorobyev and Andy Andreoff.
The Wild have placed Joel Eriksson Ek (upper-body) on IR.
Eriksson Ek missed Sunday's game in Chicago with an upper-body injury that he suffered Saturday vs. the Flyers. With Eriksson Ek going on IR, the Wild have recalled Luke Johnson and Nico Sturm from Iowa (AHL).
The Wild have recalled Nico Sturm from Iowa (AHL) under emergency conditions.
Sturm has been called up on several occasions this season but has yet to appear in a game with the Wild in 2019-20. The 24-year-old centre could make his season debut this week with Joel Eriksson Ek going on IR.
Eriksson Ek (upper-body) will not play on Sunday.
Aube-Kubel has been recalled from Lehigh Valley (AHL) and is expected to play Sunday.
Pitlick (concussion) will not play on Sunday.
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Bogosian is expected to be a healthy scratch for the second straight game.
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The Wild have reassigned Nico Sturm to Iowa (AHL).
Sturm did not appear in a game during his time with Minnesota and returns to Iowa, where he has 11 points (6G / 5A) in 23 games this season.
The Wild have recalled Nico Sturm from Iowa (AHL).
Sturm has 11 points (6G / 5A) in 23 AHL games this season and comes up to take Mikko Koivu's spot on the roster. Sturm failed to register a point in two NHL games last year.
The Predators have recalled Yakov Trenin from Milwaukee (AHL).
Trenin made his season debut earlier in the year but has spent most of the season in the AHL. The former second-round pick (No.55 in 2015) leads all Admirals players with 26 points (14G / 12A) in 19 games this season.
Spurgeon is expected to miss two weeks with an upper-body injury.
It is believed that Spurgeon is dealing with a broken bone in his right hand but the Wild are calling it an "upper-body" injury. Spurgeon will miss at least two weeks, so look for Nick Seeler to replace Spurgeon on Thursday and moving forward.
Johansson (upper-body) will return to the Sabres lineup on Wednesday.
Johansson missed the last seven games with an upper-body injury he suffered on November 9th in Sweden. Johansson was on the second line with Casey Mittelstadt and Jimmy Vesey in Wednesday's morning skate and will play vs. the Flames. He has four goals and six assists (10 points) in 17 games this season.
Bogosian (hip) will make his season debut on Sunday.
Bogosian has missed the first 22 games of the season but will replace Curtis Lazar in the lineup on Sunday. In his season debut the Sabres will go with seven defensemen to make sure everything goes smoothly for Bogosian.
Johansson (upper-body) will miss at least three games.
Johansson returned from Sweden with an upper-body injury and will miss the rest of the week. Curtis Lazar was recalled from Rochester (AHL) on Wednesday and will replace Johansson in the lineup on Thursday.
Foligno is questionable for Saturday due to a lower-body injury.
Foligno was forced to leave Thursday's game in San Jose with a lower-body injury and missed Friday's practice. Head coach Bruce Boudreau listed Foligno as questionable for Saturday's game in Arizona, so look for Victor Rask to replace him in Minnesota's bottom-6.
