Aube-Kubel will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
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Jared Spurgeon will miss Tuesday with an illness.
Michael McCarron has been reassigned to Milwaukee (AHL).
McCarron has a goal, two points, 26 SOG, 24 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 22 games played with Nashville but has been reassigned to Milwaukee (AHL) Tuesday.
Foligno (lower-body) will be back in the Wild lineup on Tuesday.
Foligno has missed the Wilds' previous three games due to a lower-body injury but will be back in the Wilds' lineup Tuesday vs. New Jersey. The 31-year-old has struggled this season, with his six goals, 13 assists, 67 SOG and 60 PIMs through 53 games played prior to his injury.
Goalie Start
Gustavsson will start Tuesday in New Jersey.
Gustavsson allowed four goals on 37 shots (.892 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was defeated by Boston his last time between the pipes. The 24-year-old has been a revelation in his first season in Minnesota, with his 17-9-5 record and top-five in the NHL GAA (2.08) and SV% (.929 SV%). He will face the New Jersey Devils, who just snapped a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over Tampa Bay last game.
Middleton (illness) will be back in the Wild lineup on Sunday.
Brodin (lower-body) will be back in the Wild lineup on Sunday.
Jeff Petry will not dress Saturday due to an undisclosed injury.
Line Change
Zach Bogosian will draw back into Tampa Bay's lineup Saturday.
Goalie Start
Gustavsson will start Saturday vs. the Bruins.
Gustavsson allowed five goals on 23 shots (.783 SV%) for his second-straight loss as he was beaten by the Arizona Coyotes. The 24-year-old has been one of the NHL's best netminders this season, with his 17-8-5 record, 2.01 GAA and .931 SV%. He will take on the league-leading Boston Bruins, who snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-0 victory over Winnipeg in their last game and are second in the NHL in goals per game (3.72).
Petry (undisclosed) will play Thursday in New York.
Petry left the Penguins' previous game vs. Montreal after just 14:42 TOI due to an undisclosed injury but will play Thursday. The 35-year-old has five goals, 21 assists, 100 SOG, 20 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 51 games this season.
The Predators have recalled Michael McCarron from Milwaukee (AHL).
McCarron had two goals, six points and 19 PIMs across 13 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) and has been recalled to Nashville Thursday. The 28-year-old returns to the Predators, where he had a goal and an assist to go along with 24 PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 19 games this season.
Middleton (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Wednesday in St. Louis.
The Wild signed Hunter Haight to a three-year, entry-level contract.
Haight has 19 goals, 36 assists, 14 PIMs and is a -11 plus/minus through 59 games with the Saginaw Spirit (OHL) and Barrie Colts (OHL) and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Minnesota. The 18-year-old is Minnesota's 2022 second-round pick (47th overall).
The Wild signed Caedan Bankier to a three-year, entry-level contract starting with the 2023-24 season.
Bankier has 35 goals, 78 points, 16 PIMs and a +33 plus/minus through 51 games with the Kamloops Blazers (WHL) and has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Minnesota wild that starts in the 2023-24 season. The 20-year-old was the Wild's 2021 third-round pick (86th overall).
Michael McCarron has been reassigned to Milwaukee (AHL).
Line Change
Pitlick will draw into the Blues lineup on Sunday.
Goalie Start
Gustavsson will start Sunday in Arizona.
Robby Fabbri will be out of the Red Wings lineup Saturday and is optimistic to return this season (lower-body).
Fabbri left the Red Wings' previous game after just 4:48 TOI due to a lower-body injury and is will now not play Saturday but is expected to return to the lineup at some point this season. The 27-year-old has seven goals, nine assists, 35 SOG, 22 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 28 games this season.
Kirill Kaprizov will be out for 3-4 weeks with a lower-body injury.
Kaprizov was forced to leave Wednesday's contest vs. Winnipeg after just 14:50 TOI due to a lower-body injury after he got tangled up with Winnipeg defender Logan Stanley. It is a massive loss for the Wild as they lose their leading scorer, who had 39 goals, and 35 assists, alongside 250 SOG, 45 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 65 games prior to his injury.
