Minnesota Wild News

Merrill played Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets, skating 17:44 TOI but will be replaced by Nicolas Hague tonight in Buffalo.

Fleury gave up three goals on 22 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Fleury has given up at least three goals in four straight goals, going 2-2-0 with a 3.74 GAA and .860 SV% over that stretch. He'll look get back on track against a Sabres team that he is 2-1-0 while stopping 70 of 76 shots (.921 SV%) in three games against since joining Vegas.

Fleury gave up three goals on 22 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Fleury has given up at least three goals in four straight goals, going 2-2-0 with a 3.74 GAA and .860 SV% over that stretch. He'll look get back on track against a Sabres team that he is 2-1-0 while stopping 70 of 76 shots (.921 SV%) in three games against since joining Vegas.

Bogosian was a healthy scratch on Saturday but will draw in as a seventh defenseman on Sunday. Bogosian will replace Jimmy Vesey.

Vesey was promoted to the top line on Saturday but will come out of the lineup in Detroit. The Sabres will go back to 11 forwards and seven defensemen, re-inserting Zach Bogosian into the lineup.

Fleury gave up four goals on 16 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. It was an ugly outing against his former team for Fleury, who has now given up four goals in three straight games. It has been an inauspicious start to 2020 for the veteran, but he draws a solid matchup on Saturday. The Blue Jackets are averaging just 2.40 goals per game in their five road games since Christmas.

Merrill has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Nicolas Hague in the lineup on Saturday. Merrill has just one goal and three assists in 37 games this season.

Fleury gave up four goals on 16 shots in the Golden Knights loss to the Penguins on Tuesday. It was an ugly outing against his former team for Fleury, who has now given up four goals in three straight games. It has been an inauspicious start to 2020 for the veteran, but he draws a solid matchup on Saturday. The Blue Jackets are averaging just 2.40 goals per game in their five road games since Christmas.

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.

Fleury surrendered four goals on 31 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Blues on Saturday. Fleury is on a four-game winning streak, posting a 2.72 GAA and .912 SV%. Tonight he faces the Penguins for the fifth time since joining the Golden Knights--he is 3-1-0 with a 2.26 GAA, .930 SV% and one shutout in the previous four meetings.

Fleury allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Ducks on Tuesday. Fleury has been strong in his last two starts, stopping 53 of 56 shots (.946 SV%) to move to 11-6-2 with a 2.90 GAA, .905 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season. Tonight he faces a Flyers team that is a different team on the road than in Philadelphia--they've lost five of their last seven road games while scoring just 2.29 goals per game.

Fleury stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Golden Knights 4-1 win over the Coyotes on Saturday. The win snapped a brief but ugly two-game losing skid for Fleury, who had a super easy night in his first game against Anaheim. The 35-year-old stopped 13 of 15 shots in a 5-2 win vs. the Ducks back in late-October and is 10-6-2 with a 2.95 GAA and .904 SV% on home-ice.

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.

Fleury gave up seven goals on 38 shots in the Golden Knights blowout 7-3 loss to the Avalanche on Monday. Fleury has struggled in his last two outings, giving up a combined 12 goals on 72 shots (.833 SV%). Tonight he faces a Coyotes team that has alternated wins and losses in their last 10 games while averaging 3.00 goals for and 3.00 goals against per game.

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).

Fleury allowed two goals on 26 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Wild on Tuesday. Fleury has won his last two outings while giving up five goals on 55 shots (.909 SV%). The first of the two wins game against the Canucks, who he'll face tonight in Vancouver--he allowed three goals on 26 shots in a 6-3 win vs. Vancouver on Sunday.

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.

Fleury allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Golden Knights' win over the Canucks on Sunday. Since returning to the Golden Knights, Fleury has won two of his three starts while allowing a combined eight goals on 87 shots (.908 SV%). Fleury has gone 8-5-2 with a 2.88 GAA, .907 SV% and one shutout on home-ice this season.