Goalie Start
Pickard led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
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The Red Wings recalled Calvin Pickard from Grand Rapids (AHL).
With Jimmy Howard going on IR, Pickard comes up to serve as Jonathan Bernier's backup. Pickard has gone 7-6-3 with a 3.00 GAA and .898 SV% in 15 AHL starts this season. He has a career .908 SV% in 104 NHL games.
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.
Line Change
Foligno has served his three-game suspension and will play vs. the Red Wings.
Foligno will replace Riley Nash in his return to the lineup and will look to get things going offensively. Foligno has scored just one goal with six assists in 17 games this season.
Suspension
Foligno has been suspended for three games for elbowing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.
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.
Gambrell (hand) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Gambrell missed the last three games with a hand injury but was on the ice for today's morning skate and will be a game-time decision vs. the Wild. Gambrell has one goal and three assists in 12 games this season.
Hughes (lower-body) returns to the Canucks lineup on Tuesday.
Hughes missed Saturday's game in San Jose but will play tonight vs. the Blues. Hughes has heated up as of late, picking up six assists in his last six games. Ashton Sautner will come out of the lineup to make room for Hughes.
Hughes is day-to-day with a bruised knee.
Hughes left Friday's game with a lower-body injury and has officially been ruled out of Saturday's game in San Jose. Ashton Sautner will replace him in the lineup for at least one game.
Hughes (lower-body) is questionable to play on Saturday.
Hughes was forced to leave Friday's game with a lower-body injury that he suffered in an awkward-looking open ice fall. We likely won't get an update on Hughes' status until closer to game-time but the Canucks recalled Oscar Fantenberg from Utica (AHL), which suggests that Hughes will miss at least one game.
Gambrell will miss at least two games with an upper-body injury.
Gambrell suffered an upper-body injury in Boston on Tuesday and will not play in the Sharks' Friday/Saturday back-to-back. Gambrell, who has four points (1G / 3A) in 12 games, will be replaced by Jonny Brodzinski on Friday.
Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will return to the Wild lineup on Saturday.
Eriksson Ek has missed the last three games with a lower-body issue but will play Saturday vs. the Kings. Eriksson Ek has just one assist in seven games this season.
The Wild have placed Joel Eriksson Ek (lower-body) on IR.
Eriksson Ek was set to miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury and his move to IR opened up a roster spot for Mats Zuccarello to be activated.
Send Down
The Predators reassigned Yakov Trenin to Milwaukee (AHL).
Trenin made his NHL debut on Saturday but was returned to Milwaukee on Sunday, suggesting that one or both of Rocco Grimaldi and Filip Forsberg will be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Trenin has four goals and one assist in three AHL games this season.
Eriksson Ek (lower-body) is expected to miss 1-to-2 weeks.
Eriksson Ek was spotted leaving the arena in a walking boot on Thursday but is only expected to miss at least one week. The Wild recalled Gabriel Dumont from Iowa (AHL) to replace Eriksson Ek in the lineup.
The Predators have recalled Yakov Trenin from Milwaukee (AHL).
Trenin was a second-round pick of the Predators in 2015 and he has made it to the NHL after 126 AHL games. Trenin has had a hot start to the season, scoring four goals with one assist in three games with Milwaukee.
Pitlick (wrist) has been cleared and will play Friday vs. the Blackhawks.
Pitlick was questionable for the opener due to a wrist injury that he suffered in the preseason. With Pitlick being cleared, Joel Farabee has been sent back to the AHL.
Pitlick (wrist) is questionable for the Flyers season opener.
Pitlick recently joined Flyers practice in a non-contact capacity but his status for the season opener remains cloudy. If Pitlick is out, look for Carsen Twarnyski to make the team and start the year on the Flyers fourth-line.
7-year, $53,025,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Years 5-7: 10 Team No Trade List, per Michael Russo. Expires 2027 (UFA).
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The Wild have signed Jared Spurgeon to a seven-year, $53.025 million ($7.575M AAV) contract extension.
Spurgeon’s $7.575M AAV cap-hit makes him the highest paid player in Minnesota Wild history (by AAV). Spurgeon is coming off of a career-year, posting 14 goals and 29 assists (43 points) in 82 games. In 2020 he will be heavily featured in the Minnesota top-4 and his career 7.2 SH% makes him a threat for for double-digit goals every year.