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Laughton has just 14 points (4G / 10A) in 52 games this season and has only two assists in his last 12 games. He will be replaced by Jordan Weal tonight.

Panarin was listed as a game-time decision after missing the morning skate with an illness. He will be scratched for the very first time this season and will be replaced by Jiri Sekac.

Panarin missed the Blackhawks’ morning skate because of an illness and he is listed as a game-time decision. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups, which get underway at 8:00 p.m ET. If Panarin can’t play, look for Teuvo Teravainen to move into the top-6 and for Jiri Sekac to get into the lineup.

Kuemper stopped all eight shots that he faced in relief of Devan Dubynk in last Tuesday’s loss to the Islanders. Kuemper has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .927 SV% in his last three starts and tonight he’ll face the Stars for the second time this year. In the first meeting he gave up four goals on 44 shots in a 4-3 OT loss.

Kuemper stopped all eight shots that he faced in relief of Devan Dubynk in last Tuesday’s loss to the Islanders. Kuemper has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .927 SV% in his last three starts and tonight he’ll face the Stars for the second time this year. In the first meeting he gave up four goals on 44 shots in a 4-3 OT loss.

Forsberg, 23, has gone 13-8-3 with a 2.58 GAA and .907 SV% with Lake Erie and 1-3-0 with a 3.03 GAA and .907 SV% with the Blue Jackets. He is expected to split the crease with Joonas Korpisalo while Sergei Bobrovsky is sidelined.

Kuemper stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Wild’s shutout win over the Kings on Thursday. With Kuemper coming off of a shutout and Devan Dubnyk losing his last four, Kuemper will get a second straight start. Kuemper has gone 2-0-3 with a 1.83 GAA and .935 SV% on the road this season and shut the Sharks out back in mid-December.

Kuemper stopped all 32 shots that he faced in the Wild’s shutout win over the Kings on Thursday. With Kuemper coming off of a shutout and Devan Dubnyk losing his last four, it looks like Kuemper will get a second straight start. Kuemper has gone 2-0-3 with a 1.83 GAA and .935 SV% on the road this season and shut the Sharks out back in mid-December.

With Sergei Bobrovsky suffering a lower-body injury on Thursday, Forsberg has been recalled from Lake Erie. Forsberg has gone 1-3-0 with a 3.03 GAA and .907 SV% with the Blue Jackets and 13-7-3 wit ha 2.56 GAA and .906 SV% with Lake Erie.

Kuemper allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Devils on January 10th. With Devan Dubnyk back, Kuemper has served as the backup for the last four games, but he will start on the second game of the Wild’s Wednesday-Thursday back-to-back. Kuemper comes in at 1-0-3 with a 2.24 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season.

Kuemper allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Devils on January 10th. With Devan Dubnyk back, Kuemper has served as the backup for the last four games, but it looks like he will start on the second game of the Wild’s Wednesday-Thursday back-to-back. Kuemper comes in at 1-0-3 with a 2.24 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season.

Kopitar, 28, has spent his entire NHL career with the Kings after the club selected him in the first-round (11th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. In 725 regular season games he has 645 points (230G / 415A), a plus-62 rating and 194 penalty minutes, while in 70 postseason games he has 60 points (18G / 42A), a plus-22 rating and 37 penalty minutes en route to two Stanley Cups.

Fiala, 19, was the 11th overall pick in 2014. He was expected to start the year in Nashville but was demoted to Milwaukee, where he has 21 points (6G / 15A) in 34 games. He is expected to make his season debut on Thursday on the top line with James Neal and Ryan Johansen.

Gustafsson left the morning skate early and will be held out of the lineup because of a lower-body injury. With Gustafsson out, Rob Scuderi is expected to be back in the lineup.

Forsberg allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Blue Jackets’ loss in Carolina on Friday. Since being recalled, Forsberg has stopped 60 of 65 shots (.923 SV%) while going 1-2-0. His second go-around in the NHL is going much better than the first and tonight he draws a solid matchup against an Islanders team that has lost three of four while being outscored 18-9.

Kuemper allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Wild’s win over the Canadiens on December 22nd. Kuemper missed the last seven games with a concussion, but he will be back in goal tonight vs. the Devils. Kuemper has gone 3-0-1 with a 1.97 GAA and .936 SV% on home ice this season.

Kuemper missed the last seven games with a concussion, but has been cleared to serve as Devan Dubnyk’s backup tonight. The Wild have a Saturday-Sunday back-to-back, so Kuemper could start the tail-end of the set tomorrow.

Forsberg stopped 29 of 31 shots in the Blue Jackets 4-2 loss to the Wild on Tuesday. It was a great outing for Forsberg, who will be rewarded with another start tonight in Carolina. The Wild come in having lost three of four while averaging 2.50 goals per game.