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Filip Gustavsson will start Wednesday vs. Tampa Bay.
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Shaw has served his two-game suspension and will return to the Wild lineup on Saturday.
Foligno (lower-body) will return to the Wild lineup on Saturday.
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Gustavsson led the Wild onto the ice for warmups.
Marcus Foligno has been placed on the injured reserve (lower body).
With Mason Shaw suspended for Tuesday's game and Foligno out with a lower-body injury, the Wild recalled Sammy Walker and Adam Beckman from Iowa (AHL) and both should play against the Jets. Foligno will miss at least the Wild's next few games as he recovers.
Foligno (lower-body) isn't expected to play Tuesday in Winnipeg.
With Mason Shaw suspended for Tuesday's game and Foligno out with a lower-body injury, the Wild recalled Sammy Walker and Adam Beckman from Iowa (AHL) and both should play against the Jets. Foligno is believed to be day-to-day.
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Mason Shaw has been suspended for two games for kneeing Evgeny Svechnikov.
Shaw has four goals, seven assists, 46 SOG and 49 PIMs in 28 games played this season but will now be forced to miss two games as he serves a suspension for kneeing San Jose's Evgeny Svechnikov.
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Zach Bogosian will be a healthy scratch Wednesday vs. Detroit.
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Filip Gustavsson will start Thursday vs. San Jose.
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Kirkland will make his NHL debut on Tuesday.
Hartman (upper-body) will be back in the Wild lineup on Saturday.
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Gustavsson will start Sunday vs. the Senators.
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Tyler PItlick will be a healthy scratch Friday vs. Calgary.
Olli Maatta has pneumonia and will be a game-time decision Saturday (illness).
Maatta has not played since Dec. 6th due to illness and will be a game-time decision as the Red Wings take on Ottawa Saturday. Maatta has been having a resurgent first season in Detroit, with two goals, 10 points, 20 SOG and a +11 plus/minus through 25 games this season.
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Filip Gustavsson will start Wednesday vs. the Detroit Red Wings.
Gustavsson stopped all 35 Vancouver Canuck shots for the first shutout of his three-year career in his last start Saturday. The Wilds' backup netminder has been sensational in his first season in Minnesota, with a 5-4-1 record, his .920 SV% and 2.47 GAA. He takes on the Detroit Red Wings, who have lost three straight and are 23rd in the NHL in goals per game (2.96).
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Gustavsson led the Wild onto the ice for warmups.
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Gustavsson is expected to start Friday in Vancouver.
Jonas Brodin will be back in the Wild lineup Friday vs. Edmonton (lower body).
Brodin has not played since Nov.27th due to a lower-body injury but will be back in the Wilds' lineup Friday on a pair with Matt Dumba. The 29-year-old has four assists, 29 SOG and 12 PIMs in 19 games prior to the injury.
Maatta (illness) will not play Thursday in Florida.
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Dylan Gambrell will draw back into the Senators lineup Thursday vs. Dallas.
Gambrell was a healthy scratch for the Senators' previous game but finds himself back in the lineup in place of Parker Kelly Thursday. The 26-year-old has only appeared in eight games thus far but has a goal, seven shots, and 17 PIMs in eight games this season.
