Zucker suffered an injury in the late moments of Thursday’s game but Wild head coach Mike Yeo said that Zucker’s issue was nerve related and he is good-to-go on Saturday. Zucker has 14 points (6G / 8A) in 18 games this season.
Zucker was injured in the dying moments of Thursday’s game. He went down and needed to be helped off of the ice after being slashed in the leg by Matt Beleskey. Consider him day-to-day.
Zucker has been sidelined since February 9th, but will be back in tonight vs. the Blackhawks. Zucker will skate on a line with Mikko Koivu and Chris Stewart. Zucker has 18 goals and five assists (23 points) in 48 games this season.
Zucker is scheduled to undergo surgery on his broken clavicle on Thursday and is expected to miss approximately three months. This is a terrible break for the Wild, Zucker ranks second on the team with 18 goals.
Zucker left after a hard into the boards in the first period. Coach Mike Yeo said that Zucker is not expected to be back in the lineup in the near future. With Zucker out, expect Justin Fontaine to get back in the lineup on Tuesday after being a healthy scratch on Monday.
Zucker will return to the lineup tonight after missing the last four games with an illness. With Zucker coming back in, Justin Fontaine will take a seat. Zucker ranks third on the team in goals with 12 in 32 games.
Zucker has missed the last three games with an illness, but could be back in tonight vs. Toronto. Zucker has 12 goals and four assists in 32 games this season. He will play on the fourth line with Ryan Carter and Matt Cooke if he can play.
Zucker will miss tonight’s contest vs. the Jets because of the flu. Zucker is considered day-to-day.
Zucker missed the most recent Wild game with a lower-body injury. His placement on IR allowed the Wild to recall Veilleux for forward depth. He is able to play as soon as he is healthy with his placement being retroactive to Feb. 6.
Zucker has a good opportunity to put up points as he'll be on the Wild second line.
Zucker was recalled on December 10 and appeared in Wednesday’s game at Anaheim. The 21-year-old has registered 18 shots in seven games with Minnesota this season and owns seven points (4G / 3A) in 33 career NHL games with the Wild. Zucker has tallied 12 points (7G / 5A) and 49 PIMs in 16 games with Iowa this season.
Zucker has not recorded a point in six games with the Wild this season but while with Iowa he has seven goals and five assists in 16 games.
Zucker is not expected to have any fantasy significance.
Zucker was recalled this morning and will get in the lineup for his second game of the season. Zucker is a fan favorite in Minnesota, so Wild fans should be excited to see him skate on the second line. The move forces, Nino Niederreiter down to the third line and Justin Fontaine to the fourth. Torrey Mitchell who appeared to be injured last night will be scratched.
Zucker seemed to be a shoo-in to make the roster before training camp began, but the emergence of Mikael Granlund and Nino Niederreiter cost Zucker his opening night gig because Zucker would be a waste on the fourth line. Zucker also strained his groin at an inopportune part of training camp. Zucker has tallied four goals and eight points, including three power-play goals, in 12 games with Iowa this season. Zucker played one scoreless game for the Wild earlier this season.
Zucker was recalled by Minnesota on Sunday and made his season debut with the Wild Tuesday at Nashville skating 13:13 and registered one shot on goal.
Zucker, the speedster left wing, scored four goals in 20 games last season and an overtime winner in the playoffs. Coach Mike Yeo says it's too early to determine the plans going forward and the Wild felt it was time to give Zucker a shot, but my guess:
“He has moments in these games where he’s able to create chances, able to draw penalties, and that’s the kind of player he is. And that’s huge,” Yeo said. “I didn’t like his first period. I thought that he got stronger in the second period and in the third period, he changed the game.”
Zucker said it felt "absolutely perfect" in today's practice and coach Mike Yeo said there's a very good chance he plays Monday's preseason game in Columbus. He had 50 points in 55 games in the AHL last season and four goals in 20 games with the Wild.
