Florida Panthers News
Alex Goligoski replacing Kulikov is the only lineup change that the Wild will make for Game 2 vs. the Blues. Kulikov was a minus-2 with one shot and one hit in 15:50 TOI in the 4-0 loss in Game 1.
Ekblad has been out since March 18th but is set to play in Game 1 of the postseason. Ekblad will log huge minutes on the top with Mackenzie Weegar and return to the top power-play unit right away. He had an outstanding season, finishing fifth among defensemen in points-per-game (0.93).
Lundell suffered an upper-body injury in Boston on Tuesday and will miss the Panthers' back-to-back on Thursday/Friday. Head coach Andrew Brunette said that Lundell is day-to-day and hopeful that he'll be ready for the playoffs.
Schmidt missed Sunday's game vs. the Avalanche but is expected to play Wednesday vs. the Flyers. Schmidt has tallied 32 points (4G / 28A) across 74 games this season but has just one assist in his last 12 games.