Minnesota Wild News

With Luca Sbisa out, Merrill not Shea Theodore will draw into the lineup on Tuesday. Merrill will play for the first time since October 31st and has no points while averring 18:06 TOI/GM in three games this season.

Nyquist left Sunday's game in Edmonton with a lower-body injury following a knee-on-knee collision and never returned. He was able to take to the ice this morning, which is a good sign, but his status for tonight's game remains up in the air.

Johansson left Wednesday’s game after crashing face-first into the board in Vancouver. He will be held out for a suspected concussion and is questionable for Sunday’s game in Calgary.

Johansson returned to the lineup on Wednesday after missing one game with a lower-body injury and he did not last long. Johansson crashed face-first into the end boards during his first shift of the game, but was able to leave the ice under his own power after being attended to by the medical staff. Head coach John Hynes said Johansson will be re-evaluated on Thursday.

The Golden Knights have lost the first three goalies on their depth chart to injury, so Ferguson will make the jump from the WHL to the NHL where he will serve as Maxime Lagace’s backup at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Ferguson has gone 4-9-0 with a 4.05 GAA and .878 SV% in 13 games with Kamloops so far this season.

Fleury has been sidelined by a concussion since October 13th and will miss at least two more games this week. With Malcolm Subban suffering an injury of his own this weekend, the Golden Knights turn to the inexperienced duo of Oscar Dansk and Maxime Lagace between the pipes for at least two contests.

The 24-year-old forward had a nice postseason for the Predators last season, picking up three goals in eight playoff games. Gaudreau has also had a nice start to his AHL season, registering four points (1G / 3A) in three games with the Admirals. He comes up to take Yannick Weber’s roster spot and could make his season debut on Tuesday.

Foligno dropped the mitts with Blackhawks’ forward John Hayden and was absolutely devastated by a right haymaker, fracturing a facial bone in the process. Foligno joins a long list of injured Wild forwards, but is only expected to miss a week or so.

Fleury stopped 31 of 33 shots in the Golden Knights’ win over the Coyotes on Tuesday. Fleury has been outstanding to start his Golden Knights career, winning each of his first three starts while stopping 103 of 107 pucks (.963 SV%). He will look to extend his winning streak to four tonight as he takes on a Red Wings team that is subpar and coming in on a back-to-back.

Foligno was absolutely blasted by a John Hayden haymaker in a fight last night and may have suffered a facial fracture. Foligno could miss some time beyond Saturday’s game vs. Columbus.

Fleury allowed just one goal on 28 shots in the Golden Knights overtime win in Arizona on Saturday. Fleury dazzled in his first week with the Golden Knights, earning Second Star of the Week honours from the NHL. Fleury is 2-0-0 with a 0.98 GAA and .973 SV% to start the 2017-18 season and tonight he gets another crack at the Coyotes in the Vegas home opener.