Dakota Mermis will draw into the lineup on Tuesday, making Merrill the odd man out for the first time since January 25th. Merrill recorded an assist, two shots, and one hit while playing 11:32 time-on-ice in Minnesota's thrilling 10-7 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday.
Merrill has two assists, seven SOG and six PIMs in 10 games played this season but will be the odd man out of the Wilds' lineup for the first time Saturday vs. the New York Rangers. The 31-year-old is in his 11th NHL season but will take a seat as Daemon Hunt rejoins the Wild lineup.
Merrill was a healthy scratch for the Wilds' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Monday as he replaces Alex Goligoski. The 31-year-old has two goals, nine assists, 39 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 67 games played this season.
Merrill was a healthy scratch for the Wilds' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Monday vs. Seattle as he replaced Calen Addison. The 31-year-old has two goals, eight assists, 39 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 65 games played this season.
Merrill has two goals, eight assists, 39 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 65 games played but will be a healthy scratch Saturday vs. Chicago. The 31-year-old is being replaced by Calen Addison in the Wilds' lineup.
Merrill missed the Wilds' previous game due to an illness and will now be out for at least Minnesota's next two games as he did not accompany the team on their road trip. The 31-year-old has two goals, eight assists, 36 SOG, 22 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 53 games prior to the injury.
Merrill has missed the last 10 games with an upper-body injury but will replace Jordie Benn in the lineup vs. the Canucks. Merrill has tallied four goals with 14 assists (18 points) in 63 games this season.
Merrill suffered an upper-body injury vs. the Penguins on Thursday and did not travel to Carolina for Saturday's game. Alex Goligoski will replace him in the lineup.
Merrill will be replaced by Dmitry Kulikov on the Wild blueline on Saturday, as the Wild will likely continue to shuffle defensemen around after adding Jacob Middleton at the trade deadline.
Merrill will likely replace Mathew Dumba, who is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Merrill has had a very productive season, scoring three goals with 10 assists and a plus-14 rating in 38 games.
Merrill was added to the COVID-19 protocol on Wednesday and remains sidelined for Friday's game in New York. Luckily for the Wild, it looks like Jonas Brodin will be back in the lineup to replace him.