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Jordan Greenway will not play as part of the Wilds' back-to-back (rest).

Greenway returned from a trip to the injured reserve Tuesday, playing 14:38 and collecting a -1 rating as he eased his way back into the Wild lineup vs. Los Angeles. He is using Wednesday's day off for rest as the Wild do not want to push him with their back-to-back games.

Jordan Greenway
Felix Sandstrom will start Tuesday vs. St. Louis

Sandstrom allowed five goals on 44 shots (.886 SV%) while losing his seventh game in eight career starts his last time out to Toronto. The 25-year-old has struggled this season, only seeing starts in the second half of back-to-backs while posting a 3.78 GAA and .894 SV%. He faces the St.Louis Blues who are currently on a seven-game losing streak.

Felix Sandstrom
Bowen Byram has a lower-body injury and is week-to-week.

Byram did not play in the Avalanche's second half of their back-to-back series in Finland and was announced Tuesday that he would be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. It is unfortunately the second straight season in which Colorado's highly touted 21-year-old will miss a significant chunk of the season due injury. He had five points (2G/3A) in his first 10 games of the season.

Bowen Byram
Rasmus Dahlin will be back in the Sabres' lineup Tuesday (upper body)

Dahlin missed the Sabres' previous game due to an upper-body injury as Buffalo fell to Tampa Bay 5-3 in his absence. The 22-year-old has been enjoying a breakout season, ranking second in the NHL among defensemen in goals (7) and points (15) while alost being tied for fourth with a +10 plus/minus rating.

Rasmus Dahlin
Jacob Bernard-Docker will make his season debut Tuesday vs. Vancouver

Bernard-Docker will make his season alongside Thomas Chabot Tuesday for the Senators. In eight games with Belleville of the AHL prior to his call up, the 2018 1st round pick (26th overall) had one assist and six PIMs while posting a +3 plus/minus. He brings 13 games of NHL experience to Ottawa's line-up.

Jacob Bernard-Docker
Rasmus Dahlin has a chance to play Tuesday vs. Arizona (upper-body).

Dahlin missed Buffalo's previous game due to an upper-body injury and has a chance to draw back into the Sabres' lineup Tuesday. The fewer games he misses the better as Dahlin is having an incredible breakout season, ranking second among NHL defensemen in both goals (7) and points (15).

Rasmus Dahlin
Back Malenstyn will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing finger surgery

Malenstyn will miss 6-8 weeks after blocking a shot against Vegas in the Capitals' previous game. He will undergo surgery to stabilize a finger fracture. In five games with Washington this season, he has two points (1G/1A) and four shots, while averaging only 8:34 TOI.

Beck Malenstyn
Felix Sandstrom will start Wednesday vs. Toronto

Sandstrom stopped 22 of 24 shots in a tough, 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks in his last start. Wednesday will mark Sandstrom's third straight start in the second game of back-to-backs, where he has understandably struggled with an 0-2-0 record along with his .900 SV%. He faces the Toronto Maple Leafs who are currently on a four-game losing streak and rank a surprising 26th in the NHL in GF/GP with 2.7.

Felix Sandstrom
James Reimer will start Thursday vs. Florida

Reimer stopped 22 of 26 shots (.846 SV%) as he took the loss his last time out to Tampa Bay. The 34-year-old veteran netminder has struggled to get wins (2-5-0) despite posting a decent .914 SV% and 2.77 GAA. He will face the Florida Panthers who lead the league in shots on goal per game (39.5) and lost their last time out 3-1 to Arizona.

James Reimer
Sandstrom will likely start Wednesday in Toronto.

Sandstrom stopped 22 of 24 shots in a tough, 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks in his last start. Wednesday will mark Sandstrom's third straight start in the second game of back-to-backs, where he has understandably struggled with an 0-2-0 record along with his .900 SV%. He faces the Toronto Maple Leafs who are currently on a four-game losing streak and rank a surprising 26th in the NHL in GF/GP with 2.7.

Felix Sandstrom