Bertuzzi was forced to leave Saturday's overtime loss with an upper-body injury and his status for Sunday's game is up in the air. With Bertuzzi hurt, Givani Smith was recalled from the taxi squad and would replace him if he's unavailable.
Khudobin allowed one goal on 21 shots in the Stars win over the Red Wings on Tuesday. Jake Oettinger gave him a breather on Thursday but it will be Khudobin tonight in Carolina. He picked up right where he left off in the bubble, winning each of his first three starts while posting a sparkling 0.99 GAA, .958 SV% and one shutout in his first three outings. Tonight he'll take on a Hurricanes team that is coming off of a great win over the Lighting on Thursday and sit at 3-1-0 through four games.
Teravainen was activated on Friday and was on the ice for an optional practice, suggesting that he could be available for Saturday's home game vs. the Stars. Teravainen figures to reclaim his spot on the top line next to Sebastian Aho and enters play with two assists in three games this season.
Anderson was acquired from the Devils this offseason in a trade that sent Andreas Johnsson the other way. After sitting as a healthy scratch for the first seven games of the season, Anderson will replace Alexander Barabanov on the fourth line on Tuesday. Anderson has 13 points (8G / 5A) in 52 career NHL games.
The rookie defenseman played in the last two games, averaging 13:41 TOI, but is expected to sit tonight vs. the Ducks. The Coyotes may give him the night off and Jordan Gross would make his season debut.
Khudobin allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Stars win over the Predators on Sunday. Khudobin opened up the season with back-to-back wins over Nashville, stopping 49 of the 51 shots (.961 SV%) that he's faced so far. He's a must-start option on Tuesday with a terrific matchup vs. a Red Wings team that is shorthanded due to COVID-19 protocol.
Welinski was a healthy scratch for the first three games of the season but will make his season debut tonight vs. the Wild. He will replace Josh Manson, who is sidelined with an upper-body injury.
The Hurricanes played in Nashville on Monday and had just one player n the COVID-19 protocol list and that was Jordan Staal. On Tuesday, their game with the Predators was cancelled due to four more players being added to that list, Teravainen among them. The four players with confirmed positive tests must stay behind in Nashville and observe a 10-day isolation period in the team hotel.
Depending on when Khudobin gets his visa issues cleared up and arrives in Dallas, he could be in danger of missing the start of the regular season. He will be forced to quarantine for seven days once he arrives in Dallas. With Ben Bishop expected to be out until March, Khudobin will be leaned on to serve as the Stars No.1 netminder for at least a month and a half.
