



Kuemper allowed five goals on 29 shots in the Wild’s loss in Winnipeg on February 28th. Devan Dubnyk started seven of the last eight games including last night, so Kuemper will start tonight in Florida. He has gone 4-2-2 with a 3.69 GAA and .896 SV% on the road this season.

Kuemper allowed one goal on 35 shots in the Wild’s win over the Stars on February 16th. Kuemper has gone 4-2-2 with a poor 3.46 GAA and .902 SV% in eight road starts this season and tonight he faces a Winnipeg team that has a point in five in a row.


Kuemper allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Blackhawks on February 8th. It looks like Devan Dubnyk will be given the night off as Kuemper faces the Stars. Kuemper has faced the Stars twice this season, going 1-0-1 with a 3.46 GAA and .900 SV%. With the bye week looming around the corner, this is an interesting move from the Wild.

Kuemper allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Blackhawks on February 8th. It looks like Devan Dubnyk will be given the night off as Kuemper faces the Stars. Kuemper has faced the Stars twice this season, going 1-0-1 with a 3.46 GAA and .900 SV%. With the bye week looming around the corner, this is an interesting move from the Wild.

Kempe, 20, was a first round pick in 2014 (29th overall) and is set to make his NHL debut following Wednesday’s promotion. The Swedish winger has 11 goals and eight assists (19 points) in 43 games with Ontario and could make his NHL debut on a line with Anze Kopitar.

Kuemper allowed two goals on 43 shots in the Wild’s win in Edmonton on January 31st. Kuemper has faced an average of 34.2 shots in his first 11 starts of the season and tonight he’ll make start No.12 vs. the Blackhawks. Chicago is 11th in the league in scoring (2.78 GF/PG) and come in having gone 2-1-0 in their first three games of their current road-trip.

Kuemper allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Predators on January 22nd. Kuemper has won three of his last five starts while allowing a combined 16 goals on 168 shots (.905 SV%). Kuemper hasn’t been great this season, but he’s playing behind one of the best teams in the NHL, making him a decent spot-start option when he gets the nod.

Kuemper allowed three goals on 31 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Predators on January 22nd. Kuemper has won three of his last five starts while allowing a combined 16 goals on 168 shots (.905 SV%). Kuemper hasn’t been great this season, but he’s playing behind one of the best teams in the NHL, making him a decent spot-start option when he gets the nod.

Copley allowed five goals on 29 shots in the Blues’ loss in Winnipeg on Saturday. With Jake Allen ready to return in Minnesota, Copley returns to Chicago, where he has gone 11-4-1 with a 2.32 GAA and .920 SV%.

Dumoulin has been sidelined by a broken jaw since December 27th, but is expected to play tonight vs. the Blues. Look for Dumoulin, who has seven assists in 35 games, to skate with Chad Ruhwedel on the third pairing.



With Jake Allen struggling and back in St. Louis, Copley will get a chance to make his first career NHL start in Winnipeg this afternoon. The North Pole, Alaska native has gone 11-4-1 with a 2.32 GAA and .920 SV% with Chicago (AHL) this season. He has one career NHL appearance—he stopped five of six shots in Nashville on February 27th, 2016.

Copley, 25, has gone 11-4-1 with a 2.32 GAA and .920 SV% in 18 games with Chicago this season. The Blues’ No.1 Jake Allen has struggled mightily recently, so they will leave him in St. Louis when the Blues depart for Winnipeg for Saturday’s game. The Blues did not name a starter for Saturday, so the North Pole, Alaska native could make his first career NHL start.

Fiala, 20, registered nine points (6G / 3A) in 32 games during his time with the Predators. Fiala was a healthy scratch on the weekend and now heads back to Milwaukee, where he has eight points (2G / 6A) in seven games this season.

Because of the early part there was no word prior to warmups that Kopitar was under the weather. The Kings first line centre is considered day-to-day.
