After being re-evaluated the Wild announced on Friday that one of their top-pairing defenseman will be out for two weeks with a groin strain. Matt Dumba filled in admirable for Spurgeon on Thursday and will be asked to do a lot for the next two weeks.
Bogosian has had injury problems throughout his career, missing 90 of the last 271 games dating back to 2014-15. Bogosian will jump onto the Sabres’ second pair with Nathan Beaulieu—he had just two goals and nine assists (11 points) in 56 games with the Sabres last year.
Spurgeon won’t play Wednesday vs. the Golden Knights or Saturday vs. the Blues as the Wild wait to see if his groin strain is a day-to-day thing or more of a week-to-week injury. With Spurgeon out, look for Ryan Murphy to remain in the lineup for the time being.
Bogosian has yet to play this season and was originally listed as a game-time decision for tonight’s game but head coach Phil Housely crushed that idea after the Sabres morning skate. The Sabres’ blueline has taken some lumps early this year so Bogosian’s return will be a big boon to their back-end.
Spurgeon is a question mark for tonight’s game in Winnipeg because of an illness, so the Wild have recalled Ryan Murphy and he may draw in and make his Wild debut if Spurgeon can’t play.
Johansson has been out since November 1st and will not play Monday vs. the Panthers, but it looks like he can return on their upcoming road trip. Johansson has five points (3G / 2A) in 10 games this season.
Pitlick has missed the last games but is expected to replace Remi Elie in the lineup tonight. Pitlick has registered two goals and two assists in his first 14 games of the season.
Pitlick suffered an injury vs. the Sabres last Saturday and was set to miss his second straight game tonight. His move to IR created a roster spot for Radek Faksa and Brett Ritchie to return to the lineup tonight.
Pitlick suffered an upper-body injury in Saturday’s game vs. the Sabres and it will keep him sidelined on Monday. With Pitlick out, Jamie Oleksiak will draw into the lineup as a forward.
Tarasenko reportedly suffered an upper-body injury in Toronto on Saturday and left practice early on Monday. Head coach Mike Yeo said that the injury shouldn’t be serious but they’re monitoring the start winger.
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.
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.
