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Spurgeon (shoulder) is expected to return to the Wild lineup on Thursday.

Spurgeon has missed the last five games with a shoulder injury that he suffered on October 30th against the Sharks. There is no word on who will come out of the lineup to make room for Spurgeon, but we will likely find out during tomorrow’s morning skate.

Jared Spurgeon
Fleury gets the start for the Penguins.

Fleury allowed a single goal on 21 shots in the Penguins 6-1 blowout of the Sabres. It was Men vs. Boys on Saturday, but that won’t be the case in The Big Apple on Tuesday. Fleury is scorching hot as of last—he has won six in a row while posting a 1.15 GAA and .955 SV%. Do yourself a favour and don’t even think about benching him.

Marc-Andre Fleury
Fleury is the Penguins projected starter.

Fleury allowed a single goal on 21 shots in the Penguins 6-1 blowout of the Sabres. It was Men vs. Boys on Saturday, but that won’t be the case in The Big Apple on Tuesday. Fleury is scorching hot as of last—he has won six in a row while posting a 1.15 GAA and .955 SV%. Do yourself a favour and don’t even think about benching him.

Marc-Andre Fleury
Spurgeon (shoulder) is skating in a no-contact jersey.

Spurgeon has missed the last four games with a shoulder injury that he suffered on October 30th. The Wild have not given many details on Spurgeon’s injury, but his return to the ice this morning suggests that he is not that far from a return. However, the Wild have a lot of capable NHL defensemen, so they won't rush Spurgeon.

Jared Spurgeon
Fleury will start for the Penguins.

Fleury stopped 34 of 37 shots in a 4-3 shootout win over the Jets on Thursday. He has been unreal lately, winning five in a row with a 1.18 GAA, .956 SV% and three shutouts. With Sunday off, it is no surprise it looks like the Pens will roll Fleury out there again. He is a must-start vs. the Sabres.

Marc-Andre Fleury
Fleury is expected to start in goal for the Penguins.

Fleury stopped 34 of 37 shots in a 4-3 shootout win over the Jets on Thursday. He has been unreal lately, winning five in a row with a 1.18 GAA, .956 SV% and three shutouts. With Sunday off, it is no surprise it looks like the Pens will roll Fleury out there again. He is a must-start vs. the Sabres.

Marc-Andre Fleury
Fleury starts vs. Winnipeg on Thursday.

Fleury stopped all 18 shots that he faced in the Penguins 5-0 win over the Sabres last Saturday. He was given Tuesday night off, but will be back in net tonight riding a four-game winning streak and having just signed a four-year, $23 million contract extension on Wednesday.

Marc-Andre Fleury
The Penguins have signed Marc-Andre Fleury to a four-year, $23 million contract extension.

Fleury was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, but is now locked up through the 2018-19 season. Fleury is playing on a $5 million cap-hit this season, that will bump up to $5.75 million for the next four seasons. Fleury is 7-2-0 with a 1.89 GAA and .931 SV% in his first nine starts this season.

Marc-Andre Fleury
Zuccarello (undisclosed) is on the ice for the Rangers morning skate.

Zuccarello missed Monday’s game, but was back on the ice for practice on Tuesday and is skating again today, which suggests he will be in the lineup tonight vs. Detroit. After a breakout 2013-14, he has just four points (1G / 3A) in nine games this season.

Mats Zuccarello
Tarasenko has scored six goals in his last four games.

Tarasneko remained red-hot on Monday, scoring one goal and one assist to give him eight points (6G / 2A) in the last four games and seven goals and six assists in 11 games on the season. He scored a goal-of-the-year candidate last night vs. the Rangers, proving he is playing with a tremendous amount of confidence right now.

Vladimir Tarasenko