Armia will miss his eighth straight game with a lower-body injury, but is expected to play on Thursday. With Marko Dano playing, don't expect Armia to re-claimg his spot in the Jets’ top-6. He has four goals and four assists (eight points) in 34 games this season.
Edler has been sidelined with a broken leg since February 9th and will miss the final 11 games of the regular season. Edler finishes the season with 24 points (7G / 17A) in 63 games.
Kuemper stopped all 18 shots that he faced after replacing Devan Dubnyk in the Wild’s loss to the Blues on Sunday. With Dubnyk out with an illness, Kuemper will start tonight vs. the Oilers. Kuemper won his first start vs. the Oilers and has gone 3-2-2 with a 2.28 GAA and .917 SV% on home ice this season.
Armia played a season-high 19:24 TOI on Sunday and had just started taking on a larger role in Winnipeg, but will miss at least one week with a lower-body injury. With Armia out, Marko Dano will move into the Jets top-6.
Kopitar left the game after playing just 5:12 TOI but there is no indication how he suffered the injury. Kopitar has nine points (4G / 5A) in eight games since the All-Star break and has been on a tear since the middle of December, so this would be a huge loss at both ends of the ice. Expect an update on Kopitar’s status heading into the weekend.
Kuemper allowed three goals on 18 shots in the Wild’s loss to Boston last Saturday. Devan Dubnyk started last night, so Kuemper will get the nod tonight in Edmonton. Kuemper has not recorded a win since January 21st and comes in with a 2-1-3 record, 2.11 GAA and .928 SV% on the road.
Kuemper allowed three goals on 18 shots in the Wild’s loss to Boston last Saturday. Devan Dubnyk started last night, so look for Kuemper to get the nod tonight in Edmonton. Kuemper has not recorded a win since January 21st and comes in with a 2-1-3 record, 2.11 GAA and .928 SV% on the road.
Kuemper allowed four goals on 30 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Stars on Tuesday. Devan Dubnyk started vs. Washington on Thursday, but they’ll go back to Kuemper today vs. the Bruins. Kuemper has gone 3-1-2 with a 2.34 GAA and .917 SV% on home ice this season, but hasn’t won a game since January 21st.
Panarin missed the last two games with an illness, but is set to return to the Blackhawks lineup on Saturday. The 24-year-old rookie leads all first-year players with 52 points (18G / 24A) in 56 games this season.
After being a late scratch on Tuesday, Panarin will miss a second straight game vs. the Stars. With Panarin out, Richard Panik will skate on the second line with Artem Anisimov and Patrick Kane. Panarin remains day-to-day.
Panarin was listed as a game-time decision after missing the morning skate with an illness. He will be scratched for the very first time this season and will be replaced by Jiri Sekac.
Panarin missed the Blackhawks’ morning skate because of an illness and he is listed as a game-time decision. Monitor his status during pre-game warmups, which get underway at 8:00 p.m ET. If Panarin can’t play, look for Teuvo Teravainen to move into the top-6 and for Jiri Sekac to get into the lineup.
