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Zuccarello was a surprise scratch ahead of Game Two, likely suffering the injury in Game One after being on the receiving end of a high hit from Stars' defenseman Tyler Myers. The 38-year-old winger played just under 17 minutes in the Wild's 6-1 rout of the Stars in Game 1, chipping in with three assists. He has missed the last three games but was a full participant in practice on Monday, likely indicating he hopes to return to the lineup on Tuesday in a pivotal Game Five.

Trenin was on the receiving end of a massive open-ice hit from Colin Blackwell of the Dallas Stars early in Game Two and has not played since. The 29-year-old Trenin was back at practice on Monday, but his status for Game Five on Tuesday remains uncertain. Trenin led the NHL with 413 hits in the regular season, and his physical presence will certainly add a boost to Minnesota if he can return to the lineup.

Trenin was on the receiving end of a massive open-ice hit from Colin Blackwell of the Dallas Stars early in Game Two and has not played since. The 29-year-old Trenin was back at practice on Monday, but his status for Game Five on Tuesday remains uncertain. Trenin led the NHL with 413 hits in the regular season, and his physical presence will certainly add a boost to Minnesota if he can return to the lineup.

Zuccarello was a surprise scratch ahead of Game Two, likely suffering the injury in Game One after being on the receiving end of a high hit from Stars' defenseman Tyler Myers. The 38-year-old winger played just under 17 minutes in the Wild's 6-1 rout of the Stars in Game 1, chipping in with three assists. He has missed the last three games but was a full participant in practice on Monday, likely indicating he hopes to return to the lineup on Tuesday in a pivotal Game Five.

Despite rotating goalies nearly all season, Jesper Wallstedt will start his fourth straight game of the playoffs as he attempts to even up Minnesota's opening round series vs. Dallas on Saturday. The 23-year-old has struggled a bit in Minnesota's previous two games, allowing seven goals after holding Dallas to only one in Game 1. He brings his 1-2-0 record, alongside his 2.27 GAA and .916 SV% into Game 4 as he looks to even the series on home ice.

Trenin was on the receiving end of a massive open-ice hit from Colin Blackwell of the Dallas Stars early in Game Two on Monday, exiting the game immediately after, playing only 3:02 time-on-ice. He was subsequently held out of the lineup in Game Three and will miss at least one more game. The 29-year-old Trenin led the NHL with 413 hits in the regular season, and his physical presence will be sorely missed by Minnesota during his absence.

Zuccarello was a surprise scratch ahead of Game Two, likely suffering the injury in Game One after being on the receiving end of a high hit from Stars' defenseman Tyler Myers. The 38-year-old winger played just under 17 minutes in the Wild's 6-1 rout of the Stars in Game 1, chipping in with three assists. He was also sidelined four Game Three and his availability for Game Four remains up in the air.

After serving as a healthy scratch in the opening two games of the series, Sturm will slot into the lineup in Game 3 in place of the injured Yakov Trenin (upper-body). Sturm appeared in 49 regular season games for the Wild, tallying five goals and six assists.

Trenin was on the receiving end of a massive open-ice hit from Colin Blackwell of the Dallas Stars early in Game Two on Monday, exiting the game immediately after, playing only 3:02 time-on-ice. The 29-year-old Trenin led the NHL with 413 hits in the regular season, and his physical presence will be sorely missed by Minnesota in Game Three.

Zuccarello was a surprise scratch ahead of Game Two, likely suffering the injury in Game One after being on the receiving end of a high hit from Stars' defenseman Tyler Myers. The 38-year-old winger played just under 17 minutes in the Wild's 6-1 rout of the Stars in Game 1, chipping in with three assists. Vladimir Tarasenko replaced Zuccarello on the top line in Game Two and will likely stay there in Game Three.

Trenin was on the receiving end of a massive open-ice hit from Colin Blackwell of the Dallas Stars early in Game Two on Monday, exiting the game immediately after, playing only 3:02 time-on-ice. The 29-year-old Trenin led the NHL with 413 hits in the regular season, and his physical presence will be sorely missed by Minnesota if he is unable to play in Game Three.

Zuccarello was a surprise scratch ahead of Game Two, likely suffering the injury in Game One after being on the receiving end of a high hit from Stars' defenseman Tyler Myers. The 38-year-old winger played just under 17 minutes in the Wild's 6-1 rout of the Stars in Game 1, chipping in with three assists. Vladimir Tarasenko replaced Zuccarello on the top line in Game Two and will likely stay there in Game Three if Zuccarello remains sidelined.

Wallstedt allowed a weak goal in the first period of Minnesota's 4-2 Game Two loss to the Dallas Stars, one of three goals allowed on 31 shots (.903 SV%), but has otherwise played very well in his introduction to the NHL playoffs. The 23-year-old Swedish goalie has saved 55 of 59 shots (.932 SV%) in two postseason games (1-1), picking up on his hot stretch to end the regular season, when he posted a tremendous 1.86 GAA and .934 SV% in his final six games (4-2-0). Minnesota enters Game Three as -130 home favourites, looking to take a 2-1 series lead.

Trenin was on the receiving end of a massive open-ice hit from Colin Blackwell of the Dallas Stars early in Game Two on Monday, exiting the game immediately after, playing only 3:02 time-on-ice. The 29-year-old Trenin led the NHL with 413 hits in the regular season, and his physical presence will be sorely missed by Minnesota if he is unable to play in Game Three.

After serving as a healthy scratch in Game 1, Brink will slot in for Mats Zuccarello (upper-body) in Game 2 on Monday. Brink appeared in 68 games this season split between the Flyers and Wild, tallying 15 goals and 15 assists.

Zuccarello was a surprise scratch ahead of Game 2 and it's unclear when he suffered the injury. The 38-year-old winger played just under 17 minutes in the Wild's 6-1 rout of the Stars in Game 1, chipping in with three assists. Bobby Brink will come into the lineup and Vladimir Tarasenko will take Zuccarello's place on the top line.

There was some uncertainty when Head Coach John Hynes announced Wallstedt as the starting goalie for Game One, but there is no question heading into Game Two. The 23-year-old rookie goalie was tremendous in his postseason debut, saving 27 of 28 shots (.964 SV%) in a one-sided 6-1 win over the Dallas Stars. Dating back to the end of the regular season, Wallstedt has saved 140 of the last 148 shots he's faced (.942 SV%). Minnesota has a chance to take control of the series, entering Game Two as +121 road underdogs.

Bogosian missed the final six games of the regular season with a lower-body injury, but he will play in Game 1 in Dallas. Bogosian is expected to replace Jeff Petry in the lineup and play on the third pairing.

Hughes missed the final two games of the regular season and Friday's practice, but as expected, he'll play Saturday in Dallas. Hughes, had another great season, finishing fifth among defensemen with 76 points (7G / 69A) in 74 games.

Bogosian has been sidelined since April 4th, but is expected to play in Game 1 in Dallas. Bogosian isn't known for his offensive game, posting just six points (2G / 4A) in 41 games this season. But he averaged nearly one block and over one hit per game.