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The blue line is one of the weakest groups the Canucks have dressed in years, with three players who have spent most of the year in the AHL dressing and with habitual No. 7 defenceman Kyle Burroughs also dressing.Marc-Andre Fleury will start for Minnesota.
Filip Gustavsson was in net for the Wild’s 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders on Tuesday. He made a career-high 39 saves in the Minnesota net. Reports after the Wild’s practice Wednesday in St. Paul said that Marcus Johansson, acquired in a trade with Washington on Tuesday, is expected to make his debut vs. Vancouver.
Curtis Lazar suffered a knee or ankle sprain about two weeks ago. He’s targeting a lineup return Saturday when the Toronto Maple Leafs come calling.Curtis Lazar skated with his teammates in Wednesday’s practice and said afterwards he was feeling good.Article content The veteran forward suffered a mild knee or ankle sprain about two weeks ago and said if the team was in the playoff hunt, he’d likely be an option to play vs. Minnesota, but has a return on Saturday vs. Toronto in his sights.
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