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Wild F Kirill Kaprizov gets stitches after being hit in the mouth by a puck

Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov was struck in the mouth by an errant puck and missed much of the second period of Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Kings before returning fo...

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David Rittich - In goal TuesdayRittich will protect the road goal versus the Wild on Tuesday, Jared Shafran of LA Kings Insider reports.

ImpactRittich will start the second half of a back-to-back after Darcy Kuemper shut out the Predators on Monday. Rittich is 3-3-0 with a 3.09 GAA and an .870 save percentage through six appearances. He'll have his hands full in a tough matchup Tuesday.

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Alex Turcotte - Won't play TuesdayTurcotte (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup Tuesday versus Minnesota, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.

ImpactTurcotte left Monday's 3-0 win over Nashville in the second period and did not return after taking a hit from Jeremy Lauzon. The 23-year-old Turcotte has one goal and four assists in 13 outings this season. He will be replaced in Tuesday's lineup by Andre Lee.

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Vladislav Gavrikov - Contributes helper in winGavrikov recorded an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Monday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

ImpactGavrikov snapped a six-game point drought with his helper on Adrian Kempe's empty-net tally. Through 13 outings, Gavrikov has four assists, 17 shots on net, 28 blocks and a plus-7 rating. He's seen top-four minutes in the absence of Drew Doughty (ankle), though Gavrikov was listed on the third pairing despite playing 23:10 in Monday's contest.

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Trevor Lewis - Adds assist in winLewis registered an assist in Monday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

ImpactThis was Lewis' third point in 13 contests this season. He has 11 shots on net, 24 hits, nine blocked shots, eight PIM and a minus-3 rating while averaging 10:42 of ice time from a fourth-line role. Lewis appears to have the trust of head coach Jim Hiller, but the 37-year-old forward could be rotated out of the lineup on occasion. He has missed a total of two games over the last four years combined.

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Kevin Fiala - Scores in Monday's winFiala scored a goal on three shots in Monday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

ImpactFiala has five points over three games since he was scratched for missing a team meeting. More importantly for his stability in the lineup, he hasn't taken a penalty in that span. The winger is up to six goals, five helpers, 36 shots on net, eight hits, 12 PIM and a minus-2 rating through 12 appearances. He'll likely continue to fill a second-line role with a spot on the first power-play unit.

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Anze Kopitar - Opens scoring in winKopitar scored a goal and went plus-2 in Monday's 3-0 win over the Predators.

ImpactKopitar has piled up two goals and five points over his last three games. There's some concern with his shot volume -- he has just five shots over his last nine outings and no more than one in any of those contests. He shot 19.5 percent in 2023-24, tallying 26 times on 133 shots, which was easily his lowest shot total in a full-length campaign. This year, he has five goals, nine helpers, 12 shots on net and a plus-4 rating over 13 appearances, but his currents numbers are a signal to sell high.

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