Overview
- Vladimir Tarasenko was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury retroactive to Nov. 14 after missing three games.
- Team reports say the injury occurred in practice on Nov. 14, and he briefly skated Tuesday before leaving the ice early.
- Minnesota subsequently activated Zach Bogosian and Nico Sturm from IR and reassigned David Jiříček to AHL Iowa.
- Bogosian is set to step into the lineup, while reporting indicates Sturm’s season debut is more likely Sunday against Winnipeg.
- Tarasenko has two goals and 10 points in 18 games in a middle-six role, and his absence compounds existing forward injuries to Marco Rossi and Ryan Hartman as the club weighs short-term depth options.