The Penguins are taking on Marc-Andre Fleury and the Wild later today, and Pittsburgh's updated expected lines for the game have been revealed. The Minnesota Wild host their initial game back on home ice this evening against the Pittsburgh Penguins following their road trip.
Johansson has four helpers over the last three contests. He continues to mesh well with linemates Frederick Gaudreau and Mats Zuccarello -- Johansson set up one goal for each of them in the second period.
Johansson logged an assist and five shots on goal in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Avalanche. Johansson has just three helpers over seven contests. The 34-year-old has 19 points, 82 shots on net, 30 hits and a minus-1 rating over 51 appearances.
The Minnesota Wild only needed one goal to beat the Boston Bruins on Sunday, but it didn’t come without some controversy. Morgan Geekie’s stick was slashed out of his hand on the play by Jared Spurgeon — something the officials didn’t call.
David Pastrnak has been carrying the Bruins' offense and, on Sunday in Minnesota, the load became too heavy in the 1-0 loss.
Conor Timmins and Connor Dewar are set to make their Penguins debuts, while Marc-Andre Fleury could be making his final start against his former team.
On Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell scored a first period goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs for his 500th career point.
The Bruins played without captain Brad Marchand, who left with an upper-body injury in Saturday's victory over Pittsburgh.