KANATA, ONTARIO - The Wild are switching up their lineup again, subbing Mason Shaw for Tyson Jost ahead of facing the Senators on Thursday night at Canadian Tire Centre during the third stop of this five-game road trip.
This will be Shaw's second game of the season.
He was recalled from the minors to join the team after Jordan Greenway suffered an upper-body injury last week.
As for Jost, this is the first time he's been a healthy scratch since the Wild acquired him in a trade last season with the Avalanche. Jost has one assist in six games while switching spots; he's been on the top line with Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello and worked with Joel Eriksson Ek and Marcus Foligno. Most recently, he was on the fourth line.
"It's no different than anybody," coach Dean Evason said. "We could have chose other players. Just a position and a decision that we made."
After winning 3-1 on Tuesday at Montreal, the Wild rebounded from an 0-3 start to go 2-0-1.
But Ottawa is on an even better run: The Senators have won four in a row, with all four of those victories coming on home ice.
During their win streak, they've outscored their opponents 22-11. Marc-Andre Fleury will be back between the pipes for the Wild after his 26-save victory vs. the Canadiens.
