NASHVILLE — The Wild has the entire team back together, but none of its injured players will return against the Predators.
Rookie Matt Boldy, however, did skate Tuesday morning, and so did defenseman Jon Merrill. Both are dealing with upper-body injuries, and Merrill joined the team on the road after not traveling at the beginning.
"Skate with the group, start his progression for coming back after an injury," said coach Dean Evason, who mentioned Merrill is also unlikely to play Thursday at St. Louis. "We've got a couple of days off here, as well, so there's a team building element to that. So, we'd like to have everybody here, which we do."
Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury will start on Tuesday, and that's the only lineup change the team is making from the 5-1 win at Washington on Sunday.
Fleury, who debuted new Wild-themed pads at the morning skate, is 3-0 with a 1.34 goals-against average and .958 save percentage since a trade from Chicago last month.
Nashville has won the two previous games this season vs. the Wild, outscoring the team 11-4, but the Predators trail the Wild by nine points in the Central Division. The Wild has a three-point lead over the Blues for second place, and the team will wrap up this four-game trip on Friday at St. Louis.
Before then, the Wild has a chance to extend its point streak to 11 games.
