ST. PAUL – Wild head coach John Hynes confirmed before Saturday’s Game 4 clash with the Vegas Golden Knights that forward Marcus Johansson will not play. He is out with a lower-body injury.
Johansson, 34, has one assist in three games this playoffs so far. He got hit a few times in the third period and did not return to the third period for the last 13 minutes.
Hynes said that Vinnie Hinostroza would enter the lineup to replace Johansson. He won’t play on the second line though.
We will see in warmups what the lines shake out to be, but it will probably be Gustav Nyquist on the second line to take Johansson’s spot. Hinostroza would then take Nyquist’s spot on the third line.
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