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Brodin scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Senators.

Brodin ended a 30-game goal drought with his first-period tally. He missed 18 contests due to two lower-body injuries during that stretch. The defenseman has four goals, 17 points, 69 shots on net, 117 blocked shots and a plus-14 rating over 57 appearances, serving as a shutdown blueliner in the Wild's top four.

Kulikov (nose) will return to the lineup against Pittsburgh on Sunday, per Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site.

Following a two-game absence due to a broken nose, Kulikov will replace Mikulas Hovorka in Sunday's lineup against the Penguins. The 35-year-old Kulikov hasn't posted a point in 17 appearances this season while contributing 12 shots on net, 13 blocked shots and 18 hits.

Faulk (lower body) isn't in the lineup Sunday against the Wild, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Faulk left Thursday's game against the Flyers with an injury and now will be held out for both ends of the weekend back-to-back for the Red Wings. Sunday will mark just the third game that the 34-year-old has missed this season. He has had a quiet tenure with his new team since being acquired from the Blues, recording three points (one goal, two assists) in 12 games.

Bogosian (lower body) won't play Sunday against the Red Wings, the Wild announced.

He is officially day-to-day with the injury sustained Saturday against the Senators. The 35-year-old has two goals and four assists in 41 games on the season. In his absence, Jeff Petry will draw into the lineup and play on the third pair with Jake Middleton. Bogosian's next chance for a return will be Tuesday against the Kraken.

Bogosian (undisclosed) left Saturday's game against the Senators early and is questionable for Sunday's game against the Red Wings, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

Bogosian was presumably injured Saturday while going into the boards awkwardly after missing a hit. The 35-year-old didn't finish the game as a result. He has six points (two goals, four assists) in 41 games this season. If he can't go Sunday against the Red Wings, expect Jeff Petry or Daemon Hunt to draw into the lineup.

Karlsson scored a power-play goal and added three assists, two with the man advantage, in Saturday's 9-4 rout of the Panthers.

The veteran defenseman has delivered at least three points in three of his last six games, although he was held off the scoresheet completely in the other three. Since the beginning of March, Karlsson has been on fire, producing 10 goals and 28 points in 19 games to help put the Penguins on the verge of locking up a playoff spot.

Stecher was held off the scoresheet for an eighth straight game in Saturday's 7-6 overtime loss to the Kings.

Stecher's playing time should stabilize while Oliver Ekman-Larsson (lower body) is out. The part-time role likely isn't helping Stecher get his offense on track. The 31-year-old blueliner has earned 13 points over 54 outings this season, but only three of those points have come in his last 18 games. He's added 58 shots on net, 75 blocked shots, 25 hits and a minus-7 rating while mainly working in a bottom-four role.

Ceci recorded an assist and two hits in Saturday's 7-6 overtime win over the Maple Leafs.

The helper ended a 33-game point drought for Ceci, who has struggled in a bottom-four role over the second half of the campaign. He had 49 blocked shots, 21 shots on net and a minus-10 rating during the slump. Ceci is at a meager nine points with 56 shots on net, 104 blocked shots, 33 hits and a minus-9 rating through 76 outings overall.

Leddy scored a goal on two shots, added an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Predators.

The second-period goal was Leddy's first of the season, and he also helped out on a Macklin Celebrini tally later in the frame. With seven points over 28 outings, Leddy has been more productive in fewer games than last year, when he had five points in 31 contests for the Blues. Leddy looks to have the edge in playing time over John Klingberg, who was cleared from his upper-body injury Wednesday but has yet to check back into the Sharks' lineup.

Perbix's point drought reached 14 games in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Sharks.

Perbix has earned just two helpers over 22 contests since the start of February. The 27-year-old defenseman plays more of a shutdown role, but with top-four minutes, he should be able to chip in more often that he has been lately. Perbix is at 10 points, 74 shots on net, 83 blocked shots and a minus-14 rating over 73 appearances in what's likely to register as his lowest-scoring campaign to date.