Return of The Zucc
The excitement meter got cranked to an 11 before the puck even dropped as forward Mats Zuccarello took line rushes in warmups. It was a surprise to most in the building — there were no reports that he was imminently getting cleared for a return for this game at practice yesterday. It was a nice touch to have him return for his first game after breaking his arm in the game immediately after being acquired at the trade deadline in front of Stars fans.
Top Line Jason Dickinson
With Zuccarello’s return, the lines got shuffled around and some healthy forwards got scratched.