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Bortuzzo will draw back into the Islanders' lineup on Saturday vs. the Rangers.
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Fasching will draw back into the Islanders' lineup on Saturday vs. New York.
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Reaves will rejoin Toronto's lineup on Saturday vs. Detroit.
Dobson (upper body) is out on Saturday vs. New York and is considered day-to-day.
Liljegren (upper body) will return to Toronto's lineup on Saturday vs. Detroit.
Domi (undisclosed) will play on Saturday vs. Detroit after originally being a game-time decision.
Edmundson (undisclosed) is out on Saturday vs. Detroit.
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Korpisalo is in the starter's crease at the Senators' morning skate.
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The Maple Leafs have assigned Matt Murray to Toronto (AHL) on an LTIR conditioning loan.
Murray has not played this season after undergoing hip surgery in October. Murray could see some game action with the Marlies during his loan and if all goes well, provides the Maple Leafs with added goaltending depth for the postseason. But he'll be behind Ilya Samsonov, Joseph Woll, and Martin Jones on the depth chart, so he very likely won't see any games with the Maple Leafs this season.
Montreal has signed Lane Hutson to a three-year, entry-level contract and he will join the team immediately.
Hutson was the 62nd overall pick of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old scored 49 points (15G / 34A) in 2023-24 playing collegiate hockey with Boston University. He is expected to meet Montreal on Sunday.
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Okhotiuk will draw into the Flames' lineup on Friday.
Okhotiuk will draw into the lineup as the Flames opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Ilya Solovyov will draw out of the lineup.
Solovyov is listed as a scratch for Friday's game in Anaheim.
Solovyov will take a seat on Friday as the Flames look to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Nikita Okhotiuk will draw into the lineup in his place.
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Meyers is listed as a scratch for Friday's game against the Flames.
Meyers will be the odd-man out on Friday when the Ducks host the Flames. Meyers has one goal and two assists in 22 games this season.
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Hunt will draw into the Flames' lineup for Friday's game in Anaheim.
Hunt will draw into the lineup as the Flames opt to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. A.J. Greer will draw out of the lineup.
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Greer is listed as a scratch for Friday's game in Anaheim.
Greer will take a seat on Friday as the Flames look to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Dryden Hunt will draw into the lineup in his place.
Goalie Start
Wolf will start in Anaheim on Friday.
The Flames will turn to Wolf for the tail-end of their back-to-back on Friday after Jacob Markstrom got the nod in Los Angeles on Thursday. Wolf picked up the victory his last time out, allowing two goals on 22 shots as the Flames edged the Sharks 3-2 in overtime. Wolf has made 14 appearances on the year, posting a 4-7-1 record and an .896 SV%. He's got a great chance of securing back-to-back victories for just the second time in his young career with the Flames being -140 favourites over the Ducks on Friday.
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Glass will draw into the Predators' lineup on Friday.
Glass will draw in for Friday's game in Chicago in place of Gustav Nyquist, who the Predators are opting to rest on the tail-end of their back-to-back. Glass has five goals and seven assists in 12 games this season.
Fabbro will draw into the Predators' lineup on Friday.
Fabbro will draw in for Friday's game in Chicago in place of Ryan McDonagh, who the Predators are opting to rest on the tail-end of their back-to-back. Fabbro has three goals and ten assists in 54 games this season.
Goalie Start
Soderblom will start against the Predators on Friday.
The Blackhawks will turn to Soderblom between the pipes for the second time in the last three games. Soderblom entered Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues in relief of Petr Mrazek and saved 21 of 23 shots (.913 SV%) in the losing effort. He has won three of his last six starts. The Blackhawks enter the action on Friday as +218 home underdogs against the Nashville Predators.
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Vejmelka will start in Edmonton on Friday.
The Coyotes will continue their goalie rotation and turn to Vejmelka in the crease on Friday against the Edmonton Oilers. The Coyotes have won three of their last four (3-1-0), but Vejmelka has allowed four or more goals in his last three starts (1-2-0), including five on 25 shots (.800 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 5-0 blowout loss to the Seattle Kraken. Arizona enters action a +251 road underdog.
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