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Armia will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
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Harvey-Pinard (lower-body) will be back in the Canadiens lineup on Saturday.
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Reaves will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Benoit will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
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McMann will make his season debut on Saturday.
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Klingberg (undisclosed) will be back in the Maple Leafs lineup on Saturday.
Brannstrom (concussion) will return to the Senators lineup on Saturday.
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Bean is expected to be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
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Boqvist will draw into the Blue Jackets' lineup on Saturday.
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Jarry (upper-body) was the first goalie off the ice at the Penguins' morning skate.
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Martin will start Saturday afternoon in Detroit.
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Montembeault will start Saturday vs. the Bruins.
The Maple Leafs have reassigned Pontus Holmberg to Toronto (AHL).
Holmberg has sat as a healthy scratch since being recalled, so he'll swap places with Bobby McMann, who will likely play Saturday for Ryan Reaves.
The Maple Leafs have recalled Bobby McMann from Toronto (AHL).
McMann is a candidate to draw into the Maple Leafs lineup to replace Ryan Reaves on Saturday. McMann has one assist in 10 career NHL games and three points (2G / 1A) in six AHL games this season.
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Varlamov will start Saturday vs. the Capitals.
The Blue Jackets have reassigned David Jiricek to Cleveland (AHL).
Jiricek has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, so he heads back to the AHL to make room for Patrik Laine, who will return from an upper-body injury. Jiricek had one goal and two assists in 10 games with Columbus during his call-up.
Laine (upper-body) has been activated from IR and will return to the lineup on Saturday.
Laine has missed the last nine games after getting hurt on a hit by Rasmus Andersson. To make room for Laine, who will skate on a line with Boone Jenner and Johnny Gaudreau, the Blue Jackets sent David Jiricek back to the AHL.
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McAvoy has served his four-game suspension and is expected to play on Saturday.
McAvoy was suspended for four games following a hit to the head on October 30th but he's eligible to return to the lineup vs. Montreal. McAvoy was back on the top power-play unit in Friday's practice and enters play with eight points (2G / 6A) in nine games this season.
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Korpisalo is expected to start Saturday vs. the Flames.
Korpisalo allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Senators win in Toronto on Wednesday. The win snapped a two-game losing skid for Korpisalo, who has given up at least three goals in six of eight starts this season (.902 SV%). On Saturday, he'll face a Flames team that lost in a shootout in Toronto last night and have dropped seven of their last nine games.
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Lindblom will make his season debut against the Golden Knights on Friday.
Lindblom will finally get the chance to make his season debut in place of Anthony Duclair, who will miss Friday's game with an undisclosed injury. Lindblom was limited to six goals and nine assists across 73 games with the Sharks last season. He'll begin Friday's game skating alongside Nico Sturm and Kevin Labanc on the Sharks' third line.
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Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.
In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.
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