Gaudreau (lower-body) is day-to-day and will not play on Saturday.
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Korpisalo will start Saturday in Dallas.
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Acciari will make his Maple Leafs debut on Saturday.
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O'Reilly will make his Maple Leafs debut on Saturday.
Samsonov (illness) will not dress Saturday vs. the Canadiens.
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Woll will start Saturday vs. the Canadiens.
The Maple Leafs have loaned Pontus Holmberg to Toronto (AHL).
The Maple Leafs have recalled Erik Kallgren from Toronto (AHL) on an emergency basis.
The Canadiens have recalled Corey Schueneman from Laval (AHL).
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Vejmelka will start Saturday in Los Angeles.
The Blues have acquired Adam Gaudette, Mikhail Abramov, a 2023 1st round pick, a 2024 2nd round pick, and a 2023 3rd round pick from the Maple Leafs in a three-team trade also involving the Wild.
Gaudette signed a one-year deal with the Maple Leafs in July and has spent the entire season in the AHL. In 40 games with the Marlies, Gaudette racked up 20 goals and 14 assists (34 points). With two centres being dealt off the Blues' roster, there's a chance that Gaudette reports to St. Louis. The 26-year-old has 70 points (27G / 43A) in 218 career NHL games with the Canucks, Blackhawks and Senators.
The Blues have acquired Mikhail Abramov, Adam Gaudette, a 2023 1st round pick, a 2024 2nd round pick, and a 2023 3rd round pick from the Maple Leafs in a three-team trade also involving the Wild.
Abramov was a fourth-round pick (No.115 overall) in 2019 and has picked up 16 points (6G / 10A) in 34 AHL games this season. Since turning pro last year, Abramov has compiled 13 goals and 31 assist (44 points) in 100 AHL games.
The Maple Leafs have acquired Noel Acciari and Ryan O'Reilly from the Blues in a three-way trade also involving the Wild.
Acciari signed a one-year deal ($1.25M) with the Blues in the offseason and has 10 goals and eight assists (18 points) in 54 games this season. Acciari is physical two-way, bottom-6 forward that will help on the penalty kill.
The Maple Leafs have acquired Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari from the Blues in a three-way trade also involving the Wild.
O'Reilly is in the final year of a seven-year deal that carries a $7.5 million cap hit. In the trade, the Blues retained 50 percent of O'Reilly's contract and the Wild retained 25 percent, so the Maple Leafs get him at a $1.875M cap hit. O'Reilly's offensive game has struggled this season, scoring just 12 goals with seven assists (19 points) in 40 games. He brings an excellent two-way game and the ability to play centre in a shutdown role or the wing in an offensive role. His fantasy stock could rise if he ends up on the wing with John Tavares and Mitch Marner.
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Copley led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
Copley stopped 27 of 29 shots (.931 SV%) for his fifth win in six games as he beat Buffalo in his previous start. The 31-year-old Alaska native has been basically unbeatable since being called up in December, resulting in his 17-3-1 record, 2.74 GAA and .903 SV%. He faces the Anaheim Ducks, who are in the middle of a three-game losing streak where they have given up 19 goals across the three losses.
Kostin (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups and will not play Friday.
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Campbell led the Oilers onto the ice for warmups.
Vilardi (upper-body) will return to the Kings' lineup on Friday.
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Sorokin led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
Poehling (upper-body) will not play on Friday.
Poehling was scratched before Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury and will miss his second straight game on Friday. Drew O'Connor, who replaced him vs. the Sharks, will remain in the bottom-6 vs. the Islanders.
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