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Smith has a goal, three assists, 24 SOG, six PIMs across 19 games but will head to the press box as a healthy scratch Friday vs. New Jersey.

Greer has three goals, four assists, 21 SOG and 35 PIMs and will draw back into the Bruins' lineup for the first time since Dec. 15th.

Cizikas has two goals, five assists, 37 SOG and 40 PIMs through 34 games but will miss Friday's game vs. Florida as he is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Ersson will make his NHL debut Friday after going 9-8-1 with a 2.72 GAA and a .910 SV% with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL). He draws the tough first task of the Carolina Hurricanes, who are in the middle of a seven-game winning streak.

Lindgren allowed three goals on 19 shots (.842 SV%) and picked up his seventh victory in eight starts as he beat Detroit in his last start. The 29-year-old is one of the hottest goalies as of late, with his 9-4-2 record, 2.71 GAA and .910 SV%. He will face the Winnipeg Jets, who lost their last game 3-2 to Boston but rank ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.38).

Eyssimont has a goal, four assists, 23 SOG and is a +7 plus/minus through 16 games played and will find himself back in the Jets' lineup after it was announced Cole Perfetti would miss Friday's game (undisclosed).

Raanta will start for the second time in as many days, after stopping 24 of 27 shots (.889 SV%) for his second straight win as he defeated Pittsburgh Thursday. The Hurricanes' backup has been anything but solid so far this season, with his .891 SV%, 2.77 GAA and 6-2-2 record. He takes on the Philadelphia Flyers, who are 30th in the NHL in goals per game (2.48).

Perfetti has six goals, 14 assists, 62 SOG, 16 PIMs and is a +5 plus/minus and will miss Friday's game due to an undisclosed injury. He is considered day-to-day and the Jets will be hoping to have him back for after the holiday break.

Rittich stopped 35 of 36 shots (.972 SV%) for his third win in five starts as he beat Ottawa his last time out. The 30-year-old backup netminder has been solid this season, with his 5-3-0 record, 2.55 GAA and .909 SV%. He draws the Washington Capitals, who are in the middle of a three-game win streak after a 3-2 overtime win over Ottawa in their previous game.

Shaw has four goals, seven assists, 46 SOG and 49 PIMs in 28 games played this season but will now be forced to miss two games as he serves a suspension for kneeing San Jose's Evgeny Svechnikov.

Kaliyev missed Thursday's game vs. Calgary due to an undisclosed injury and will be out til at least after the holidays as he is considered day-to-day for now. The 21-year-old had been enjoying a solid sophomore season, with nine goals, 10 assists, 79 SOG and a -2 plus/minus through 34 games prior to the injury.

Binnington stopped 33 of 34 shots (.971 SV%) for his third straight victory as he beat the Vancouver Canucks in his previous start. The six-year-veteran has gone through much more lows, than highs this season, as shown by his 12-11-1 record, .897 SV% and 3.11 GAA. He faces the Vegas Golden Knights, who are leading the Pacific Division and are 10th in the NHL in both shots per game (32.7) and goals per game (3.29).

Thompson stopped 21 of 23 shots (.913 SV%) for his second win in three starts as he beat Arizona in his previous game. The rookie netminder has been incredibly solid this season, with his 15-8-0 record, 2.61 GAA and .917 SV%. He will face the St. Louis Blues, who lost their last game 5-2 to Seattle and are 27th in the NHL in shots per game (29.4).

Dostal will get the rare back-to-back start Friday after allowing three goals on 41 shots (.927 SV%) in a loss to Minnesota Thursday. The 22-year-old has been relied upon heavily lately due to injuries, which has led to his 2-3-0 record, 3.66 GAA and .904 SV%. He will face the Calgary Flames, who are also on the back end of a back-to-back after losing 4-3 in overtime to Los Angeles Thursday.

Pachal will return to the Golden Knights for the second time this season after he collected one assist and a +1 plus/minus in two games in his previous call-up. In Henderson (AHL), he had two goals, six assists and 67 PIMs through 27 games while captaining Vegas' minor league affiliate.

Dorofeyev has six goals, six assists, 24 PIMs and is a -3 plus/minus through 21 games with Henderson (AHL) but will be recalled Friday for the first time this season to join the Vegas Golden Knights. The 22-year-old had previously played two NHL games in 2021-22, but failed to pick up a point.

Marchessault has 14 goals, 13 assists, 121 SOG and nine PIMs through 35 games but will be forced to miss his first game of the year Friday as he is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Pavel Dorofeyev and Brayden Pachal were both recalled in corresponding moves.

Dadonov will head to the press box Friday as a healthy scratch vs. Dallas. The 33-year-old Russian, has two goals, five assists, 33 SOG and is a -8 plus/minus in 28 games before being held out of the lineup Friday.

Pezzetta missed the Canadiens' last two games as a healthy scratch but will draw back into the lineup Friday vs. Dallas. The 24-year-old has one goal, 19 SOG and 12 PIMs in 17 games in his bottom-six role.

Cotter did not play in the Golden Knights game Wednesday and will head to the injured reserve due to an upper-body injury. Cotter had been playing well in his first full NHL season, with four goals, two assists, 29 SOG and eight PIMs through 22 games prior to the injury.