Barabanov (illness) will not play in Vancouver on Saturday.
Barabanov will miss his second consecutive game due to an illness. He has one goal and four assists in 14 games this season.
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Addison (lower-body) will be a game-time decision for Saturday's game in Vancouver.
Addison has missed each of the last two games with a lower-body injury. In 19 games with the Sharks, Addison has six points (1G / 5A), averaging 18:03 time-on-ice, including significant powerplay deployment.
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Blackwood will start in Vancouver on Saturday.
Carrier is listed as a scratch for Saturday's game in Florida.
Carrier will be the odd-man out up front for Vegas as Keegan Kolesar is set to return from an undisclosed injury. Carrier has five goals and two assists in 31 games this season.
Kolesar (undisclosed) will play in Florida on Saturday.
Kolesar will return to the lineup after missing the Golden Knights' previous two games due to an undisclosed injury. He has two goals and three assists in 32 games this season.
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Patera will start Saturday's game in Florida.
McMichael (illness) is expected to return to the Capitals' lineup on Saturday.
McMichael will return to face the Lightning on Saturday after missing the last two games with an illness. He is expected to reclaim his role as Washington's second-line centre. McMichael has six goals and seven assists in 28 games this season.
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Phillips is expected to be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Phillips be the odd-man out for Saturday's game against the Lightning as Connor McMichael (illness) is set to return to the lineup. Phillips has one goal and four assists in 22 games this season.
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Ingram will start in Colorado on Saturday.
Zegras (lower-body) will return to the Ducks' lineup on Saturday.
Zegras has not played since November 7th but will return to the lineup for the Ducks in their game against the Kraken on Saturday. Zegras struggled to start the season but was presumably playing through his current injury, scoring only two points (1G / 1A) in 12 games. We can expect Zegras to immediately return to Anaheim's first line and power-play unit.
Cogliano (undisclosed) will return to the Avalanche lineup on Saturday.
Cogliano hasn't played since December 17th, missing Colorado's last two games due to the undisclosed injury. He has three goals and six assists in 27 games this season.
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Talbot is expected to start Saturday vs. the Flames.
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Wedgewood led the Stars onto the ice for warmups.
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Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
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Bobrovsky will start Saturday vs. the Golden Knights.
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Georgiev is in the starter's crease at the Avalanche morning skate.
The Blue Jacket have placed Nick Blankenburg (upper-body) on IR.
The move to IR opens up a roster spot for Damon Severson to be activated for Saturday's game. Blankenburg is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
The Red Wings have recalled Simon Edvinsson from Grand Rapids (AHL).
Olli Maatta picked up a knock in Friday's win over the Flyers, so Edvinsson will likely make his season debut on Saturday. The 2021 No.6 overall pick has been great in the AHL this season, leading all Griffins defensemen with 16 points (6G / 10A) in 25 games. Edvinsson had two goals in nine games with the Red Wings a season ago.
The Bruins have recalled Ian Mitchell from Providence (AHL) on an emergency basis.
The emergency recall of Mitchell suggests that a Bruins' defenseman picked up an injury during Friday's loss in Winnipeg. With the back-to-back, don't expect the Bruins to reveal who is ailing until around 5:00 PM ET.
Sergachev (lower-body) will miss his second straight game.
Sergachev remains day-to-day and is expected to play shortly after the Christmas break. Haydn Fleury will remain in the Lightning lineup Saturday in Washington and Darren Raddysh will continue to operate the Lightning No.2 PP unit.
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