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Hellberg is in the starter's crease at the Red Wings morning skate.
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Bayreuther will draw into the Blue Jackets lineup on Saturday.
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Peeke will be a healthy scratch vs. the Blackhawks.
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Korpisalo will start Saturday afternoon vs. the Blackhawks.
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Stalock will start Saturday afternoon in Columbus.
Draisaitl (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups and will not play in Seattle.
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Skinner led the Oilers onto the ice for warmups.
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Spencer Knight will start Friday vs. Carolina.
Leon Draisaitl will be a game-time decision Friday vs. Seattle (Undisclosed).
Matt Duchene will return to the Predators' lineup Friday (personal).
Duchene missed the Predators'' previous game due to personal reasons and will draw back into the lineup Friday.
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Juuse Saros will start Friday vs. Anaheim.
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John Gibson will start Friday vs. Nashville.
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Grubauer will start Friday vs. the Oilers.
Grubauer stopped 41 of 44 shots (.932 SV%) but still managed to grab his fifth loss in six starts as he was downed by Calgary his last time out. The Krakens' starter has struggled in his limited action this season, with his 3-6-1 record, 3.28 GAA and .889 SV%. He will face the Edmonton Oilers, who won their last game 2-1 over Calgary and are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.56).
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Georgiev will start Saturday vs. Toronto.
Kaiden Guhle will not play Saturday and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Guhle has two goals, 12 assists, 21 PIMs and 36 SOG in his first season in the NHL but will be forced to miss his first game of the year due to a lower-body injury. The 20-year-old was one of five rookie defenseman to take the ice for the Canadiens in their last game.
Lawrence Pilut has cleared waivers and been assigned to Rochester (AHL).
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Grubauer was the first goalie off the ice at the Kraken morning skate.
Grubauer stopped 41 of 44 shots (.932 SV%) but still managed to grab his fifth loss in six starts as he was downed by Calgary his last time out. The Krakens' starter has struggled in his limited action this season, with his 3-6-1 record, 3.28 GAA and .889 SV%. He will face the Edmonton Oilers, who won their last game 2-1 over Calgary and are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.56).
Artem Zub will return to the Senators' lineup Saturday (broken jaw)
Zub has two goals, two assists, 15 SOG, and 10 PIMs through 14 games prior to his injury and will return to the lineup Saturday as he has recovered from a broken jaw.
Sheldon Rempal has been recalled from the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL).
Rempal had seven goals, 15 assists, 20 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 30 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) and will be recalled Friday to the Vegas Golden Knights for the first time this season.
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Vanecek will start Friday in Pittsburgh.
Vanecek stopped 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) as he picked up his fourth straight loss in a defeat to Boston his last time out. The 26-year-old has struggled as of late, but still has an impressive 12-5-2 record, 2.39 GAA and .910 SV%. He will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have lost three-straight games but are eighth in the NHL in goals per game (3.37).
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