MacEwen underwent ACL surgery and will miss the rest of the 2025-26 season.
MacEwen has been out since November 12th and recently underwent ACL surgery and will be out indefinitely. His season ends with zero points in three games.
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Stephenson has been designated non-roster.
Stephenson and his wife are reportedly expecting a baby, so Stephenson has been designated non-roster and will miss Saturday's game. Luckily for the Kraken, they'll get Jaden Schwartz back from a lengthy injury absence to replace Stephenson.
The Kraken have activated Jaden Schwartz (lower-body) from IR.
Schwartz has been out since November 26th but is expected to be back in the lineup Saturday in Carolina. Schwartz is expected to take Chandler Stephenson's spot in the lineup after Stephenson was designated non-roster.
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Bastian will be scratched Saturday in San Jose.
Bastian played 8:35 TOI in Washington on Wednesday, but he'll be replaced by Adam Erne in the lineup on Saturday.
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Erne will be back in the Stars lineup on Saturday.
Erne was a healthy scratch in Washington on Wednesday but he will replace Nathan Bastian in the lineup Saturday in San Jose. Erne has picked up three goals and one assist in 18 games this season.
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DeSmith will start Saturday in San Jose.
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Miner will start Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Brzustewicz will be scratched Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Brzustewicz played in two straight games but he will be replaced by Brayden Pachal in the lineup on Saturday. Since coming up from the AHL, Brzustewicz has just one assist in 12 games.
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Pachal will be back in the Flames lineup on Saturday.
Pachal played 13:57 TOI on Monday but was a healthy scratch for the last two games. Today he'll replace Hunter Brzustewicz on the third pairing. Pachal has yet to score and has just three assists in 22 NHL games.
Stromgren will draw back into the Flames lineup on Saturday.
Stromgren played 8:04 TOI in his NHL debut on Wednesday but was a healthy scratch on Thursday. He'll replace Blake Coleman, who is day-to-day, on Saturday.
Coleman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will not play Saturday.
The Flames announced that Coleman would not play Saturday right before warmups started in Pittsburgh. He's considered day-to-day and will be replaced by William Stromgren in the lineup.
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Cooley will start Saturday in Pittsburgh.
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MacLean will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
MacLean played for four straight games, but will come out of the lineup to make room for Maxim Tsyplakov on Saturday.
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Schmid was the first goalie off the ice at the Golden Knights' morning skate.
Tsyplakov will draw into the Islanders lineup on Saturday.
Tsyplakov has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but he will replace Kyle MacLean in the Islanders lineup on Saturday. Tsyplakov, who will skate on the fourth line, has just one goal and no assists in 23 games this season.
Jarry (lower-body) practiced on Saturday and could return this upcoming week.
Jarry will miss his 10th straight game on Saturday, expiring his LTIR clock and making him eligible to return whenever he's 100%. Head coach Kris Knoblauch said that he could be back next week, when the Oilers have five games, including two sets of back-to-backs.
The Oilers have assigned Riley Stillman to Bakersfield (AHL).
Stillman appeared in four of 10 games during his call-up, but gets sent back to the AHL ahead of Saturday's game vs. the Kings. Alec Regula is expected to draw back into the lineup to replace Stillman.
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Regula is expected to be back in the Oilers lineup on Saturday.
Regula was a healthy scratch in Winnipeg on Thursday but he will replace Riley Stillman, who was sent back to the AHL on Saturday. Regula has just three assists and a minus-15 rating in 26 games this season.
Noesen will undergo knee surgery next week and will be placed on IR.
Noesen will "undergo knee surgery next week to address a lingering injury" according to the Devils. Noesen will be placed on IR and is out indefinitely. He enjoyed a breakout 2025 campaign, but has just seven points (3G / 4A) in 38 games this season.
The Penguins have recalled Rafael Harvey-Pinard from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Bryan Rust is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, so Harvey-Pinard was recalled to serve as an extra body on Saturday. Kevin Hayes will replace Rust in the lineup.
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