Goalie Start
Shesterkin led the Rangers onto the ice for warmups.
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Goalie Start
Daws led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.
Line Change
Barron will draw into the Rangers lineup on Thursday.
Chytil (illness) will not play on Thursday.
Nemeth (personal) will not play on Thursday.
Goalie Start
Johansson will start Thursday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Bailey is expected to be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Bailey has not scored a goal in 13 games and has just two assists in his last nine games. Bailey will sit to make room for Oliver Wahlstrom to return from an upper-body injury.
Wahlstrom (upper-body) will be back in the Islanders lineup on Thursday.
Wahlstrom will draw back into the Islanders lineup after missing the last two games with an upper-body injury. Josh Bailey is expected to be a healthy scratch.
Goalie Start
Reimer was in the starter's crease at the Sharks morning skate.
Gourde (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Gourde was not on the ice for Thursday's morning skate and will be a game-time decision vs. the Bruins. The Kraken will already be without Jared McCann (upper-body), who was moved to IR. So the Kraken could be very thin down the middle against a very good Bruins squad.
Goalie Start
Sorokin will start Thursday in San Jose.
Goalie Start
Grubauer will start Thursday vs. the Bruins.
Waiver Move
The Stars have claimed Marian Studenic off of waivers from the Devils.
With three players returning from injury on Thursday, Studneic was waived on Wednesday to make room on the roster. The 23-year-old was a fifth-round pick in 2017 and has scored one goal in 17 games with New Jersey this season. The Stars waived Tanner Kero in a corresponding move.
Goalie Start
Grubauer was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kraken's morning skate.
Goalie Start
Demko will start Thursday vs. the Flames.
Schultz (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Schultz was on the ice for Thursday's morning skate, which is a good sign that he will be available in New York. However, the Capitals did not update his status after the session, so consider him a game-time decision for now.
Oshie (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Oshie was on the ice for Thursday's morning skate, which is a good sign that he will be available in New York. However, the Capitals did not update his status after the session, so consider him a game-time decision for now.
The Kraken have placed Jared McCann (undisclosed) on IR.
This move came after the morning skate, so it appears as if McCann suffered an injury during the morning session. Kole Lind was recalled from the AHL to take McCann's spot on the roster. Expect a more detailed injury report in the next 24 hours.
Goalie Start
Saros will start Thursday vs. the Stars.
DeAngelo (mid-body) is expected to miss four weeks.
DeAngelo left Monday's game in Philadelphia early and did not return. DeAngelo is expected to miss roughly four weeks, which should elevate Jaccob Slavin to the top power-play unit for the foreseeable future.
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