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Lankinen has not played since January 22nd due to a hand injury but will be available for one of the Blackhawks' games this weekend. Originally, the Blackhawks said that he would start Sunday but have back-tracked and haven't decided who will start Friday and who will start Sunday.

The Bruins went 3-2-1 in the six games without Marchand, averaging just 2.0 goals per game. Marchand will return to the Bruins' top line with Patrice Bergeron at centre and Jake DeBrusk on the other wing.



Ritchie was acquired from the Maple Leafs on Monday in a trade that sent Ilya Lyubushkin to Toronto. He will replace Andrew Ladd in the lineup and will most likely start in the bottom-6. Ritchie has just two goals with seven assists (nine points) in 33 games this season.


Byram continues to work his way back from the lingering effects of head injuries and skated both Tuesday and Wednesday. Head coach Jared Bednar said Byram's road to recovery "is not necessarily a straight line" and that they are taking it day-by-day.

Bemstrom has missed the last seven games while in COVID-19 protocol but the Blue Jackets placed Joonas Korpisalo on IR and activated Bemstrom on Wednesday. This cleared the way for him to play Thursday in Florida but coming off of a win over the Maple Leafs, don't be surprised if they go with the same lineup as Tuesday.

Korpisalo's move to IR is retroactive to February 15th, which means he is eligible to come off whenever he's healthy. The move was made to create an open spot on the roster to activate Emil Bemstrom from the COVID-19 protocol list.


Reichel will come out of the Jets lineup on Wednesday and could miss multiple weeks with a lower-body injury. Reichel had played eight games in a row and was becoming an effective part of the Jets' bottom-6 next to Adam Lowry. Kristian Vesalainen will draw into the lineup to replace him.


White has yet to play this season due to a shoulder injury that he suffered in the preseason. He is targeting a debut on Saturday and should slide directly into the Senators' top-6.

The surgery effectively ends Khaira's season in Chicago, unless they plan on suiting him up for the final few games of the season. Khaira had been out since January 17th and they elected to go with surgery, likely ending his season with three goals and no assists in 27 games.

Stanley has played in five straight games since returning from a lower-body injury but will be scratched in favour of Nathan Beaulieu on Wednesday. Stanley had one assist, 10 shots and a plus-3 rating in those five games.

Beaulieu was active from IR before Monday's game but sat out as a healthy scratch. He is expected to replace Logan Stanley on the third pair on Wednesday and it will be his first game since January 27th.


According to head coach Jared Bednar, MacKinnon's lower-body injury is "minor," so he could be back for Friday's game vs. the Jets.

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