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Koskinen will start Saturday's afternoon game vs. New Jersey.
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Sawchenko will start Friday vs. the Avalanche.
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Carlsson will draw back into the Panthers lineup on Friday.
Hornqvist (undisclosed) will not play Friday in Anaheim.
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Knight will start again Friday.
Hagg will draw back into the Sabres lineup on Friday.
Colin Miller returned to the lineup on Thursday and the Sabres don't want him playing on back-to-back nights, so Robert Hagg will replace him against the Flames.
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Miller will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Miller is returning from an injury and the Sabres don't want him playing on back-to-back nights, so Robert Hagg will draw back into the lineup.
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Ullmark will start Friday in Winnipeg.
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Tokarski starts Friday in Calgary.
Oshie (lower-body) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Friday in Carolina.
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Raanta led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.
Martinook (undisclosed) will not play Friday vs. the Capitals.
Martinook suffered an injury after going down awkwardly in the corner during Thursday's loss in Toronto. Seth Jarvis is set to return from an injury to replace Martinook on the Hurricanes' second line with Vincent Trocheck and Martin Necas.
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Samsonov will start Friday in Carolina
Stützle (lower-body) is expected to play on Friday.
Stützle suffered a lower-body injury in Wednesday's loss to the Blue Jackets and missed Thursday's practice but is expected to play vs. the Flyers. Stützle has just one goal in his last 10 games but has picked up seven assists over that stretch.
Paul is expected to be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Paul is the Senators' biggest trade chip as we near Monday's trade deadline, so he will sit out of Friday's game vs. the Flyers.
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Sawchenko is likely to start Friday vs. the Avalanche.
Rakell (upper-body) will not play Friday.
Rakell will miss his third straight game with an upper-body injury but he's also a key trade piece for the Ducks, so they may be playing it safe ahead of Monday's deadline.
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Sturm will make his Avalanche debut on Friday.
Sturm, who was acquired from Minnesota for Tyson Jost on Tuesday, will start his Avalanche career on the third line with Alex Newhook and J.T. Compher on his wings. Sturm has scored 20 goals with 16 assists (36 points) in 111 career NHL games.
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Francouz will start Friday in San Jose.
The Blackhawks have acquired Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh, a 2023 first-round pick and a 2024 first-round pick from the Lightning for Brandon Hagel, a 2022 fourth-round pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick.
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