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Andersen will start Friday vs. the Blue Jackets.
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Quick is expected to start Friday in Anaheim.
The Blue Jackets activated Elvis Merzlikins from IR.
Merzlikins was moved to IR yesterday to open up a roster spot for a call-up but was activated on Friday and will serve as J-F Berube's backup in Carolina. Merzlikins' playing time could be a little bit limited moving forward, as long as Berube is playing as well as he has been lately.
Whitecloud (foot) will be back in the Golden Knights lineup on Friday.
Whitecloud missed the last six games but is expected to replace Dylan Coghlan (flu) in the lineup on Friday. Whitecloud has scored six goals with six assists (12 points) in 31 games this season.
Coghlan (illness) is not expected to play on Friday.
Coghlan was not on the ice for the morning skate and is not expected to play because of the flu. Zach Whitecloud will return from a six-game absence to replace Coghlan.
Marchessault (illness) is not expected to play on Friday.
Marchessault was not on the ice for the morning skate and is not expected to play because of the flu. Evgenii Dadonov will move to the second line with Marchessault out and Michael Amadio will draw into the lineup.
Ritchie (immigration) will make his Coyotes debut on Friday.
Ritchie was supposed to make his debut on Wednesday but had to sit out due to immigration issues. Ritchie, who has two goals and seven assists in 33 games this season, will make his debut on a line with Barrett Hayton and Loui Eriksson.
Matheson is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Matheson will miss at least a couple of weeks with an upper-body injury. Mark Friedman skated in his spot on the third pairing and will likely replace Matheson in the lineup vs. the Rangers on Saturday.
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Wedgewood will start Friday vs. the Golden Knights.
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Campbell will start Saturday in Detroit.
Okposo (illness) will be back in the Sabres lineup on Friday.
Okposo missed Wednesday's game in Montreal but will be back in the lineup in St. Louis. Okposo will skate on a line with Dylan Cozens and Rasmus Asplund and comes in with five goals in his last nine games.
Olofsson (illness) will be back in the Sabres lineup on Friday.
Olofsson missed Wednesday's game in Montreal but will be back in the lineup in St. Louis. Olofsson will skate on a line with Casey Mittelstadt and Peyton Krebs and comes in with just four points (2G / 2A) in his last 16 games.
Hagg will draw back into the Sabres lineup on Friday.
Hagg was a healthy scratch in Montreal on Wednesday but will replace Henri Jokiharju (lower-body) in the lineup in St. Louis. Hagg will be back on a pairing with Mark Pysyk.
Jokiharju (lower-body) will not play Friday and is doubtful to play Sunday.
Jokiharju suffered a lower-body injury in Montreal on Wednesday and will not play Friday in St. Louis. Robert Hagg will be back in the Sabres' lineup to replace him.
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Tokarski will start Friday in St. Louis.
MacKinnon (lower-body) will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Friday.
MacKinnon missed Wednesday's game in Detroit with a "minor" lower-body injury but will play Friday vs. the Jets. MacKinnon will be back on the top line and top power-play unit and comes in with 24 points (9G / 15A) in 19 games since the beginning of January.
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Francouz will start Friday vs. the Jets.
The Blackhawks recalled Jakub Galvas from Rockford (AHL).
Galvas has been recalled because Calvin de Haan is questionable to play Friday due to an undisclosed injury. The 22-year-old has no points in five games with Chicago and has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 32 AHL games.
de Haan (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
de Haan is questionable to play Friday vs. the Devils due to an undisclosed injury. Jakub Galvas was recalled from the AHL and will replace de Haan if he can't go.
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Lankinen will start Friday vs. the Devils.
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