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Korpisalo will start Saturday vs. the Devils.
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Karlsson (upper-body) remains day-to-day and will not play Saturday.
The Sharks are hopeful that Karlsson will be available next Tuesday, so this does not appear to be an injury that will sideline him long-term. Brent Burns will remain on the top PP unit with Ryan Merkley on PP2 on Saturday.
Brassard (hip) is not expected to play Saturday.
Brassard returned to the lineup on Thursday, playing 16:40 TOI with three shots in the loss to the Penguins. However, he had a flare-up of his hip issue and is considered doubtful to be in the lineup on Saturday.
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Stolarz will start Saturday vs. the Rangers.
Schwartz will undergo surgery on his hand is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks.
Schwartz has been out since December 29th and will miss at least another month. Lately, Marcus Johansson has been replacing Schwartz on the Kraken top line. Expect him to be moved to IR in the next few days.
The Rangers have placed Dryden Hunt (upper-body) on IR.
Hunt will miss at least one week after being moved to IR on Friday. With Hunt and Julien Gauthier (COVID-19 protocol) out, the Rangers have recalled Jonny Brodzinski and Tim Gettinger from the taxi squad.
The Coyotes added Kyle Capobianco to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Capobianco will miss Saturday's game vs. the Predators but will be eligible to be active from COVID-19 protocol ahead of next Wednesday's game vs. the Maple Leafs.
Beagle (lower-body) underwent surgery and is expected to miss anywhere from eight weeks to the rest of the season.
That is a massive timeline, so it's unclear if we will see Beagle again this season. The Coyotes claimed Riley Nash off of waivers from the Lightning to help try and replace Beagle in their bottom-6.
The Canucks have added Alex Chiasson to the COVID-19 protocol list.
The Canucks do not play until next Tuesday, so it's entirely possible that Chiasson doesn't miss any time as long as he returns negative tests ahead of their trip to Florida.
Hunt is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Hunt missed Friday's practice due to an upper-body injury and is questionable to play Saturday in Anaheim. If Hunt is not available vs. the Ducks, the Rangers will likely need to call someone up from their taxi squad to replace him.
The Rangers added Julien Gauthier to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Gauthier will miss Saturday's game in Anaheim and Monday's game in Los Angeles after entering COVID-19 protocol on Friday. Morgan Barron will likely draw into the Rangers lineup to replace him.
The Oilers added Kailer Yamamoto to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Yamamoto was pulled off of the ice at Friday's practice and will not be available for at least five days. Luckily all of the Oilers games have been cancelled except for Monday's meeting with the Senators on Monday. As of now, that game is scheduled to go ahead and the Oilers would be without Yamamoto for that game.
The Devils added Mason Geertsen to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Geertsen was a healthy scratch on Thursday so this probably won't affect the Devils' lineup plans for Saturday's game in Columbus but Geertsen will be unavailable for at least two games.
The Devils added Dougie Hamilton to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Hamilton was already sidelined with a broken jaw, so this likely doesn't change his timeline at all. The Devils have yet to release any details of when they expect to get him back in the lineup.
The Blue Jackets have placed Alexandre Texier in COVID-19 protocol.
Texier missed the last two games due to a "non-COVID illness" but has now tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss at least two more games.
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Oettinger will start Saturday afternoon vs. the Penguins.
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Jones will start Saturday vs. the Sharks.
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Campbell will start Saturday in Colorado.
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Husso led the Blues onto the ice for warmups.
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Andersen led the Hurricanes onto the ice for warmups.
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