Trocheck (upper-body) will not travel to Detroit.
Trocheck will miss at least two more games with an upper-body injury that popped up on Thursday. With Trocheck out, Morgan Geekie will remain in the Hurricanes' bottom-6 and PP2.
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Samsonov will start Saturday in Philadelphia.
Marchand (undisclosed) is expected to play Saturday afternoon.
Marchand was questionable after missing Friday's practice but head coach Bruce Cassidy says he expects him to play vs. the Rangers. Marchand is hot right now, scoring three goals with eight assists (11 points) in his last seven games.
DeBrusk has been added to the COVID-19 reserve list and will not play Saturday.
DeBrusk will come out of the lineup on Saturday due to COVID-19 protocols. Tough timing for DeBrusk, who was scratched on Tuesday but had a great game in his return to the lineup on Thursday.
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DeSmith will start Saturday in Buffalo.
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Agostino will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Agostino played 4:08 TOI in his season debut on Thursday but will come out of the lineup on Saturday. Agostino will be replaced by Travis Boyd.
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Boyd will draw back into the Maple Leafs lineup on Saturday.
Boyd was a healthy scratch on Thursday but will replace Kenny Agostino in the lineup on Saturday. Boyd has three goals and five assists (eight points) in 18 games this season.
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Andersen will start Saturday vs. the Jets.
Radulov (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Radulov has been out since early-February but was a full participant in Friday's practice and will be a game-time decision on Saturday. Radulov is expected to skate on the top line with Jamie Benn and Joe Pavelski if he plays vs. the Blue Jackets.
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Vasilevskiy will start Saturday vs. the Predators.
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Bobrovsky will start Saturday vs. the Blackhawks.
Cozens is day-to-day and will not play on Saturday.
Cozens left Thursday's game with an upper-body injury following a hit from Zach Aston-Reese and it will keep him out of Saturday's rematch. Riley Sheahan is expected to centre the top line with Cozens and Jack Eichel out.
Eichel (upper-body) is out for the "foreseeable future."
Eichel underwent further testing this week and head coach Ralph Krueger announced that he's out indefinitely. The Sabres said they could not put a timeline on Eichel's return, so expect him to miss an extended period of time.
Stralman (lower-body) is expected to return to the Panthers lineup on Saturday.
Stralman has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but is expected to play Saturday vs. the Blackhawks. Stralman, who has two goals and six assists (eight points) in 22 games this season, will be back on a pair with Keith Yandle.
Duclair (lower-body) is expected to return to the Panthers lineup on Saturday.
Duclair has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury but is expected to play Saturday vs. the Blackhawks. Duclair, who has two goals and eight assists (10 points) in 19 games this season, will start on the fourth line.
Beaudin will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Beaudin returned to the lineup on Thursday but was held pointless and without a shot in 12:46 TOI. Ian Mitchell will replace him on the Blackhawks blueline.
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Mitchell will return to the Blackhawks lineup on Saturday.
Mitchell, who was a healthy scratch for the last two games, will replace Nicolas Beaudin in the lineup on Saturday. Mitchell has four points (2G / 2A), 19 shots and a minus-6 rating in 26 games this season.
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Lankinen will start Saturday in Florida.
Myers will be back in the Flyers lineup on Saturday.
Myers was a healthy scratch on Thursday but will draw back into the lineup on Saturday. Myers has five assists, a minus-1 rating, 25 shots and four PIMS in 16 games this season.
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Elliott will start Saturday vs. the Capitals.
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