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Kuemper will start Wednesday vs. the Ducks.
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Petersen is expected to start Wednesday in St. Louis.
Saad will miss Wednesday's game vs. the Wild due to personal reasons.
Saad and his wife are expecting a baby on Wednesday, so he will not suit up vs. the Wild. With Saad out, Logan O'Connor will draw into the lineup and Matt Calvert will move up to play with Nazem Kadri.
Waiver Move
The Penguins claimed Mark Friedman off of waivers from the Flyers.
Friedman has ties to new Penguins' GM Ron Hextall, who drafted Friedman while he was the GM of the Flyers in 2014. The 25-year-old defenseman has appeared in just 11 NHL games since then, picking up one assist.
Markstrom remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury; will not play on Wednesday.
Markstrom will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury, which likely means that David Rittich will face the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Rittich posted a 34-save shutout on Monday, so expect him to get all of the starts until Markstrom can re-join the team.
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Grubauer will start Wednesday vs. the Wild.
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Binnington will start Wednesday vs. the Kings.
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Rittich is expected to start Wednesday in Toronto.
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Hutchinson will start Wednesday vs. the Flames.
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Vasilevskiy will start Wednesday vs. the Hurricanes.
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Hutchinson is expected to start Wednesday vs. the Flames.
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Elliott will start Wednesday vs. the Rangers.
Andersen (lower-body) remains day-to-day and will not be available for Wednesday's game vs. Calgary.
With Andersen missing a second straight game and Jack Campbell already out, the Maple Leafs will likely go with Michael Hutchinson vs. the Flames. The fact that Andersen is listed as day-to-day and not on IR suggests he could be back in the crease at some point this week.
Hyman (undisclosed) will return to the Maple Leafs lineup on Wednesday.
Hyman missed Monday's game against the Flames but will replace Nic Petan in the lineup on Wednesday. Hyman will likely return to the top line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner and comes in with 10 points (4G / 6A) in 18 games this season.
Giroux (COVID-19) is expected to return to the Flyers lineup on Wednesday.
Giroux has been out since February 7th but it looks like he'll return to the lineup Wednesday vs. the Rangers. Look for Giroux, who has 11 points (1G / 10A) in 13 games, is expected to skate with Kevin Hayes and Nolan Patrick.
Line Change
Gardiner will draw back into the Hurricanes lineup on Wednesday.
Gardiner was a healthy scratch for the last three games but will draw back into the lineup Wednesday in Tampa Bay. Gardiner has seven assists in 15 games this season and will likely replace Haydn Fleury or Jake Bean.
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Nedeljkovic will start Wednesday in Tampa Bay.
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Khudobin will start Wednesday in Florida.
Lauzon is expected to miss four weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a fracture in his left hand.
Lauzon was forced to leave the outdoor game in Lake Tahoe after one shift with a fractured left hand. He underwent surgery to repair it on Wednesday and will miss at least one month, so don't expect to see him until late-March.
Line Change
Colton is expected to make his NHL debut on Wednesday.
Colton is a 24-year-old, former fourth-overall pick who has spent the last two years in Syracuse (AHL). He had 42 points (11G / 32A) in 62 games last year and has one goal and two assists in three games to start 2021.
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