Helm (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Helm was hurt midway through Thursday's game in Nashville and will not be available for Saturday's rematch. With Helm out, Valtteri Filppula will likely draw back into the lineup.
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Necas (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Necas was on the ice on Friday and head coach Rod Brind'Amour said that they are "hopeful" that he will play on Saturday. Necas enjoyed a solid start to the season, scoring one goal with four assists and a plus-6 rating in eight games.
Beauvillier (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Beauvillier was on the ice for Friday's practice and Leo Komarov was placed on waivers, seemingly paving the way for Beauvillier to be activated from IR and play Saturday. The Islanders have gone 2-2-3 in the seven games without Beauvillier.
Cirelli (upper-body) is questionable to play Saturday vs. the Panthers.
Cirelli left Thursday's game in Florida with an apparent arm injury. Head coach Jon Cooper said that he doesn't believe that Cirelli's injury is long-term but his status for Saturday's rematch remains unclear.
Stamkos (COVID-19) is not expected to play on Saturday.
Stamkos was added to the COVID-19 reserve list on Friday but he took to Twitter to say that he believes it's a false positive. Even if that's the case, he has to follow NHL's COVID-19 protocol until he's cleared to play, so don't expect to see him on Saturday.
Dubnyk will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury.
Dubnyk was scratched from Thursday's game with a lower-body injury and is expected to miss a few more games, including Saturday's afternoon tilt with the Golden Knights. With Dubnyk out, Martin Jones is expected to get the start and Alexei Melnichuk will be his backup again.
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Jones is expected to start Saturday afternoon vs. the Golden Knights.
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Hellebuyck will start Saturday afternoon vs. the Senators.
Murray is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will not dress on Saturday.
Murray left Thursday's game in Winnipeg with an upper-body injury and will miss the rematch on Saturday. The Senators did not give a timetable on how long they expect Matt Murray to be out, but Marcus Hogberg will start Saturday with Filip Gustavsson coming up to be his backup.
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Hogberg will start Saturday afternoon in Winnipeg.
Fischer (undisclosed) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play vs. the Blues.
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Kuemper led the Coyotes onto the ice for warmups.
The Coyotes have added John Hayden to the COVID-19 reserve list.
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Binnington will start Friday in Arizona.
Blackwell will return to the Rangers lineup on Friday.
Blackwell has been out since January 30th with an undisclosed injury but will replace Artemi Panarin in the lineup vs. Boston. Blackwell has one goal and two assists in four games this season.
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Shesterkin will start Friday vs. the Bruins.
Panarin is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will not on Friday.
Panarin was banged up on Wednesday and will miss Friday's game with a lower-body injury, which the Rangers are calling a "day-to-day" thing. Alexis Lafreniere will move up the Rangers' depth chart to play with Ryan Strome and Kaapo Kakko.
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Rask will start Saturday against the Islanders.
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Halak will start Friday in New York.
Panarin is questionable for Friday due to a lower-body injury.
Panarin didn't play much in the third period or overtime during Wednesday's loss to the Bruins and is questionable to play in the rematch on Friday. Head coach David Quinn didn't sound overly concerned about the injury, calling it "a little bit of a lower-body injury," so it seems like there's a decent chance he suits up on Friday.
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Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.
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