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Kahkonen will start Thursday in Toronto.
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Reichel is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Reichel will come out of the Jets lineup on Wednesday and could miss multiple weeks with a lower-body injury. Reichel had played eight games in a row and was becoming an effective part of the Jets' bottom-6 next to Adam Lowry. Kristian Vesalainen will draw into the lineup to replace him.
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Hellebuyck will start Wednesday in Dallas.
White (shoulder) may make his season debut on Saturday.
White has yet to play this season due to a shoulder injury that he suffered in the preseason. He is targeting a debut on Saturday and should slide directly into the Senators' top-6.
Khaira underwent surgery on his lower back on Tuesday and is expected to miss 10-to-12 weeks.
The surgery effectively ends Khaira's season in Chicago, unless they plan on suiting him up for the final few games of the season. Khaira had been out since January 17th and they elected to go with surgery, likely ending his season with three goals and no assists in 27 games.
Stanley will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Stanley has played in five straight games since returning from a lower-body injury but will be scratched in favour of Nathan Beaulieu on Wednesday. Stanley had one assist, 10 shots and a plus-3 rating in those five games.
Beaulieu (lower-body) is expected to play on Wednesday.
Beaulieu was active from IR before Monday's game but sat out as a healthy scratch. He is expected to replace Logan Stanley on the third pair on Wednesday and it will be his first game since January 27th.
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Anderson will start Wednesday in Montreal.
MacKinnon (lower-body) will not play on Wednesday.
According to head coach Jared Bednar, MacKinnon's lower-body injury is "minor," so he could be back for Friday's game vs. the Jets.
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Francouz will start Wednesday in Detroit.
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Biro is expected to make his NHL debut on Wednesday.
Biro was an undrafted free agent out of Penn State University, who has scored nine goals with 27 assists (36 points) in 39 AHL games this season. He's expected to make his NHL debut on the Sabres' third line because Kyle Okposo is dealing with an illness.
Okposo (illness) is not expected to play Wednesday in Montreal.
Okposo was not on the ice for the Sabres morning skate and is doubtful to play Wednesday in Montreal. If he can't play, Brandon Biro will make his NHL debut.
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Hellebuyck is expected to start Wednesday in Dallas.
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Smith is in the starter's crease at the Oilers' morning skate.
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Montembeault will start Wednesday vs. the Sabres.
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Oettinger will start Wednesday vs. the Jets.
Namestnikov (undisclosed) is expected to play Wednesday vs. the Avalanche.
Namestnikov missed the last two games with an undisclosed injury and wasn't on the ice for the morning skate but is expected to play Wednesday vs. Colorado. Look for Namestnikov, who has 13 goals and 10 assists (23 points) in 49 games, to skate on the third line with Michael Rasmussen and Adam Erne.
Larkin (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Wednesday.
Larkin left Tuesday's practice early but was on the ice for Wednesday's morning skate. Jeff Blashill officially called him a game-time decision, but it seems likely that he will play. Monitor his status as the Red Wings hit the ice for warmups at 7:00 PM ET.
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Greiss was the first goalie off of the ice at the Red Wings morning skate.
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Oettinger is in the starter's crease at the Stars morning skate.
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