Grant (lower-body) will not play Wednesday in Toronto.
Grant is dealing with a lower-body injury that will keep him out of the lineup in Toronto. Vinni Lettieri will draw into the lineup to replace Grant in the bottom-6.
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Gibson will start Wednesday in Toronto.
Drouin is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
Drouin missed the last two games with an upper-body injury and on Wednesday the Canadiens announced that he is out indefinitely. Don't expect to see Drouin until after the All-Star game at the very least.
Dvorak is in concussion protocol and will be evaluated on a daily basis.
Dvorak left Monday's game vs. the Wild after being hit by Jared Spurgeon and did not return after failing a concussion test. He was missing from Wednesday's practice and is being evaluated on a day-to-day basis.
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Fleury will start Wednesday in Detroit.
Hill is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Hill will not be available for Wednesday's game in Washington, so James Reimer will start and Zach Sawchenko will serve as the backup. Hill should be considered questionable heading into the Sharks' back-to-back on Saturday and Sunday.
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Reimer will start Wednesday in Washington.
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Reimer will likely start Wednesday in Washington.
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Samsonov was the first goalie off of the ice at the Capitals morning skate.
Bayreuther will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Bayreuther has played in three straight games but will be scratched on Wednesday with Adam Boqvist (COVID-19 protocol) returning to the lineup.
Boqvist (COVID-19) will be back in the Blue Jackets lineup on Wednesday.
Boqvist missed the last three games while in COVID-19 protocol but is set to play Wednesday vs. the Flames. Boqvist, who will replace Gavin Bayreuther in the lineup, has 14 points (7G / 7A) and a minus-10 rating in 26 games this season.
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Merzlikins will start Wednesday vs. the Flames.
The Jets placed Logan Stanley (lower-body) on IR.
Stanley missed Saturday and Sunday's games and was placed on IR ahead of Tuesday's game vs. the Panthers. The Jets used the roster spot to call up Johnathan Kovacevic from the taxi squad.
The Jets placed Dylan DeMelo (lower-body) on IR.
DeMelo missed Sunday's game in Pittsburgh and was placed on IR ahead of Tuesday's game vs. the Panthers. The Jets used the roster spot to call up Ville Heinola from the taxi squad.
Zucker is week-to-week after undergoing successful core muscle injury repair on Tuesday.
Zucker missed a month before returning to the lineup on January 17th. He scored two goals in 15:36 TOI but got hurt again. The Penguins announced that they will have a more detailed timetable on Zucker's return in the coming days.
Soucy is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Soucy suffered a lower-body injury in Sunday's game vs. the Panthers and is expected to be out for at least a couple of weeks. Expect Soucy to be re-evaluated after the All-Star break.
Cernak (lower-body) will be out until after the All-Star break.
Cernak has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury and will miss at least three more according to the head coach Jon Cooper. With Cernak, Jan Rutta and Zach Bogosian all sidelined, Frederik Claesson and Andrej Sustr will remain with the Lightning.
Bogosian (lower-body) will be out until after the All-Star break.
Bogosian has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury and will miss at least three more according to the head coach Jon Cooper. With Bogosian, Jan Rutta and Erik Cernak all sidelined, Frederik Claesson and Andrej Sustr will remain with the Lightning.
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Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
The Jets have added Josh Morrissey to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Morrissey will not be available for Tuesday's game vs. the Panthers, so Ville Heinola has been promoted to the active roster and should replace him.
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