MacDermid will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
MacDermid played in three straight games but will come out of the lineup on Saturday afternoon. Ryan Murray will draw into the lineup to replace him.
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Murray will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Saturday.
Murray was not in the lineup for the last three games but will replace Kurtis MacDermid in the lineup on Saturday afternoon. It's been a quiet, injury-filled season for the Murray, who has just four assists in 23 games.
Goalie Start
Kuemper will start Saturday afternoon in Buffalo.
Hayton (hand) will return to the Coyotes lineup on Saturday.
Hayton will play for the first time since January 6th and returns to the lineup with six points (2G / 4A) in 26 games this season. It's not clear who Hayton will play with in his return but he figures to play a top-6 role with power-play usage.
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Vejmelka will start Saturday vs. the Kings.
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Brossoit led the Golden Knights onto the ice for warmups.
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Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
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Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Waiver Move
The Jets have claimed Adam Brooks off of waivers from the Maple Leafs.
Brooks' tour around the NHL continues, as he lands with his fourth team of the season. Brooks could get playing time immediately with the Jets, with Cole Perfetti and Andrew Copp both banged up.
Puljujarvi is expected to miss four weeks with a lower-body injury.
Puljujarvi suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday's win over the Ducks and could reportedly miss up to one month. This is tough timing for Puljujarvi, who has two goals and one assist in four games since the coaching change.
Perfetti is "maybe a little more than day-to-day" with an upper-body injury.
Perfetti suffered an upper-body injury on a hit from the much bigger Jamie Oleksiak on Thursday and will miss some time. With Andrew Copp also sidelined, the Jets' depth will be tested vs. the Oilers on Saturday.
Copp is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Copp was scratched from the lineup on Thursday and will likely miss Saturday's game vs. the Oilers. The Jets also lost Cole Perfetti in yesterday's game, so their depth will be tested for a few games.
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Brossoit is expected to start Friday vs. the Kings.
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Oettinger will start Friday in Chicago.
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Gustafsson will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Gustafsson has played in two straight games but will be replaced by Alec Regula in the lineup on Friday.
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Slavin will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Slavin has played in four straight games, failing to register a point in 13:46 ATOI. Henrik Borgstrom will draw back into the lineup to replace him vs. the Stars.
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Connolly will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Connolly picked up his first point of the season last night but will come out of the lineup on Friday. Lukas Reichel was recalled from the AHL and will replace him in the lineup.
Borgstrom will be back in the Blackhawks lineup on Friday.
Borgstrom was a healthy scratch last night vs. the Blue Jackets but will replace Josiah Slavin in the lineup on Friday. Borgstrom has scored just four goals with three assists (seven points) in 35 games this season.
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Regula will in his first career NHL games on Friday.
Regula has spent most of the season with the Rockford IceHogs but will play Friday after sitting as a healthy scratch on Thursday. The 21-year-old defenseman will replace Erik Gustafsson in the lineup.
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Reichel will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Friday.
Reichel has soured 14 goals with 19 assists (33 points) in 33 AHL games this season. The Blackhawks' top prospect will get another shot with the NHL but it's likely to be short-term again. He will once again skate on the top line with Patrick Kane.
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