Barre-Boulet is expected to be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Barre-Boulet will sit with Boris Katchouk returning from a lower-body injury. Barre-Boulet had previously played in seven straight games, scoring one goal with two assists.
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Katchouk (lower-body) will return to the Lightning lineup on Saturday.
Katchouk has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury but is expected to replace Alex Barre-Boulet in the lineup on Saturday. Katchouk has been held pointless in four NHL games this season.
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The Capitals have assigned Zach Fucale to Hershey (AHL).
Fucale had a sparkling NHL debut in Detroit on Thursday, stopping all 21 shots that he faced in a shutout victory. Returning him to the AHL suggests that Vitek Vanecek will be available to at least backup on Sunday. Fucale is 3-0-2 with a 1.73 GAA and .933 SV% in five AHL games this season.
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Nedeljkovic will start Saturday vs. the Canadiens.
Zub (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Zub was forced to leave Thursday's game with an upper-body injury but was on the ice for Saturday's morning skate and will be a game-time decision vs. the Penguins.
Batherson (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Batherson was not on the ice for the Senators' morning skate and will be a gamma-time decision vs. the Penguins. There is no word what is ailing the 23-year-old winger, so monitor his status as the Senators hit the ice for warmups at 6:30 PM ET.
Pinto (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Pinto has missed the last nine games with an upper-body injury but will be a game-time decision vs. the Penguins. Pinto was on the Senators' second line in the morning skate, which is a good sign that he'll be available on Saturday. Pinto has registered one assist and five shots on goal in four games this season.
Brannstrom will miss 6-to-8 weeks with a broken hand.
Brannstrom finally got his shot with the Senators during a COVID-19 outbreak but broke his hand in his second game of the season on Thursday. The Senators said there has been no decision on whether or not he will undergo surgery but he is is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks.
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Merzlikins will start Saturday vs. the Rangers.
Bogosian (foot) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Bogosian has been out since the season opener but will return to the Lightning lineup on Saturday. Bogosian will replace Erik Cernak, who suffered an upper-body injury on Thursday.
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Nedeljkovic is expected to start Saturday vs. the Canadiens.
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Vasilevskiy is expected to start Saturday vs. the Panthers.
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Gustavsson is in the starter's crease at the Senators morning skate.
Zaitsev has been activated from the COVID-19 protocol list and is expected to play Saturday.
Zaitsev was a late scratch from the lineup on Thursday due to COVID-109 protocol but is expected to return Saturday vs. the Kings. Zaitsev has tallied three assists in seven games this season.
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Kero cleared waivers and was reassigned to Texas (AHL).
Kero had been a healthy scratch for the last three games and was waived in order to open up a roster spot for Jacob Peterson. Kero has two assists in seven games this season.
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Comeau cleared waivers and was reassigned to Texas (AHL).
Comeau played in six straight games after making his season debut on October 27th but was waived in order to open up a roster spot for Riley Tufte to be recalled from the AHL. The 35-year-old returns to the AHL for the first time since 2009.
The Stars recalled Jacob Peterson from Texas (AHL).
Peterson has split his season between the AHL and NHL, scoring one goal in six games with Dallas so far. Peterson and Riley Tufte were both recalled from Texas to replace Blake Comeau and Tanner Kero.
Tufte was recalled from Texas (AHL) and is expected to make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Tufte was a first-round pick (No.25 overall) in 2016 and is expected to make his NHL debut vs. the Flyers on Saturday. The 6-foot-6, 220 lbs. winger has scored five goals with two assists (seven points) in 10 AHL games this season.
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Sergachev will return to the Lightning lineup on Saturday.
Sergachev has served his two-game suspension and will return to the Lightning lineup vs. the Panthers. Sergachev will replace Erik Cernak, who is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Sergachev has scored two goals with four assists (six points) in 10 games this season.
Bogosian (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Bogosian has been out since the season opener but took a regular rotation in Friday's practice and appears to be on track for a return on Saturday. Bogosian had one shot and a minus-2 rating in 14:14 TOI back on October 12th.
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