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Greiss was the first goalie off of the ice at the Red Wings morning skate.
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Tkachuk will not play Saturday in Toronto.
Tkachuk signed on Thursday and missed the season opener and will sit out for a second straight game on Saturday. Head coach DJ Smith said that they will consider him tomorrow but it's more likely that he will make his season debut on Thursday.
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Merzlikins will start Saturday vs. the Kraken.
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Forsberg will start Saturday in Toronto.
Mrazek (groin) will not be available for Saturday's game vs. the Senators.
Mrazek suffered a groin injury in his Maple Leafs' debut on Thursday. Jack Campbell replaced Mrazek for the third period and will start Saturday's game. The Maple Leafs do not have cap space to call up a backup, so they are signing University of Toronto goalie Alex Bishop to a PTO to serve as Campbell's backup.
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Campbell will start Saturday vs. the Senators.
The Avalanche recalled Dylan Sikura from Colorado (AHL).
The Avalanche are likely going to be without Nathan MacKinnon (COVID), Valeri Nichushkin (upper-body) and Gabriel Landeskog (suspension) on Saturday, so Sikura will make his Avalanche. Sikura has 16 points (3G / 13A) in 53 career NHL games with the Blackhawks and Golden Knights.
The Avalanche recalled Stefan Matteau from Colorado (AHL).
The Avalanche are likely going to be without Nathan MacKinnon (COVID), Valeri Nichushkin (upper-body) and Gabriel Landeskog (suspension) on Saturday, so Matteau will make his Avalanche debut. The 27-year-old has 11 points (6G / 5A) in 91 career NHL games with the Devils, Canadiens, Golden Knights and Blue Jackets.
The Avalanche have reassigned Alex Newhook to Colorado (AHL).
The Avalanche are likely going to be without Nathan MacKinnon (COVID), Valeri Nichushkin (upper-body) and Gabriel Landeskog (suspension) on Saturday, so sending Newhook to the AHL opens up enough cap space to recall multiple forwards to fill the voids. Stefan Matteau and Dylan Sikura were recalled.
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Talbot will start the Wild's season opener in Anaheim.
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Talbot is expected to start Friday in Anaheim.
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Larkin has been suspended for one game for roughing Mathieu Joseph.
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Hill will start the Sharks season opener on Saturday.
Hoffman (lower-body) will not play Saturday; possible he plays next week.
Nichushkin is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
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Smith will start Saturday vs. the Flames.
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Jones will draw into the Ducks lineup on Friday.
Terry (illness) will not play Friday vs. the Wild.
Gibson (upper-body) will not be available for Friday's game vs. the Wild.
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Stolarz will start Friday vs. the Wild.
With John Gibson out with an injury, Stolarz will start the second game of the season. Stolarz has been terrific in eight career starts with Anaheim, going 4-4-0 with a 2.18 GAA and. 929 SV%. It's not the ideal matchup, facing a Wild team that ranked ninth in scoring (3.21 GF/gm) last year but he's a decent option if you're desperate for a late-week starter.
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