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Johansson will start Thursday in Florida.
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Evans (undisclosed) will return to the Canadiens lineup on Thursday.
Evans missed Tuesday's game with an undisclosed injury that he suffered vs. the Rangers on Saturday. Evans will re-enter the lineup on the fourth line with Artturi Lehkonen and Joel Armia on his wings. Evans has no points, five shots and a minus-1 rating in three games this season.
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Sorokin is expected to start Thursday in Columbus.
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Lankinen is in the starter's net at the Blackhawks morning skate.
The Jets have recalled Dominic Toninato from Manitoba (AHL).
The Jets sent Cole Perfetti down yesterday and have recalled Toninato in a corresponding move. The 27-year-old has one assist in two games with the Moose this season.
Luostarinen (undisclosed) will make his season debut on Thursday.
Luostarinen missed the first three games of the season with an undisclosed injury but will play Thursday vs. the Avalanche. Luostarinen will replace Joe Thornton on the fourth line and skate with Frank Vatrano and Mason Marchment.
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Andersen is expected to start Thursday in Montreal.
Tkachuk will make his season debut on Thursday.
Tkachuk sat out the first few games of the season after signing on Senators' opening night. Tonight he will replace Parker Kelly in the lineup and return to the top line with Josh Norris and Drake Batherson.
Bernier (lower-body) will not be available for Thursday's game vs. Washington.
Bernier will miss tonight's game vs. the Capitals, leaving Scott Wedgewood to start and Nico Daws to serve as his backup after being called up from Utica (AHL).
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Nedeljkovic was the first goalie off of the ice at the Red Wings morning skate.
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Wedgewood is expected to start Thursday vs. the Capitals.
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Merzlikins will start Thursday vs. the Islanders.
Scheifele is in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.
A few days after it was announced that Blake Wheeler tested positive for COVID-19, Scheiefle enters COVID-19 protocol. This will leave the Jets without two-thirds of their top-line when they take on the Ducks on Thursday. Look for Pierre-Luc Dubois and Paul Stastny to play increased roles with Scheifele out.
The Devils have recalled Nico Daws from Utica (AHL).
Daws started his 2021-22 season by stopping 25 of 27 shots in a win in his AHL debut. The 2020 third-round selection spent last season in Germany, where he was 4-6-0 with a 2.90 GAA and .897 SV%. There's no indication why Daws was called up because now the Devils have three goalies on the active roster.
Hughes suffered a dislocation of his left shoulder and will not require surgery; will be re-evaluated next week.
Hughes dislocated his left shoulder on Tuesday night but an MRI revealed no further damage, and he does not require surgery at this time. According to the Devils, he has begun physical therapy and will be re-evaluated next week. Hughes was also moved to injured reserve.
The Panthers recalled Chase Priskie from Charlotte (AHL).
It's unclear what the plan for Priskie is, a Panthers' regular must be banged up. Priskie has one assist in two AHL games so far this season and if he ends up playing Thursday, it will be his NHL debut.
Landeskog will return to the Avalanche lineup on Thursday.
Landeskog completed his two-game suspension and will return to the lineup tonight in Florida. Landeskog will likely return to the top line with Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen--he had one goal and one assist in the Avalanche season opener.
Hardman (head laceration) will not play on Thursday.
Hardman suffered a head laceration in Tuesday's loss to the Islanders and will not play Thursday vs. the Canucks. Head coach Jeremy Colliton said he has not decided who will replace him in the lineup.
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The Jets reassigned Cole Perfetti to Manitoba (AHL).
Perfetti failed to record a point in his first two NHL games and gets reassigned to AHL where he can play top-6 minutes. Perfetti had nine goals and 17 assists (26 points) in 32 AHL games last year.
The Oilers have recalled Stuart Skinner from Bakersfield (AHL).
The Edmonton gets called up after Mike Smith (lower-body) landed on IR on Wednesday. The 22-year-old netminder has gong 2-0-0 while stopping 53 of 56 shots (.946 SV%) in his first two AHL starts of 2021-22. The Oilers have a back-to-back on Thursday/Friday, so Skinner could get the nod in one of those two games.
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