Sceviour is out indefinitely with a broken bone near his wrist.
Sceviour, who is on injured reserve, broke a bone near his wrist while blocking a shot in Washington and will be “out for a bit” according to Panthers head coach Bob Boughner.
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McGinn will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
McGinn made his season debut on Tuesday but it was his first game in 10 months so he will rest Thursday vs. the Flames. Jayce Hawryluk will replace him on the Panthers’ fourth line.
Hawryluk (lower-body) will be back in the Panthers lineup on Thursday.
Hawryluk missed the last four games with a lower-body injury that he suffered against St. Louis on February 5th, but will play Thursday vs. the Flames. Hawryluk will replace Jamie McGinn in the lineup and is expected to skate on the fourth line.
Dadonov (illness) will play Thursday vs. the Flames.
Dadonov missed Wednesday’s practice with an illness but will be available for Thursday’s game. Dadonov has gone cold recently, scoring just once with no assists in his last six games.
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Reimer will start Thursday vs. the Flames.
Reimer was pulled after allowing three goals on 12 shots in the Panthers loss to the Lightning on Sunday. Since the calendar flipped to 2019, Reimer has gone 2-3-2 with a 2.93 GAA and .905 SV%, which is slightly better than his overall numbers on the season. Still, he hasn’t been very good this season and tonight’s matchup with the Flames is not a friendly one.
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Schneider will start Thursday in Chicago.
Schneider gave up four goals on 33 shots in the Devils loss to the Wild last Saturday. Schneider has lost both of his starts while allowing five goals on 61 shots (.918 SV%). Schneider is still looking for his first win of the season—having gone 0-6-2 with a 4.12 GAA and .868 SV% in 11 games this season.
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Markstrom will start Wednesday in Anaheim.
Markstrom missed Monday’s game due to an injury but appears set to return to the crease on Wednesday. Markstrom was on the ice for the morning skate and should face a Ducks team that has basically fallen apart. Markstrom is 2-2-1 with a 2.58 GAA and .927 SV% in his last five starts.
The Rangers have assigned Vinni Lettieri to Hartford (AHL).
Lettieri, 24, has not recorded a point in 18 games with the Rangers this season, but has 27 points (12G / 15A) in 29 AHL games.
The Blackhawks have placed David Kampf (foot) on IR.
Kampf is expected to miss at least 2-3 more weeks, so he was moved to IR to open up a roster spot. Expect Dylan Sikura to remain with the Blackhawks while Kampf is out.
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Markstrom was the first goalie off of the ice at the Canucks morning skate.
Markstrom missed Monday’s game due to an injury but appears set to return to the crease on Wednesday. Markstrom was on the ice for the morning skate and should face a Ducks team that has basically fallen apart. Markstrom is 2-2-1 with a 2.58 GAA and .927 SV% in his last five starts.
Nichushkin will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Nichushkin was back in the Stars lineup on Tuesday but played just 7:42 TOI and will come back out of the lineup on Thursday.
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Gurianov will be back in the Stars lineup on Thursday.
Gurianov was a healthy scratch on Tuesday but will replace Valeri Nichushkin on Thursday. Gurianov has four points (1G / 3A) in 18 games this season.
Goalie Start
Khudobin will start Thursday vs. the Lightning.
Khudobin stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Stars shutout win in Florida on Tuesday. Khudobin has played extremely well since the Christmas break, going 4-3-1 with a 1.50 GAA, .954 SV% and two shutouts in eight starts. In his first start against the Lightning (Jan.15), Khudobin stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 2-0 loss.
Bishop (upper-body) will not be available for Thursday’s game.
Bishop will miss his fourth straight game with an upper-body injury, so Anton Khudobin will start after posting a shutout on Tuesday. Monitor Bishop’s status leading up to Saturday’s game in Carolina.
The Ducks will place Chad Johnson (head) on IR.
The Ducks will not have Johnson or John Gibson for Wednesay’s game, which means that Kevin Boyle will make his NHL debut with Ryan Miller returning as his backup.
The Ducks have played John Gibson (head/neck) on IR.
Ducks’ interim head coach and GM Bob Murray said that Gibson was moved to IR after being “whacked a whole bunch on one play” and is just “not right anywhere up there.” The Ducks are also without Chad Johnson right now, so Ryan Miller will return as the backup for Kevin Boyle, who will be making his NHL debut.
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Miller (knee) will return as the Ducks backup on Wednesday.
Miller, who has been out since December 9th, will serve as Kevin Boyle’s backup on Wednesday. Boyle will be making his NHL debut because John Gibson and Chad Johnson are both injured.
Goalie Start
Boyle will make his first career NHL start on Wednesday.
Boyle allowed two goals on 26 shots after replacing Chad Johnson in the Ducks 6-2 loss in Philadelphia last Saturday. The 26-year-old was 19-7-0 with a 2.72 GAA and .909 SV% in 30 games with San Diego (AHL) before being called-up. Tonight he faces a Canucks team that has lost four of their last five games while being outscored 19-to-11.
The Bruins have recalled Karson Kuhlman from Providence (AHL).
With David Pastrnak out for a few weeks, Kuhlman gets his first career NHL call-up. The undrafted free-agent has 12 goals and 13 assists (25 points) in 50 games in his first full AHL season.
Aston-Reese (undisclosed) is expected to return to the Penguins lineup on Wednesday.
Aston-Reese has been out since January 8th but skated on the Penguins fourth-line and second power-play unit in Wednesday’s morning skate. Aston-Reese is expected to replace Dominik Simon in the lineup vs. the Oilers.
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