Schultz (lower-body) will not play on Friday.
Schultz suffered a lower-body injury against the Canadiens on Wednesday and will not play Friday vs. the Panthers. Dennis Cholowski will suit up in his place.
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Stastny (foot) will return to the Jets lineup on Friday.
Stastny has missed the last eight games with a bone bruise on his foot. Stastny is expected to return in a bottom-6 role and comes in with eight points (4G / 4A) in 11 games this season.
Goalie Start
Binnington led the Blues onto the ice for warmups.
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Samsonov will start Friday vs. the Panthers.
Kase (undisclosed) will not play Friday in San Jose.
Kase is dealing with an undisclosed injury that kept him out of Thursday's practice and will sideline him for Friday's game. With Kase out, Wayne Simmonds will move up to the Maple Leafs' third-line.
Brassard is expected to miss 7-to-10 days with a lower-body strain.
Brassard will miss at least one week with the lower-body injury that he suffered on Tuesday. Expect Morgan Frost to remain with the Flyers while Brassard is sidelined.
Goalie Start
Reimer will start Friday vs. the Maple Leafs.
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Jones will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Jones continues to draw in and out of the Blackhawks lineup, as tonight will be the second time in three games that he's been scratched. Jones has no points and a minus-2 rating in three games.
Line Change
Kakynuk is expected to draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Friday.
Kalynuk appears set to make his season debut, replacing Caleb Jones in the lineup on Friday. The 24-year-old had nine points (4G / 5A) in 21 games with the Blackhawks last year.
Line Change
Kurashev will be back in the Blackhawks lineup on Friday.
Kurashev was a healthy scratch in Calgary on Tuesday but will draw back into the lineup on Friday. Kurashev has two assists in his last three games, but just five assists in 17 games this season.
Send Down
The Golden Knights have sent Ben Jones to Henderson (AHL).
With Max Pacioretty and Will Carrier returning on Wednesday and Adam Brooks emerging, the Golden Knights have returned three forwards to the AHL. Jones failed to record a point in two NHL games but has six points (4G / 2A) in 12 AHL games.
Goalie Start
Forsberg will start Friday in Anaheim.
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Hart will start Friday vs. the Hurricanes.
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Talbot will start Friday vs. the Jets.
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Raanta will start Friday in Philadelphia.
The Golden Knights have sent Paul Cotter to Henderson (AHL).
With Max Pacioretty and Will Carrier returning on Wednesday and Adam Brooks emerging, the Golden Knights have returned three forwards to the AHL. Cotter had two goals in six games with Vegas and has four goals in 10 AHL games this season.
The Golden Knights have sent Jonas Rondbjerg to Henderson (AHL).
With Max Pacioretty and Will Carrier returning on Wednesday and Adam Brooks emerging, the Golden Knights have returned three forwards to the AHL. Rondbjerg had two goals and two assists in 13 games with Vegas and has one goal in two AHL games this season.
Veleno (upper-body) is "highly doubtful" to play on Saturday.
Veleno suffered an upper-body injury in Wednesday's win over the Blues. He was not available for Friday's practice and head coach Jeff Blashill doesn't expect him to be available for Saturday's game vs. the Sabres.
Line Change
Sherwood will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Friday.
Sherwood was scratched from the lineup on Wednesday but will replace Kurtis MacDermid in the lineup on Friday. Sherwood has collected just one assist in seven games this season.
Goalie Start
Lankinen will start Friday vs. the Blues.
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