Bishop (upper-body) will miss at least one more game.
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Khudobin will start Saturday afternoon in Arizona.
Capobianco suffered a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season.
Chychrun (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
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Kuemper will start Saturday afternoon vs. the Stars.
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Mrazek will start Friday in New York.
Mrazek gave up four goals on 32 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Flames on Sunday. Curtis McElhinney started the last two games, including last night, so look for Mrazek to start Friday in New York. In his first start against the Rangers, Mrazek recorded the ‘W’ despite allowing five goals on 24 shots (Oct.7).
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Brossoit will start Saturday in Ottawa.
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Hart will start Saturday vs. the Ducks.
Subban (illness) has been activated from IR.
Subban has been sidelined since January 6th but is ready to backup Marc-Andre Fleury at the very least. Subban has posted a 2.95 GAA and .904 SV% in eight appearances this season.
Send Down
The Golden Knights have assigned Maxime Lagace to Chicago (AHL).
Lagace appeared in just one game with the Golden Knights while Malcolm Subban was sidelined and returns to the AHL, where he has gone 9-6-0 with a 2.79 GAA and .899 SV%.
The Panthers have recalled Bogdan Kiselevich from Springfield (AHL).
Kiselevich did not appear in a game with Springfield since being sent down and quickly returns to the NHL, where he has eight assists in 31 games this season.
The Panthers have placed Jayce Hawryluk (lower-body) on IR.
Hawryluk missed Thursday’s game against the Penguins and was placed on IR this morning in order to clear a roster spot for Bogdan Kiselevich to be brought up from the AHL. Hawryluk’s injury is believed to be serious so expect him to miss around the minimum of seven days.
Anderson (ankle) will return to the Devils lineup on Saturday.
Anderson has been out with a broken ankle since November 21st but will replace Miles Wood on Saturday. Anderson had one goal and one assist (two points) in 11 games before getting injured.
Wood is day-to-day with an upper-body injury; will not play Saturday.
Wood was forced to leave Thursday’s game vs. the Islanders and will not play Saturday vs. the Wild. Wood, who will be replaced by Joey Anderson, is listed as day-to-day.
Line Change
Backes will draw into the Bruins lineup on Saturday.
Backes was a healthy scratch on Thursday but will replace Trent Frederic on Saturday. Backes has recorded five goals and eight assists (13 points) in 44 games this season.
Grzelcyk (lower-body) is not expected to play on Saturday.
Grzelycyk will likely be held out of the lineup on Saturday afternoon, which means that John Moore will draw back into the lineup. Grzelcyk should be considered day-to-day.
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Halak will start Sunday vs. the Avalanche.
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Rask will start Saturday against the Kings.
Gibson suffered and undisclosed injury Thursday in Ottawa.
Gibson was crunched in a collision with his teammate Jaycob Megna late in the second period. Gibson remained in goal for the final 1:52 of the period but was replaced by Chad Johnson for the third. The way the Ducks are playing right now, Gibson isn’t a good option regardless. Consider him questionable for Saturday’s game in Philadelphia.
The Predators have acquired Adam Helewk and Laurent Dauphin from the Coyotes for Emil Pettersson.
Helewk, 23, was a fourth-round pick of the Sharks in 2015 and has 31 points (13G / 18A) in 41 games during his first season in Tucson (AHL). Helewk will report to Milwaukee (AHL).
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