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Bastian was a second-round pick in 2016 and could make his NHL debut on Saturday afternoon. The 21-year-old winger has registered 10 goals and five assists in 43 games with Binghamton this season.

Gabriel has two goals and four assists in 32 AHL games this season. The 25-year-old is a rugged winger who has just one assist in 17 career NHL games with the Wild (16) and Devils (1).

Pietila had one assist in seven games with the Devils during his call-up. Kurtis Gabriel and Nathan Bastian have been recalled to replace Pietila and Miles Wood, who was moved to IR. The 25-year-old has 12 goals and 10 assists in 34 AHL games.

Wood’s move to IR is retroactive to January 14th, which means he is eligible to return to the Devils’ lineup in the first game after their bye week.


Blackwell has picked up seven goals in 14 games with the Admirals this season and has never appeared in an NHL game.

Kase was forced to leave Thursday’s game in Minnesota and is not expected to play on Saturday afternoon due to an upper-body injury. Kase has cooled off as of late, picking up just one assist in his last seven games but this would be a huge loss for a Ducks team trying to fight back into the playoff picture in the Western Conference.

Bailey was a second-round pick in 2013 and has picked up eight points (5G / 3A) in 52 career NHL games. During his time in the AHL, Bailey has registered nine goals and 11 assists in 37 games with Rochester.

Leier was a fourth-round pick back in 2012 and has registered just seven points (2G / 5A) in 55 career NHL games with the Flyers. The 24-year-old has performed well in the AHL, picking up 10 goals and nine assists in 34 games this season.



Korpisalo allowed one goal on 30 shot in the Blue Jackets win over the Devils on Tuesday. Korpisalo has been playing great lately, stopping 93 of the last 98 shots (.949 SV%) that he faced. Additionally, Korpisalo comes in at 4-1-1 with a 3.20 GAA and .893 SV% on home-ice this season.

Sparks surrendered four goals on 28 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Islanders on December 29th. Sparks missed time with a concussion but is set to start the tail-end of the Maple Leafs’ back-to-back in Florida. Sparks has gone 3-1-0 despite posting a 3.27 GAA and .898 SV% on the road this season.

Johnson was forced to leave Thursday’s game vs. the Maple Leafs with a lower-body injury that will likely keep him out of the lineup on Saturday. Alex Killorn moved up to the second line with Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov with Johnson held off of the ice on Friday.

Rinaldo has not been in the lineup wins January 1st and was believed to be a healthy scratch, so he could have suffered a non-game injury.

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