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Alexander Radulov(RW)|FA
Line Change
Line Change
Radulov will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.

Radulov has been held pointless in his last four games and has taken a penalty in three of the four. Head coach Jim Montgomery told reporters that scratching Radulov is "doing what we think is best for the Dallas Stars." With Radulov out, Justin Dowling will be back on the Stars top-line between Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn.

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Bruce LeVine 2019-12-05T17:50:35.606Z
Alexander Radulov
Dylan Strome(C)|WSH
Injury
Injury
Strome (concussion) will return to the Blackhawks lineup on Thursday.

Strome has missed the last four games with a concussion but will play Thursday in Boston. Strome will be back on the second-line with Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane and re-enters the lineup with 17 points (5G / 12A) in 23 games.

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Ben Pope 2019-12-05T17:47:26.586Z
Dylan Strome
Patrice Bergeron(C)|FA
Injury
Injury
Bergeron (lower-body) will not play on Thursday; expected to practice on Friday.

Everything remains pretty quiet on the Bergeron injury front, but head coach Bruce Cassidy is hopeful he'll be back at practice on Friday. If that's the case, it would open the door for a possible return to the lineup Saturday vs. the Avalanche.

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Joe Haggerty 2019-12-05T17:02:18.597Z
Patrice Bergeron
Carey Price(G)|SJS
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Price will start Friday in New York.

Price allowed two goals on 23 shots in the Canadiens win over the Islanders on Tuesday. Cayden Primeau got the front-end of the Thursday/Friday back-to-back, which leaves Price to face the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Price has gone 4-3-2 with a 2.96 GAA and .915 SV% on the road this season and gave up six goals on 34 shots in a 6-5 loss in his first start against New York (Nov.23) this season.

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Renaud Lavoie 2019-12-06T17:20:25.095Z
Carey Price
Brennan Menell(D)|FA
Call Up
Call Up
The Wild have recalled Brennan Menell from Iowa (AHL).

Menell, 22, was an undrafted free agent, who is in his third year with Iowa. The 22-year-old defenseman has two goals and 17 assists to lead all Iowa D-men with 19 points in 23 games this season. He is now the seventh defenseman with Jared Spurgeon out and will likely make his NHL debut in the near future.

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Michael Russo 2019-12-05T16:56:46.714Z
Brennan Menell
Andrew Peeke(D)|FA
Line Change
Line Change
Peeke will make his NHL debut on Thursday.

Peeke has posted five goals and seven assists (12 points) in 21 games with Cleveland (AHL) this season and was called-up after Zach Werenski suffered a shoulder injury. He is expected to make his NHL debut on the third-pair with Vladislav Gavrikov as his partner.

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Brian Hedger 2019-12-05T16:53:53.574Z
Andrew Peeke

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