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Ryan Donato(C)|CHI
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The Bruins sent Ryan Donato to Providence (AHL) on Thursday.

Donato was viewed as a young, breakout candidate in 2018-19, but has struggled early in the season. The former second-round pick had nine points in his first 12 games with the Bruins after leaving Harvard at the end of last season, but has picked up just one goal through 11 games this year. Donato will go to Providence to continue to develop and will likely return to Boston sometime in the near future.

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Joe Haggerty 2018-11-02T13:27:06.625Z
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Jack Roslovic(C)|EDM
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Roslovic will be a healthy scratch on Friday.

Roslovic has played in every game so far this season, but will give way to Nic Petan vs. the Panthers on Friday. The young centre played just 4:21 TOI yesterday and has averaged just 7:20 TOI/GM in 13 contests this season, amassing just two assists.

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Ken Wiebe 2018-11-02T13:22:57.544Z
Jack Roslovic
Joe Morrow(LD)|
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Morrow will be back in the Jets lineup on Friday.

Morrow has been a healthy scratch for three of the last four games, but will replace Dmitry Kulikov in Friday’s game vs. the Panthers. Morrow is still searching for his first point, but has picked up 11 shots while playing 13:40 TOI/GM in 10 games this season.

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Ken Wiebe 2018-11-02T13:21:32.710Z
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Nic Petan(C)|FA
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Petan will make his season debut in Finland.

Petan has sat as a healthy scratch for the first 13 games of the season, but will replace Jack Roslovic in the Jets’ lineup vs. the Panthers. The 23-year-old has impressed in the AHL, picking up 52 points (15G / 37A) in 52 games a season ago, but hasn’t been able to gain any traction with the Jets. Look for him to centre the fourth line with Brendan Lemieux and Andrew Copp on his wings today.

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Ken Wiebe 2018-11-02T13:19:37.795Z
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Connor Hellebuyck(G)|WPG
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Hellebuyck will start in Finland for the second straight day.

Hellebuyck allowed two goals on 38 shots in the Jets win over the Panthers yesterday. The Jets and Panthers will wrap-up their Global Series this afternoon and Hellebuyck will look to duplicate his performance from yesterday. The 25-year-old netminder has won three of his last five games with a 2.81 GAA and .917 SV%.

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Ken Wiebe 2018-11-02T13:36:55.172Z
Connor Hellebuyck
Pekka Rinne(G)|FA
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Rinne leads the Predators onto the ice for warmups.

Rinne was activated from IR on Wednesday and will make his return to the crease tonight in Tampa Bay. Rinne has missed the last five games with an undisclosed injury, but gets back between the pipes with a 2.10 GAA and .929 SV% this season. He’ll be in tough against a Lightning team that has won four of their last five and rank third in the NHL in goal-scoring (3.64 GF/PG).

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Paul Skrbina 2018-11-01T23:05:39.524Z
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Who are the top NHL players to watch this season?

There’s never been more talent scattered across the NHL than there is this season. With living legends like Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin still setting records left-and-right, alongside today’s current superstars such as Connor McDavid and Nathan Mackinnon, the level of talent in the NHL is at an all-time high. Along with these established stars, there’s plenty of budding stars emerging every season such as Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, and Matvei Michkov.

What are the latest updates on NHL player suspensions or disciplinary actions?

Already this season we’ve seen the hammer brought down by the NHL Department of Player Safety. Notable suspensions and fines include Ryan Reaves of the Toronto Maple Leafs who was given a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against the Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings forward Tanner Jeannot who was dealt a three-game suspension, also for an illegal hit to the head.

In the 2023-24 season, there were a total of 14 suspensions and 17 fines issued throughout the NHL. The longest suspension served was dealt to former-Detroit Red Wing David Perron at six-games after a cross-checking penalty dealt ironically against his current team in the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators. Additionally, Perron was fined $148,437.48 for his actions.

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