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Vejmelka is expected to start Saturday in Montreal.
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Legault will draw back into the Hurricanes' lineup on Saturday.
Legault was a healthy scratch on Thursday, but he will replace Jalen Chatfield in the lineup on Saturday. Legault has no points in his first six career NHL games this season.
Chatfield will be out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.
Chatfield left Thursday's game with an upper-body injury and is out indefinitely. The Hurricanes did not confirm if Chatfield is dealing with a concussion or not, but Charles-Alexis Legault will replace him on the blueline.
Matinpalo will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Matinpalo was in the lineup for two straight games, but he will be replaced by Jordan Spence on Saturday. Matinpalo has picked up just one assist in nine games this season.
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White will make his season debut on Saturday.
White will play in the NHL for the first time since the 2023 season when he was with the Anaheim Ducks. White, who has no points in eight AHL games this season, replace Dougie Hamilton (undisclosed) in the lineup on Saturday.
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Hofer will start Saturday vs. the Kraken.
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Allen will start Saturday vs. the Penguins.
Lohrei will be back in the Bruins lineup on Saturday.
Lohrei has been a healthy scratch for the last five games, but will play Saturday because Charlie McAvoy is out due to a personal matter. Lohrei has one goal and five assists (six points) in 11 games this season.
McAvoy (personal) will not play Saturday in Toronto.
McAvoy will miss Saturday's game in Toronto due to a personal matter, so Mason Lohrei will draw back into the lineup. With McAvoy sidelined, Hampus Lindholm figures to move up to PP1.
Cirelli (upper-body) will not play Saturday vs. the Capitals.
Cirelli suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday's win in Vegas and will not play Saturday vs. Washington. Head coach Jon Cooper said that Cirelli could be back on Wednesday, so he's not expected to be sidelined for long.
Daccord (upper-body) did not travel to St. Louis.
Daccord did not travel on the Kraken's two-game road trip due to an upper-body injury, so Matty Murray and Philipp Grubauer are likely to split the Saturday/Sunday back-to-back.
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Ullmark will start Saturday in Philadelphia.
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Murashov will likely start Sunday vs. the Kings.
With Arturs Silovs getting the start on Saturday, Murashov is expected to make his first career start on Sunday. Murashov had an outstanding start to the season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), where he won AHL Player of the Month in October, going 5-2-0 with a 1.73 GAA and .931 SV% in seven games.
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Tomasino will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Tomasino appeared in three straight games but will be replaced by Kevin Hayes in the bottom-6 on Saturday. Tomasino has just one assist in seven games this season.
Hayes will make his season debut on Saturday.
Hayes will replace Philip Tomasino in the lineup on Saturday, making his season debut on the third line and PP2. Hayes had 13 goals and 10 assist (23 points) in a depth role for the Penguins last season.
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Stolarz will start Saturday vs. the Bruins.
Deslauriers will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Deslauriers appeared in two straight games, but will be replaced by Carl Grundstrom in the lineup on Saturday. Deslauriers has no points in six games this season.
Grundstrom will draw into the Flyers' lineup on Saturday.
Grundstrom will replace Nicolas Deslauriers and make his Flyers debut on Saturday. The 27-year-old winger opened the season in the AHL, where he had three goals and three assists (six points) in 11 games before getting called up.
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Montembeault will start Saturday vs. the Mammoth.
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Vasilevskiy is expected to start Saturday vs. the Capitals.
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