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Marshall Rifai(D)|TOR
Injury
Injury
Rifai is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Rifai missed Toronto's game on Thursday vs. New York after leaving morning skate early with a lower-body injury and is now considered week-to-week. The injury couldn't come at a worse time, after Rifai scored his first career NHL goal earlier in the week on Tuesday. Nick Blankenburg replaced him on Thursday in Toronto's lineup.

Source:
Dave McCarthy 2026-10-23T02:28:44.310Z
Marshall Rifai
Brandon Bussi(G)|CAR
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Bussi will start Thursday in Edmonton.

The Hurricanes have leaned on Kochetkov for four of their last five games, but they will turn to Bussi on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers. Bussi emerged from nowhere as a 27-year-old rookie in the 2025-26 season, leading the Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup, but he hasn't recaptured that brilliance in 2026-27. He has a 2.98 GAA and .882 SV in five games (2-2-1). The Hurricanes enter Thursday's contest as -117 road favourites against a 7-1-1 Oilers team.

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Walt Ruff 2026-10-23T00:37:45.169Z
Brandon Bussi
Adin Hill(G)|VGK
Goalie Start
Goalie Start
Hill will start Thursday in St. Louis.

Hill saw limited action in the latter half of last season and into the playoffs as Carter Hart became the team's go-to guy between the pipes, but Hill returns to the crease Thursday for his fifth start in 10 games. The 30-year-old Hill has been solid when called upon, posting a 2.21 GAA and .906 SV% in four games (4-0-0). He saved 22 of 24 shots (.917 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Golden Knights enter Thursday's contest as -126 road favourites against a St. Louis Blues team that has scored just four goals in their last two games (1-1-0).

Source:
Matthew DeFranks 2026-10-22T23:30:54.253Z
Adin Hill

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