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Luukkonen is expected to start Sunday in New Jersey.
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Bernard-Docker will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Hamonic will draw into the Red Wings lineup on Sunday.
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Kasper will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
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Appleton (lower-body) will return to the Red Wings lineup on Sunday.
Chisholm will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Milano will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
van Riemsdyk will draw back into the Capitals lineup on Sunday.
Lapierre will be back in the Capitals lineup on Sunday.
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Talbot led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
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Lindgren will start Sunday in Detroit.
Lindgren allowed five goals on 32 shots in the Capitals' loss in Minnesota on Tuesday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Lindgren, who is 4-1-1 with an .899 SV% since the beginning on November. Today he'll face the Red Wings on the second-half of a home-and-home, and Washington heads into Detroit as +102 underdogs.
Miller (upper-body) did not travel to Nashville for Sunday's game.
Miller suffered an upper-body injury in Saturday's game vs. the Flyers and will not be available for Sunday's game in Nashville. Miller remained in New York to be evaluated, so look for Taylor Raddysh or Jonny Brodzinski to return to the lineup on Sunday.
Crookshank will be scratched Sunday vs. the Sabres.
Crookshank appeared in eight straight games for the Devils, scoring one goal on four SOG during that time. He'll come out of the lineup on Sunday to make for Timo Meier (personal) to return to the lineup.
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Quick will start Sunday in Nashville.
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Lammikko will be scratched Sunday vs. the Sabres.
Lammikko played in four straight games, recording two assists, but will be replaced by Jack Hughes, who will play for the first time since mid-November.
The Lightning have assigned Jakob Pelletier to Syracuse (AHL).
Pelletier was recalled ahead of Saturday's game vs. the Hurricanes but served as a reserve forward and did not play. Pelletier returns to the AHL, where he has 15 goals and 16 assists (31 points) in 24 games this season.
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Allen will start Sunday vs. the Sabres.
Gritsyuk (upper-body) is will return to the Devils lineup on Sunday.
Gritsyuk has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but will play Sunday vs. Buffalo. Gritsyuk, who has 10 points (5G / 5A) in his last 17 games, will be one of three key forwards returning to the Devils' lineup on Sunday, with both Jack Hughes and Timo Meier also returning.
Meier (personal) is will return to the Devils lineup on Sunday.
Meier missed the last five games due to personal reasons, but will play Sunday vs. Buffalo. Meier, who has nine points (6G / 3A) in his last 10 games, will be one of three key forwards returning to the Devils' lineup on Sunday, with both Jack Hughes and Arseny Gritsyuk also returning.
Hughes (hand) is expected to play Sunday vs. the Sabres.
Hughes returned to the ice on Sunday morning and told reporters after the optional morning skate that he expects to play Sunday vs. Buffalo. Hughes has been out since November 12th after suffering a freak hand injury in a dinner incident. He rejoins the lineup with 20 points (10G / 10A) in 17 games this season.
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