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Geekie will be back in the Kraken lineup on Monday.
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Swayman will start Monday afternoon vs. the Avalanche.
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Swayman is expected to start Monday vs. the Avalanche.
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Swayman led the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.
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Swayman is in the starter's crease at the Bruins morning skate.
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Reichel will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Friday.
Reichel has soured 14 goals with 19 assists (33 points) in 33 AHL games this season. The Blackhawks' top prospect will get another shot with the NHL but it's likely to be short-term again. He will once again skate on the top line with Patrick Kane.
Mittelstadt (upper-body) will be back in the Sabres lineup on Saturday.
Mittelstadt has only played in seven games this season, scoring one goal and one assist. He centred the third line with Rasmus Asplund and Kyle Okposo on Friday and will play for the first time since January 30th on Saturday.
The Blackhawks have recalled Lukas Reichel from Rockford (AHL).
Reichel is the Blackhawks' top prospect and has forced his way back into the NHL after dominating the AHL through 33 games. The 19-year-old leads Rockford with 33 points (14G / 19A) and should suit up for his third career NHL game on Friday.
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Kastelic will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Kastelic has played in eight straight games but will be replaced by Dylan Gambrell in the lineup on Tuesday. Kastelic has one assist in eight games while averaging just 8:35 TOI/gm since joining the Senators in late January.
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Swayman will start Tuesday in New York.
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Swayman will start Saturday in Ottawa.
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Gaunce will make his Blue Jackets debut on Tuesday.
Gaunce and Trey Fix-Wolansky will make their Blue Jackets debuts on Tuesday with both Eric Robinson and Emil Bemstrom unavailable. Gaunce was a first-round pick of the Canucks in 2012 and has 16 points (6G / 10A) in 118 career NHL games with Vancouver and Boston. He leads Cleveland in goals (16) and points (28) in 39 AHL games this season.
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Swayman will start Tuesday vs. the Penguins.
Mittelstadt (upper-body) will not play Tuesday; expected to meet with a surgeon to assess his status.
Mittelstadt returned for three games but re-aggravated his upper-body injury on Sunday and will come out of the lineup on Tuesday. Tage Thompson is set to return to the lineup to replace Mittelstadt.
The Kraken have added Will Borgen to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Borgen will not be available for Tuesday's game in Boston, so Connor Carrick was called up to the taxi squad in case they need him.
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Kastelic will make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Kastelic was a fifth-round pick in 2019 and has spent the last year and a half in Belleville (AHL). The 6-foot-3, 210 lbs. centre, who has scored five goals with six assists (11 points) in 31 AHL games this season, will replace Josh Norris (shoulder).
Mittelstadt (upper-body) is expected to be back in the Sabres lineup on Tuesday.
Mittelstadt will play for the first time since December 7th and is expected to centre the second line with Peyton Krebs and Anders Bjork. Mittelstadt has scored one goal on seven shots in four games this season.
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DiPietro will start Sunday vs. the Blues.
Geekie (upper-body) has been activated from IR and is expected to play Thursday.
The Blackhawks sent Lukas Reichel to Rockford (AHL).
As expected, Reichel only got a couple of games with the Blackhawks and is headed back for the AHL. The 2020 first-round pick has scored 11 goals with nine assists (20 points) in 20 games with Rockford this season.