Samuelsson will be back in the Sabres lineup on Saturday.
The Sabres continue to rotate defensemen each game, with Samuelsson replacing Robert Hagg on Saturday. Samuelsson has no points in 11 games with the Sabres.
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Samuelsson will come out of the Sabres lineup on Thursday.
The Sabres have been rotating defensemen as of late and Samuelsson will be the latest one to sit. Robert Hagg will draw back into the lineup to replace him.
The Senators placed Thomas Chabot (undisclosed) on IR.
Chabot missed Tuesday's game vs. the Blues and will miss at least the rest of this week with an undisclosed injury. Erik Brannstrom should remain on PP1 while Chabot is sidelined--he had two assists in the loss to St. Louis.
Bryson will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Bryson has played in five straight games but will sit Thursday vs. the Blue Jackets. Bryson has eight assists but is still looking for his first goal through 37 games this season.
Norris will miss at least two more weeks with a shoulder injury.
Norris is set to miss his fourth straight game on Monday and is expected to be out until late February. Everything is "structurally sound with the shoulder," so it doesn't sound like Norris will be sidelined too long term.
Thompson (undisclosed) will be back in the Sabres lineup on Tuesday.
Thompson missed one game but is set to return to the Sabres lineup on Tuesday. Thompson will replace Casey Mittelstadt and comes into the lineup with 14 goals and 15 assists (29 points) in 40 games.
The Wild have signed Jordan Greenway to a three-year contract extension worth $9.0 million ($3.0M AAV).
Greenway's offensive numbers have fallen off a little bit this season after posting a career-high 32 points (6G / 26A) in 56 games last season. So far, he has 13 points (4G / 9A) in 33 games while adding 82 hits and 47 shots on goal. Greenway was set to become an RFA at the end of the season.
Brannstrom (COVID-19 protocol) will be back in the Senators lineup on Monday.
Brannstrom missed the last three games while in COVID-19 protocol but will play Monday vs. the Oilers. Prior to landing in protocol, Brannstrom had one assist while averaging 20:07 TOI/gm in his last six games.
Dahlin has been activated from COVID-19 protocol and will play on Sunday.
Thompson (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Sunday.
Thompson (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Sunday.
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Strand will draw into the Kings lineup on Sunday.
Dahlin has been added to the COVID-19 protocol list and will not play on Saturday.
Norris (shoulder) will be out until after the All-Star break.
Norris suffered a shoulder injury on a hit from Andrei Svechnikov on Thursday and will miss at least the next three games. This puts the Senators in a tough spot, missing both Norris and Drake Batherson from their top line. Mark Kastelic will make his NHL debut to replace Norris.
Zucker is week-to-week after undergoing successful core muscle injury repair on Tuesday.
Zucker missed a month before returning to the lineup on January 17th. He scored two goals in 15:36 TOI but got hurt again. The Penguins announced that they will have a more detailed timetable on Zucker's return in the coming days.
The Senators have added Erik Brannstrom to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Brannstrom has started to come into his own in the last week, playing top-pair minutes with Thomas Chabot (21:28 ATOI). Landing in COVID-19 protocol means he'll likely miss all three games this week. Lassi Thomson was recalled to take his spot on the roster.
Bryson (upper-body) will be back in the Sabres lineup on Saturday afternoon.
Bryson has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but is set to play Saturday afternoon vs. the Flyers. Bryson will replace Will Butcher, who day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Quinn will miss 4-to-6 weeks with a lower-body injury.
This is a terrible break for the rookie winger, who recorded his first career goal and assist in his second game on Thursday. Quinn will likely return to the AHL once he's healthy to get back up to speed but could see some playing time with the Sabres down the stretch.
The Penguins placed Jason Zucker on IR.
There is no word on why Zucker is back on IR but the team is expected to issue a release with further details on Thursday afternoon. Zucker only recently returned to the lineup after being activated from IR on Monday.
Quinn was promoted to the Sabres roster and is expected to be in the lineup on Thursday.
Quinn played in one game with the Sabres earlier in the season and is set to play in the top-6 on Thursday. The 20-year-old winger currently leads Rochester (AHL) with 35 points (18G / 17A) in 24 games.