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Luukkonen will start Thursday vs. the Sharks.
Buffalo Sabres News
The Sabres have placed Peyton Krebs on the COVID-19 protocol list on Tuesday.
The Sabres placed three more players in COVID-19 protocol, bringing their total to five players ahead of their game Thursday vs. the Sharks. Dylan Cozens is expected to be back in the lineup tomorrow, replacing Krebs on the second line.
The Sabres have placed Alex Tuch on the COVID-19 protocol list on Tuesday.
The Sabres placed three more players in COVID-19 protocol, bringing their total to five players ahead of their game Thursday vs. the Sharks. With Tuch out, the Sabres are expected to reunite Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson and Victor Olofsson.
The Wild have added Jordan Greenway to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Byram (head) will return to the Avalanche lineup on Sunday.
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Jones will make his season debut on Sunday.
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Luukkonen will start Saturday in Boston.
The Blue Jackets have placed Justin Danforth (knee) on IR.
Danforth is expected to miss six weeks with an MCL sprain he suffered on Thursday. He will be replaced by Eric Robinson, who comes off of the COVID-19 protocol list.
The Senators have added Josh Norris to the COVID-19 protocol list.
The Senators are set to play Saturday in Toronto but it looks like they'll have to do it without their No.1 centre. Tim Stuetzle and Nick Paul will likely play larger roles while Norris is sidelined.
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Luukkonen will start Wednesday vs. the Devils.
Tuch (shoulder) will make his Sabres debut on Wednesday.
Tuch was scheduled to make his Sabres debut before the Christmas break but the games were postponed, so it had to wait until tonight. Tuch will start his Sabres career on the top line with Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka and will also serve as the net-front presence on the top power-play unit.
The Sabres have placed Jacob Bryson in COVID-19 protocol.
The Sabres have quite a few players in COVID-19 protocol and Bryson is the latest to be added. With Bryson out, the Sabres have added Casey Fitzgerald and Ethan Prow to the active roster and both are expected to play on Wednesday.
The Sabres have recalled Peyton Krebs from Rochester (AHL).
With five forwards on the COVID-19 protocol list, the Sabres have dipped into the AHL and called up some of their top prospects. Krebs, who was acquired in the Jack Eichel trade, has scored four goals with 10 assists (14 points) in 16 AHL games since being acquired by the Sabres. He'll likely make his Sabres debut vs. the Devils on Wednesday.
Zucker is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Zucker has been dealing with a nagging lower-body injury and is expected to miss multiple weeks. This comes at a terrible time, with the Penguins adding six players to the COVID-19 protocol list over the last two days. Luckily for them, it looks like both Bryan Rust and Evgeni Malkin are nearing returns, potentially as early as Wednesady.
The Capitals sent Beck Malenstyn to Hershey (AHL) on Monday.
Both Malenstyn and Brett Leason were sent to the AHL on Monday, seemingly opening the door for Tom Wilson to return to the lineup on Tuesday. Michael Sgarbossa also tested out of COVID-19 protocol and will be available to play Tuesday.
Greenway (lower-body) did not travel to Dallas for Monday's game.
Greenway's lower-body injury is considered minor and will not play Monday in Dallas. Kevin Fiala will move up into Greenway's spot with Joel Eriksson Ek and Marcus Foligno.
Tuch (shoulder) will make his Sabres debut on Monday.
Tuch was acquired from the Golden Knight in the Jack Eichel trade and is set to make his Sabres debut vs. the Blue Jackets. Tuch, who scored 18 goals with 15 assists (33 points) in 55 games a season ago, is expected to skate on a line with Dylan Cozens.
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Luukkonen will start Thursday in Minnesota.
McLeod has been placed on the COVID-19 protocol list.
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Luukkonen will start Tuesday in Winnipeg.