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Thompson will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
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Bishop will start Tuesday in Vegas.
The Senators have acquired Erik Brannstrom, Oscar Lindberg and a 2020 second-round pick from the Golden Knights for Mark Stone.
Brannstrom has become one of the NHL’s top prospects since being selected No.15 overall in the 2017 NHL Draft. Brannstrom is a talented offensive-defenseman, who has been compared to former Senators’ defenseman Erik Karlsson. Brannstrom has scored seven goals with 21 assists (28 points) in 41 games with Chicago (AHL) and will report to Bellville (AHL) in the immediate future. The Senators future top-pair of Brannstrom and Thomas Chabot projects to be extremely impressive, but the Senators are going to have a long rebuild.
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Bishop will start Saturday vs. the Hurricanes.
The Stars have activated Ben Bishop from IR.
As expected, Bishop will return as the Stars backup on Thursday and that puts him on-track to start one of their back-to-back games this weekend. Landon Bow was returned to Texas (AHL) to make room for Bishop.
Bishop (upper-body) is expected to return as the Stars backup on Thursday.
Bishop has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury but will serve as Anton Khudobin’s backup on Thursday. Following Thursday’s game, the Stars have a back-to-back on Saturday/Sunday so look for Bishop to start one of those games.
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Ennis will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup on Saturday.
Ennis has been sidelined since breaking his ankle on December 22nd but was activated from IR on February 10th and has sat as a healthy scratch for the last three games. Ennis will replace Andreas Johnsson, who is out with a leg injury, and comes into play with seven goals and four assists (11 points) in 33 games this season.
Bishop (upper-body) will not be available for Thursday’s game.
Bishop will miss his fourth straight game with an upper-body injury, so Anton Khudobin will start after posting a shutout on Tuesday. Monitor Bishop’s status leading up to Saturday’s game in Carolina.
Bishop (upper-body) will not be available on Tuesday.
Bishop will miss his third straight game, so Anton Khudobin will start in Florida. Bishop remains day-to-day and could be back later this week.
The Maple Leafs have activated Tyler Ennis from IR.
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Thompson will draw into the Sabres lineup on Saturday.
Bishop (upper-body) will miss at least one more game.
Bishop (undisclosed) will not backup on Thursday; expected to be fine for Saturday’s game vs. Arizona.
Bishop is dealing with a minor injury, so Landon Bow was called up to serve as Anton Khudobin’s backup. Despite not being available tonight, Bishop remains a candidate to start Saturday.
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Thompson is expected to be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Thompson came to the Sabres with so much upside and a lethal shot but has registered just seven goals on 81 shots (8.6 SH%) and four assists (11 points) in 45 games this season. Thompson will be replaced by Johan Larsson tonight.
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Bishop will start Monday vs. the Coyotes.
Bishop allowed one goal on 22 shots in the Stars win over the Wild on Friday. Bishop has won three in a row while allowing just three goals on 81 shots (.963 SV%). Dallas has been excellent since the All-Star break and draw a solid matchup with the banged-up Coyotes in town. Bishop stopped all 30 shots that he faced in a 3-0 shutout win in his first game vs. Arizona (Oct.4).
Pilut will draw into the Sabres lineup on Friday.
The Panthers have acquired Riley Sheahan, Derick Brassard, a 2019 2nd round pick and two 2019 4th round picks from the Penguins for Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann.
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Bishop will start Friday vs. the Wild.
Bishop stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Stars 1-0 shutout win over the Sabres on Wednesday. Bishop has won two straight while stopping 57 of the last 59 shots (.966 SV%) that he faced. Bishop is 1-1-0 with a 1.47 GAA and .955 SV% in two starts vs. the Wild this season.
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Bishop will start Wednesday vs. the Sabres.
Bishop allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Stars win over the Jets on January 19th. Bishop has played well as of late, going 5-3-1 with a 2.34 GAA and .922 SV% in his last nine starts. Tonight he faces a Sabres team that played in Columbus last night and come in at 11-12-3 on the road this season.
Pilut will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Pilut has been great for the Sabres since being recalled but can’t seem to stick in the lineup. Pilut played in the last two games but will be replaced by Matt Hunwick on Tuesday.