Byram (lower-body) was a late scratch for the Avalanche.
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Georgiev led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Back Malenstyn will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing finger surgery
Malenstyn will miss 6-8 weeks after blocking a shot against Vegas in the Capitals' previous game. He will undergo surgery to stabilize a finger fracture. In five games with Washington this season, he has two points (1G/1A) and four shots, while averaging only 8:34 TOI.
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Georgiev will start Friday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Logan Stanley has a slight fracture in his foot and will miss a couple of weeks.
The Winnipeg Jets announced Tuesday that defenseman Logan Stanley will miss the next couple of weeks due to a slight fracture in his foot. The towering 24-year-old had no points and six PIMs in his first five games this season while playing 14:48 TOI.
Jason Zucker is healthy and back in the Penguins lineup Saturday
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Alexandar Georgiev will start Saturday vs. the Islanders
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Zac Jones will slot back into the lineup for New York Saturday
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Georgiev is expected to make the start for the second of the Avalanches back-to-backs.
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Jake Leschyshyn will make his Vegas debut Friday
Gavin Bayreuther will draw into the Blue Jackets lineup for the first time Friday
Bayreuther will get his first game of the season for Columbus after being called up from the AHL to join the Blue Jackets Monday. Across 71 career games played, he has three goals and 14 points to go along with 39 PIMs.
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Peyton Krebs will be back in the Sabres lineup Thursday
Krebs draws back into the Sabres lineup after being a healthy scratch for Buffalo's last two games. the 21-year-old prospect is yet to score his first goal of the season but has one assist and four PIM across four games so far in 2022-23.
Samuelsson (lower-body) is expected to miss a few weeks.
Samuelsson went down awkwardly in a collision with Curtis Lazar on Saturday and is expected to miss a few weeks. This is probably the best-case scenario because it looked like the injury may have been serious when it first happened. Owen Power and Ilya Lyubushkin have been skating with Rasmus Dahlin since Samuelsson got hurt.
Norris (shoulder) will be out "long-term."
The Senators do not have a timeline for Norris' return but it's going to be long-term and they're not certain that he'll play again this season. Norris could require surgery but that decision won't be made for a few days. Derick Brassard filled in for Norris on Monday, but Shane Pinto could end up being the long-term solution with Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux.
Zucker (undisclosed) will not play Tuesday in Calgary.
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Jones will come out of the Rangers lineup on Tuesday.
Justin Danforth has been placed on injured reserve with a torn labrum
Danforth suffered the upper-body injury in Columbus' 6-3 loss over Pittsburgh Saturday. He was not in the lineup for their 5-1 victory against the New York Rangers on Sunday. He is expected to miss approximately six months as he recovers from surgery for a torn labrum. It is very unfortunate news as the 29-year-old was enjoying a nice start to the season as he had two goals and three points off 10 shots in six games played for the Blue Jackets.
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Georgiev will start Tuesday in New York.
Georgiev returns to New York for a revenge game after winning his last outing Sunday off a strong 33-save effort (.943 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Avs netminder has yet to lose in regulation (3-0-1) in his brief Colorado career while producing an average .908 SV% and 2.75 GAA for the 3-2-1 Avalanche. They will head to New York to take on a Rangers team that lost 5-1 to Columbus their last time out but loves to get pucks on net as they rank seventh in the NHL in SOG (35.3).
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Georgiev is in the starter's crease at the Avalanche morning skate.
Georgiev returns to New York for a revenge game after winning his last outing Sunday off a strong 33-save effort (.943 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The Avs netminder has yet to lose in regulation (3-0-1) in his brief Colorado career while producing an average .908 SV% and 2.75 GAA for the 3-2-1 Avalanche. They will head to New York to take on a Rangers team that lost 5-1 to Columbus their last time out but loves to get pucks on net as they rank seventh in the NHL in SOG (35.3).
Gavin Bayreuther has been recalled from the Cleveland Monsters (AHL)
Bayreuther has been called up from the AHL to join the Columbus Blue Jackets Monday. Across 71 career games played, he has three goals and 14 points to go along with 39 PIMs.