Dahlin missed Buffalo's previous game due to an upper-body injury and has a chance to draw back into the Sabres' lineup Tuesday. The fewer games he misses the better as Dahlin is having an incredible breakout season, ranking second among NHL defensemen in both goals (7) and points (15).
Greenway has been injured since the Wilds' first game of the season on October 20th due to an injured shoulder. The 25-year-old is coming off a 27-point season in 62 games in 2021-22 where he also picked up 69 PIMs.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
