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Wedgewood will start Tuesday vs the Lightning.
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Merkley will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Merkley played 12:23 in Vancouver on Saturday but will be scratched in favour of Nicolas Meloche on Tuesday.
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Wedgewood was the first goalie off of the ice at the Stars' morning skate.
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Francouz will start Friday in Winnipeg.
Landeskog (knee) is expected to be ready for the start of the playoffs.
Landeskog underwent a procedure on his knee in mid-March and resumed skating this week. All signs are pointing toward Landeskog being on track to be ready for Game 1 of the playoffs.
Girard (lower-body) has been cleared to play on Friday.
Girard has been out since March 8th but is set to return to the lineup on Friday. With Girard back, the Avalanche blueline will likely look exactly how they are expecting heading into the playoffs. Girard has scored five goals with 22 assists (27 points) in 56 games this season.
Nichushkin (illness) will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Friday.
Nichushkin missed Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh but will play Friday in Winnipeg. Nichushkin has quietly had an outstanding season, tallying 19 goals with 21 assists (40 points) in 51 games. Recently he's played an expanded role, averaging an incredible 21:25 TOI/gm in his last 11 games.
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Merkley will come out of the Sharks lineup on Thursday.
Merkley was a minus-1 in 14:10 TOI on Tuesday but will be replaced by Nicolas Meloche tonight vs. the Flames.
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Wedgewood will start Thursday vs. the Maple Leafs.
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Wedgewood is in the starter's crease at the Stars morning skate.
Nichushkin (illness) is not on the ice for warmups and will not play Tuesday.
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Merkley will be back in the Sharks lineup on Tuesday.
Merkley was a healthy scratch vs. the Stars on Saturday but will replace Nicolas Meloche in the lineup on Tuesday. Merkley has picked up one goal and four assists (five points) in 28 games this season.
Nichushkin (illness) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Nichushkin is dealing with a non-COVID illness and is questionable to play on Tuesday. He didn't travel with the team initially but is currently on his way to Pittsburgh and may play against the Penguins.
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Kelly was recalled from Belleville (AHLL) and will draw into the lineup on Tuesday.
Kelly, who will be playing in his first NHL game since March 16th, will replace Tyler Ennis in the lineup in Montreal. Kelly has scored five goals with one assist while averaging just 9:41 TOI/gm in 27 games with Ottawa this season.
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Wedgewood will start Saturday in San Jose.
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Wedgewood is in the starter's crease at the Stars morning skate.
Attard is expected to make his NHL debut on Saturday.
Attard was a third-round pick in 2019 and recently signed his entry-level contract following his third year at Western Michigan University. He will replace Keith Yandle, who will be a healthy scratch, snapping his ironman streak.
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Francouz will start Thursday vs. the Sharks.
MacKinnon (upper-body) is expected to be back in the Avalanche lineup on Thursday.
MacKinnon missed Tuesday's game in Calgary with an upper-body injury that he suffered in a fight with Matt Dumba on Sunday. The Avalanche said that concern was "high" on Tuesday but it appears MacKinnon's re-evaluation went well and he should play vs. the Sharks. MacKinnon has picked up 27 points (13G / 14A) in his last 20 games.
Lehkonen will make his Avalanche debut on Tuesday.
Lehkonen will replace Nathan MacKinnon (upper-body) in the lineup on Tuesday. Lehkonen will skate on the second line with Alex Newhook and Andre Burakovskiy and has 29 points (13G / 16A) in 58 games this season.
