Goalie Start
Francouz will start Tuesday vs. the Stars.
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Colorado Avalanche News
MacKinnon (nose/concussion) will return to the Avalanche lineup on Sunday.
MacKinnon missed four games with a broken nose and a concussion he suffered on January 26th but is set to play on Sunday. MacKinnon, who has nine goals and 34 assists (43 points) in 31 games this season, will be back on the top line with Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog.
Ahcan will draw into the Bruins lineup on Saturday.
Ahcan will suit up for his third game of the season, replacing Matt Grzelcyk, who is out with an upper-body injury that he suffered on Thursday. Ahcan has spent most of the year in Providence (AHL), where he has 19 points (5G / 14A) in 31 games.
MacKinnon (nose/concussion) will not play Thursday but is on track to play Sunday.
MacKinnon will miss his fourth consecutive game on Thursday but head coach Jared Bednar says he's on track to play Sunday vs. Dallas. Mikko Rantanen will continue as the No.1 centre while MacKinnon is sidelined.
Kiviranta (lower-body) will play Wednesday vs. the Predators.
Kiviranta missed the last game before the All-Star break due to a lower-body injury but is expected to be back in the lineup on Wednesday. Kiviranta, who will skate in the Stars' bottom-6 has just four points (1G / 3A) in 35 games this season.
MacKinnon will not play Thursday and is questionable for Saturday.
MacKinnon skated briefly on Tuesday but will miss Thursday's game against the Lightning. According to head coach Jared Bednar, "everything is going to have to go smoothly" for MacKinnon to play Saturday.
Wedgwood is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Wedgewood did not travel to Vancouver with the team after suffering an upper-body injury in Monday's practice. With Wedgewood out, Ivan Prosvetov was recalled from Tucson (AHL) and will likely serve as Karel Vejmelka's backup on Tuesday.
The Penguins have recalled Valterri Puustinen from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Puustinen was a seventh-round pick in 2019 and has scored 13 goals with 14 assists (27 points) in 40 AHL games this season. The 22-year-old is in his first season in North America and could make his NHL debut on Tuesday after Evgeni Malkin was moved to the COVID-19 protocol list on Monday.
The Lightning have acquired Tye Felhaber from the Stars for Alexey Lipanov.
Felhaber was an undrafted free agent out of Ottawa (OHL), who has scored two goals in 14 games with Texas (AHL) this season. He will report to Syracuse (AHL).
Kiviranta (lower-body) will not be available on Tuesday.
With Kiviranta out, Riley Damiani was recalled from Texas (AHL) and will draw into the lineup on the fourth line. Kiviranta is considered day-to-day.
Goalie Start
Wedgewood will start Tuesday in Colorado.
Manson (upper-body) will not play Monday in Detroit.
Manson suffered an upper-body injury in Ottawa on Saturday and will not be available for Monday's game in Detroit. Josh Mahura will draw into the lineup to replace him.
Olofsson has been activated from COVID-19 protocol and will play on Sunday.
Line Change
Merkley will be back in the Sharks lineup on Sunday.
Merkley will replace Mario Ferraro, who was hit in the face by a puck on Saturday. Merkley, who has one goal and one assist in 14 games, will skate with Marc-Edouard Vlasic on the second pairing and should quarterback the second power-play unit.
Olofsson has been added to the COVID-19 protocol list and will not play on Saturday.
MacKinnon will miss at least three games with a facial fracture and concussion.
It's unclear if MacKinnon will be ready for the All-Star game but he'll miss Colorado's last three games before the break. Mikko Rantanen will move to centre with MacKinnon out.
Goalie Start
Francouz will start Friday in Chicago.
Goalie Start
Wedgewood will start Friday vs. the Bruins.
Manson (COVID-19 protocol) will be back in the Ducks lineup on Thursday.
Manson has missed the last four games while in COVID-19 protocol but will return to the lineup on Thursday. It's unclear who Manson will replace on the blueline or if the Ducks will go with seven defensemen. He has scored three goals with three assists in 41 games this season.
The Devils have placed Mackenzie Blackwood (left heel) on IR.
Blackwood served as the backup on Monday but the Devils said that he was dealing with something and wasn't 100 percent. Moving him to IR opens up a roster spot to recall Akira Schmid from Utica (AHL) to serve as the Devils' backup behind Jon Gillies.
