The Islanders have signed Zach Parise to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million.
Colorado Avalanche News
The Islanders have signed Zach Parise to a one-year contract extension.
The Avalanche acquired Andrew Cogliano from the Sharks for a 2024 fifth-round pick.
The Avalanche have acquired Artturi Lehkonen from the Canadiens for Justin Barron and a 2024 second-round pick.
The Stars have acquired Scott Wedgewood from the Coyotes for a conditional fourth-round pick.
Anton Khudobin and Ben Bishop are out for the season and Braden Holtby is currently banged up, so the Stars acquired Wedgewood to serve as Jake Oettinger's backup. The move suggests that Holtby could be out long-term. Wedgewood has had an up-and-down season in Arizona, going 1012-2 with a 3.16 GAA and .911 SV% in 26 games (23 starts).
Drouin (wrist) will draw back into the Canadiens lineup on Saturday.
Drouin has been out since January 20th but is set to replace Brendan Gallagher (lower-body) in the lineup on Saturday. Drouin has scored six goals with 14 assists (20 points) in 32 games this season.
Goalie Start
Wedgewood will start Saturday vs. the Penguins.
Goalie Start
Francouz will start Friday in San Jose.
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Manson will make his Avalanche debut on Tuesday.
Manson was acquired from the Anaheim Ducks on Monday and will immediately step into the Avalanche lineup on Tuesday. The Avalanche played a man down in their last game, so he won't replace anyone. Without a morning skate, it's unclear who he will skate next to in his debut.
Lehkonen (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Lehkonen missed Sunday's game in Philadelphia with an upper-body injury but he will be a game-time decision on Tuesday. Lehkonen will replace Ryan Poehling (out indefinitely) if he's able to play. Mathieu Perreault will likely draw in if Lehkonen is unavailable.
The Avalanche have acquired Josh Manson from the Ducks for Drew Helleson and a 2023 second-round pick.
Manson is in the final year of a four-year deal with a $4.1M AAV cap-hit. The Ducks retained 50 percent of Manson's cap-hit and the 30-year-old will help solidify Colorado's bottom-4. Manson projects to play with Samuel Girard when the Avalanche are fully healthy.
Goalie Start
Wedgewood led the Coyotes onto the ice for warmups.
Lehkonen (upper-body) will not play Sunday in Philadelphia.
Manson is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play Saturday.
The Avalanche have signed Pavel Francouz to a two-year contract extension worth $2.0 million ($2.0M AAV).
Francouz has gone 11-10-3 with a 2.46 GAA and .920 SV% in 14 games (11 starts) this season. Injuries have been the biggest issue for Francouz but when healthy he is definitely and above-average backup.
Manson (finger) has been activated from IR and is expected to play on Saturday.
Manson has been sidelined since January 29th but is set to play Saturday in New Jersey. Manson will likely replace Andrej Sustr in the lineup and comes in with just seven points (3G / 4A) in 43 games this season.
Girard will miss four weeks with a lower-body injury.
Girard suffered a lower-body injury in New Jersey on Tuesday and will be out until early-to-mid April. With Girard out for an extended period of time, expect the Avalanche to dip into their organizational depth for a defenseman.
Landeskog will undergo knee surgery and is out indefinitely.
Landeskog has been dealing with a nagging knee injury for "a little bit." He'll undergo surgery and the Avalanche are hopeful that he'll be back for the start of the playoffs but they will know more after the surgery. This is obviously a terrible blow for the Avalanche but they are virtually locked into the playoffs, so they will give Landeskog the opportunity to get right ahead of what they hope is a lengthy playoff run.
Scheel has been recalled from Texas (AHL) to serve as Jake Oettinger's backup on Saturday.
With Braden Holtby unavailable, Scheel will backup Oettinger vs. the Rangers. The 22-year-old netminder has gone 7-6-6 with a 2.91 GAA and .901 SV% in 22 AHL games this season.
Girard (lower-body) will not play Thursday in Carolina.
Girard will come out of the Avalanche lineup on Thursday due to a lower-body injury, so Kurtis MacDermid will suit up on defence. Girard returned to Colorado to be evaluated.