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Wedgewood led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.
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Blackwood (heel) is expected to be back next week.
Blackwood was on the ice on Friday and told reporters that he isn't ready to play Saturday but thinks he'll be ready within the week. Blackwood should immediately take over as the Devils' No.1 netminder.
The Avalanche have recalled Jacob MacDonald from Colorado (AHL).
Samuel Girard is banged up, so MacDonald being recalled is an indication that Girard will not be available on Tuesday. MacDonald has had a hot start in the AHL, scoring one goal with three assists (four points) in four games.
Barre-Boulet will draw into the Lightning lineup on Monday.
Barre-Boulet was lost briefly on waivers but was re-claimed from the Kraken late last week. Barre-Boulet will replace Pat Maroon in the Lightning's bottom-6 on Monday.
The Lightning have claimed Alex Barre-Boulet off of waivers from the Kraken.
Barre-Boulet was lost to the Kraken on waivers but returns to the Lightning after playing two games with Seattle. Being re-claimed by the Lightning will allow them to send him to the AHL.
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Wedgewood will start Thursday vs. the Capitals.
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Wedgewood is expected to start Thursday vs. the Capitals.
Landeskog will return to the Avalanche lineup on Thursday.
Landeskog completed his two-game suspension and will return to the lineup tonight in Florida. Landeskog will likely return to the top line with Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen--he had one goal and one assist in the Avalanche season opener.
Roy (undisclosed) will make his season debut on Wednesday.
Roy missed the first two games of the season with an undisclosed injury but will play Wednesday vs. the Blues. With Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone, Alex Tuch and Mattias Janmark all out, Roy will play on the second line with Chandler Stephenson and Evgenii Dadonov.
MacKinnon has cleared COVID-19 protocol and is expected to play Tuesday in Washington.
MacKinnon missed the first two games of the season but received two negative COVID-19 tests and flew to Washington to join his team for Tuesday's game. MacKinnon will provide a huge boost to an Avalanche team that will be without Gabriel Landeskog (suspended) and Valeri Nichushkin.
Barre-Boulet will be a healthy scratch on Monday.
Barre-Boulet played just 8:12 TOI on Saturday and has one assist in two games while averaging 8:39 TOI/gm. Barre-Boulet will be replaced by Kole Lind.
MacKinnon had another positive COVID-19 test and will not travel to Washington on Monday.
The Avalanche are about to embark on a three-game road trip and MacKinnon will miss at least one more game after testing positive yet again.
Nichushkin is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Blackwood (heel) is not expected to be ready for the Devils' season opener.
Blackwood continues to rehab his heel injury and is not expected to be available for Friday's game vs. the Blackhawks. With Blackhwood still out, Jonathan Bernier is expected to start with Scott Wedgewood serving as the backup.
Landeskog has been suspended for two games for boarding Kirby Dach on Wednesday.
Landeskog planted Kirby Dach into the centre ice boards in Wednesday's win over the Blackhawks and will miss Saturday's game vs. St. Louis and Tuesday's game in Washington. He is eligible to play next Thursday in Florida.
Barre-Boulet will make his Kraken debut on Thursday.
Barre-Boulet was claimed off of waivers from the Lightning on Monday but did not play in their season opener on Tuesday. With Marcus Johansson landing on IR on Wednesday, Barre-Boulet will draw into the lineup tonight vs. the Predators.
MacKinnon (COVID-19) will not play on Wednesday.
MacKinnon tested positive but is asymptomatic, so he will miss Wednesday's season opener. The Avalanche are hopeful that MacKinnon will test out of COVID-19 protocol and will be available for Saturday's game vs. the Blues.
MacKinnon has been placed in COVID-19 protocol and is questionable to play Wednesday.
MacKinnon missed Tuesday's practice because of COVID-19 protocol, putting his status for tomorrow's season opener in jeopardy. Monitor his status during Wednesday's morning skate.
The Senators have signed Parker Kelly to a two-year contract extension worth $1.55 million ($775K AAV).
Kelley is a 22-year-old undrafted free agent, who scored a goal in his NHL debut with the Senators last season. He spent almost the entire season in the AHL, scoring 10 goals with eight assists (18 points) in 33 games with Belleville.
Roy (undisclosed) will miss the Golden Knights season opener.
Roy remains day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and will not play Tuesday vs. the Kraken. With Roy out and Patrick Brown getting claimed off of waivers by the Flyers, the Golden Knights' fourth line is expected to feature Peyton Krebs and Pavel Dorofeyev.