Goalie Start
Blackwood led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.
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Colorado Avalanche News
Makar (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Makar was scratched from Sunday's game in Vegas but was on the ice for Tuesday's morning skate and will be a game-time decision in the rematch. It seems unlikely that he'll play but the Avalanche left the possibility open in case he's feeling good this afternoon.
Blackwood was removed from the COVID-19 reserve list and could start Tuesday.
Blackwood has not played a game since January 19th but was back on the ice for Monday's practice after being activated from the COVID-19 reserve list. Head coach Lindy Ruff would not say if Blackwood would start in their first game back, so monitor his status during Tuesday's morning skate.
Line Change
Juulsen will be back in the Panthers lineup on Monday.
Schwartz (lower-body) will not play on Monday.
Schwartz will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury, so Mike Hoffman will continue to skate with Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou. Schwartz is listed as day-to-day.
Makar is day-to-day with an upper-body; will not play on Sunday.
Landeskog (COVID-19) is not expected to play Sunday in Vegas.
Toews (foot) is expected to play Sunday in Vegas.
MacKinnon (lower-body) is expected to be in the Avalanche lineup on Sunday.
Necas is on the ice for warmups and will return to the Hurricanes lineup on Saturday.
Schwartz (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Line Change
Kulak will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Kulak was in the lineup for five straight games but will make way for Victor Mete to get some playing time on Saturday.
Necas (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Necas was on the ice on Friday and head coach Rod Brind'Amour said that they are "hopeful" that he will play on Saturday. Necas enjoyed a solid start to the season, scoring one goal with four assists and a plus-6 rating in eight games.
Wolanin (lower-body) will be back in the Senators lineup on Tuesday.
Erik Brannstrom is expected to miss at least one week with an undisclosed injury, so wolfing will be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Wolanin has been out with a lower-body injury since January 27th.
Necas will not play Sunday due to an upper-body injury.
Head coach Rod Brind'Amour said that Necas is going to be "out for a little while, but I don't think it's going to be very long." It sounds like Necas will miss at least a couple of games but that the injury isn't overly serious, which is good news. Teuvo Teravainen moved up with Vincent Trocehck in Saturday's practice with Necas unavailable.
Line Change
Kulak will draw back into the Canadiens lineup on Tuesday.
Francouz (lower-body) is week-to-week.
This is the first time that we've heard any sort of timetable on Francouz, who has missed the entire season to-date. It looks like Hunter Miska will continue to serve as Philipp Grubauer's backup for at least a few more weeks.
MacKinnon is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
MacKinnon left Sunday's game in the third period with a lower-body injury and head coach Jared Bednar called him week-to-week on Tuesday. With MacKinnon out on Tuesday, J.T. Compher will move up between Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen and Sheldon Dries will draw into the lineup.
Toews (lower-body) will miss at least two games.
Toews was hurt late in Thursday's win over the Sharks after blocking a shot with his foot. Toews did not travel to Minnesota, so he'll miss at least two games but could be out longer. Conor Timmins will replace Toews on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Wedgewood will start Saturday afternoon in Buffalo.
Wedgewood gave up three goals on 17 shots in the Devils' loss to the Flyers on Thursday. New Jersey dominated the game but were unable to get timely saves from Wedgewood, who has now lost three of his first starts wile posting a 2.80 GAA and .900 SV%. On Saturday he will face a sabres team that has been very competitive to start the season, opening at 3-3-2 while averaging 2.75 goals per game (19th).
