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Weresnki (illness) will be a game-time decision vs. New York on Monday.

Werenski is battling an illness, and his status for Monday's game against the New York Rangers is uncertain. The 28-year-old defenseman had two assists in his most recent game, giving him 13 points (2G / 11A) during a nine-game point streak. He has 65 points (20G / 45A) in 54 games this season.

Zach Werenski
Lorentz is expected to draw back into Toronto's lineup vs. Philadelphia on Monday.

Nicholas Robertson will be a healthy scratch on Monday, allowing Lorentz to re-enter the lineup against the Philadelphia Flyers. The 29-year-old Lorentz has 14 points (4G / 10A) in 52 games this season, but has been held off the scoresheet in nine straight.

Steven Lorentz
Berni will enter the Switzerland lineup Sunday vs. Czechia.

Berni was a healthy scratch for the first two games of the tournament, but he'll replace Andrea Glauser (concussion) in the lineup on Sunday. Berni, a former Columbus Blue Jacket, has two goals and seven assists (nine points) in 44 games with Geneve Servette (National League) this season.

Tim Berni
Greaves will start vs. Chicago on Wednesday.

Elvis Merzlikins has become the go-to goalie for Columbus since Rick Bowness took over as the new Head Coach, but they will turn to Greaves on Wednesday in the tail end of a back-to-back. Despite the decrease in playing time, Greaves has remained reliable since the coaching change, posting a 2.46 GAA and .913 SV% in his last six games (5-1-0). The Blue Jackets enter the action on Wednesday as -147 home favourites against the Chicago Blackhawks, whom they defeated 4-2 less than a week ago.

Jet Greaves
Fabbro (lower-body) took full part in warmups and is expected to return to the Blue Jackets lineup on Tuesday.

Fabbro has not played in over two weeks, but will return to the lineup as soon as Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. The 27-year-old defenseman is averaging 16:07 time-on-ice and has seven points (3G / 4A) in 48 games this season.

Dante Fabbro