Goalie Start
Merzlikins will start Saturday vs. the Blackhawks.
Daily Faceoff is a news site with no direct affiliation to the NHL, or NHLPA
Columbus Blue Jackets News
Lundestrom (undisclosed) will not play on Friday.
Olivier will miss 4-to-6 weeks with a lower-body injury.
Fabbro is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Werenski will undergo sports hernia surgery and will miss the rest of the 2021 season.
Gudbranson will be back in the Senators lineup on Thursday.
Gudbranson has been out of the lineup for the last two games but will presumably replace Josh Brown in the lineup on Thursday. Gudbranson, has one goal, two assists and a minus-13 rating in 34 games this season.
Fabbro (undisclosed) will not play on Thursday.
Fabbro was forced to leave Tuesday's game after playing just 4:00 TOI and did not return. With Fabbro out, the Predators will likely have to turn to their taxi squad for a No.6 defenseman.
Jaros is expected to make his Sharks debut on Tuesday.
Jaros, who has a fifth-round pick of the Senators back in 2015, was traded to the Sharks in January. He's appeared in 11 games with the San Jose's AHL affiliate, collecting three assists and is expected to replace Marc-Edouard Vlasic (upper-body) in the lineup on Tuesday.
Nichushkin (upper-body) will draw back into the Avalanche lineup on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Merzlikins will start Saturday in Florida.
Nichushkin (upper-body) will not play on Friday.
Goalie Start
Merzlikins will start Thursday in Tampa Bay.
Goalie Start
Merzlikins will start Tuesday in Tampa Bay.
Goalie Start
Merzlikins will start Sunday in Detroit.
Goalie Start
Merzlikins will start Saturday in Detroit.
The Ducks placed Danton Heinen on the COVID-19 reserve list on Tuesday.
Heinen was one of four Ducks' players that was added to the COVID-19 protocol list on Tuesday, putting Wednesday's game in jeopardy. With Heinen likely unavailable vs. the Wild, look for Max Comtois to draw back into the lineup.
Goalie Start
Merzlikins will start Saturday in Carolina.
Fabbro has served his two-game suspension and will play Monday.
Fabbro was suspended for two games for elbowing Brock McGinn o the Hurricanes but is set to return to the lineup on Monday. Fabbro, who has two goals and seven assists (nine points) in 26 games this season, will most likely skate in the top-4 with Ben Harpur.
Heinen will draw back into the Ducks lineup on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Merzlikins will start Saturday vs. the Stars.