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Talbot (lower-body) will return to the Wild crease on Monday.
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The Blue Jackets have activated Cole Sillinger from the COVID-19 protocol list.
Sillinger missed three games while in COVID-19 protocol but will likely be available for Sunday's game vs. the Senators. Sillinger has tallied six goals and seven assists (13 points) in his first 35 career NHL games.
Nichushkin (COVID-19 protocol) will draw back into the Avalanche lineup on Saturday.
Heinen (COVID-19 protocol) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Heinen has missed the last four games while n COVID-19 protocol but is expected to be back in the lineup on Thursday. While he's officially listed as a game-time decision, expect him to be back on a line with Jeff Carter and Evan Rodrigues.
Fabbro is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
The Avalanche have placed Valeri Nichushkin on the COVID-19 protocol list.
Nichushkin will not be available for Monday's game vs. the Wild and will likely miss their first three games to start the week. Expect J.T. Compher to move into the top-6 with Nichushkin out.
Garland (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Sunday.
Provorov was removed from the COVID-19 protocol list on Wednesday and is expected to play Thursday.
Fabbro has been activated from the COVID-19 protocol list and will play Tuesday.
The Penguins have added Danton Heinen to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Nichushkin (upper-body) will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Monday.
Nichushkin has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but will play Monday vs. the Kraken. Nichushkin will replace Gabriel Landeskog (COVID-19 protocol) in the lineup.
Werenski (COVID-19 protocol) will return to the Blue Jackets lineup on Saturday.
Werenski missed the last two games while in COVID-19 protocol but will play Saturday vs. the Devils. Werenski has played very well since the middle of November, tallying 14 points (4G / 10A) in his last 19 games.
Sillinger (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Sillinger is dealing with a minor lower-body injury that he is expected to play through on Thursday, but has officially been listed as a game-time decision. Monitor his status as the Blue Jackets hit the ice for warmups.
Christiansen will make his NHL debut on Thursday.
Christiansen was an undrafted free agent out of the WHL, who signed with the Blue Jackets in 2020. The 22-year-old defenseman has tallied five goals with 13 assists (18 points) in 21 AHL games this season.
The Flyers have added Ivan Provorov to the COVID-19 protocol list.
Provorov has never missed a game in his NHL career but his ironman streak will come to an end on Tuesday. With Provorov and Nick Seeler both in COVID-19 protocol, Cam York will likely make his season debut on Tuesday.
Jaros will draw into the Devils lineup on Tuesday.
Jaros was recently activated from COVID-19 protocol and will play for the first time since December 11th. Jaros will replace Dougie Hamilton, who is out with a head/face injury after taking a puck to the face on Sunday.
The Blue Jackets have placed Zach Werenski in COVID-19 protocol.
Werenski was not on the ice for Monday's practice and was placed on the COVID-19 protocol list on Tuesday. With Werenski out, Adam Boqvist moved up to the top pairing and is expected to be on the top power-play unit as well.
Talbot (lower-body) will not be available for Thursday's game.
The Predators have placed Dante Fabbro on the COVID-19 protocol list.
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Talbot will start Saturday's Winter Classic.