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Petrovic will be back in the Panthers lineup on Monday.
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Faksa (lower-body) will return to the Stars lineup on Friday.
Faksa missed Monday’s game vs. the Jets with a lower-body injury he suffered last Saturday vs. the Sabres. He is expected to replace Jason Dickinson on the fourth line and comes in with three goals and four assists (seven points) in 14 games.
Faksa (lower-body) will not play on Monday.
Faksa left Saturday’s game vs. Buffalo with a lower-body injury and it will keep him out of tonight’s game vs. the Jets. Faksa was able record a goal and assist in that game before leaving, but he will be replaced by Martin Hanzal in the lineup tonight.
The Senators have acquired Matt Duchene in a three-way trade with the Avalanche and Predators.
Duchene was pulled off of the ice in the middle of tonight’s game in Brooklyn and heads to Ottawa, where he will make his Senators debut in Sweden against…Colorado.The 26-year-old has recorded four goals and six assists (10 points) in 13 games so far this season and has a career-high of 30 goals (2016) and 47 assists (2014). He will replace Kyle Turris, who heads to Nashville as a part of this trade.
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Petrovic will be back in the Panthers lineup on Thursday.
Petrovic has been a healthy scratch in three of the last five games, including vs. the Lightning on Monday, but will replace an unnamed player in the lineup tomorrow. He has just two assists in eight games this season.
Call up / Send down
The Penguins have sent Casey DeSmith to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
DeSmith was recalled to serve as Matt Murray’s backup after Antti Niemi was claimed off of waivers by the Panthers. DeSmith made his NHL debut on Sunday, replacing Murray in the first period and went on to allow three goals on 15 shots.
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Petrovic will be back in the Panthers’ lineup on Thursday.
Petrovic has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace MacKenzie Weegar in the lineup tonight vs. the Ducks. Petrovic has just one assist in six games, but has collected 14 hits (2.33 hits/GP).
The Stars re-signed Radek Faksa to a three-year, $6.6M contract ($2.2M AAV).
The Penguins signed Casey DeSmith to a two-year deal worth $1.3M ($650K AAV).
The Panthers have inked Alex Petrovic to one-year extension worth $1.85M.
Despite appearing in just 49 games last season, Petrovic nearly topped his career-high in points, posting 14 points (1G / 13A) with the Panthers. Petrovic is a solid third-pairing defenseman on a talented Panthers’ back-end, but won’t have a fantasy impact.
The Stars have signed Esa Lindell to a two-year extension worth $4.4M ($2.2M AAV).
Shortly after they announced that they will be buying out goalie Antti Niemi, the Stars used some of that cap-space to lock up Lindell for the next two years. The 23-year-old defenseman had 18 points (6G / 12A) in 73 games in his first full NHL season—a year after he had 42 points (14G / 28A) in 73 AHL games. He has a healthy amount of offensive upside and should factor into fantasy circles in 2017-18.
The Stars select Jake Oettinger with the 26th overall pick.
The Dallas Stars have selected Miro Heiskanen with the 3rd overall pick.
Heiskanen is a smooth skating two-way defenseman, who recorded 10 points (5G / 5A) in 37 games with HIFK Helsinki in Finland’s top league. Heiskanen was one of, if not the best defenseman at the U18 World Championship this spring.
Benn (eye) will be back in the Stars lineup on Monday.
Benn missed Friday’s game with an eye injury that he suffered in a fight on Thursday. He was back on the Stars’ top line this morning and will play tonight. He has 24 goals and 39 assists (63 points) in 66 games this season.
Benn left Thursday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return.
Benn decided to drop the mitts with 6-foot-7, 265 lbs. defenseman Nikita Tryamkin and was hurt in the tilt. Probably not the best idea to take on a monster and it forced Benn to miss the third period. With the Stars on a back-to-back, Benn is questionable for Friday’s game.
Call up / Send down
The Lightning have recalled Adam Erne from Syracuse (AHL).
Erne, 21, has collected 14 goals and 13 assists (27 points) in 39 games with Syracuse this season. He has no points in four NHL games this season and there’s no word whether he will be in the lineup on Monday.
Faksa (lower-body) will return to the Stars lineup on Tuesday.
Faksa missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but will be back in tonight vs. Toronto. Faksa has six goals and 16 assists (22 points) in 48 games this season.
Faksa (lower-body) was back at practice on Monday.
Faksa missed the Stars’ final two games before the All-Star break, but his availability for Monday’s practice suggests that he might be in the lineup when the Stars take on the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Monitor his status during tomorrow’s morning skate.