Jenik has spent a good portion of the season with the Coyotes but will finally make his season debut on Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues. In nine games with the Tuscon Roadrunners of the AHL, Jenik has five points (2G / 3A), a +5 plus/minus, and nine penalty minutes. He is expected to skate on the fourth line alongside Liam O'Brien and Travis Boyd.
Kleven has been returned to the Belleville Senators of the AHL, where he has two points (0G / 2A) and five penalty minutes in five games, after being called up to join Ottawa during the NHL Global Series in Sweden.
Highmore has been returned to the Belleville Senators of the AHL, where he has seven points (2G / 5A) in nine games, after being called up to join Ottawa during the NHL Global Series in Sweden.
Sogaard has been returned to the Belleville Senators of the AHL, where he has a 2.35 GAA and .923 SV% in eight games (4-3-0), after being called up to join Ottawa during the NHL Global Series in Sweden.
Larsson has been returned to the Belleville Senators of the AHL, where he has two points (2G / 0A) in 10 games, after being called up to join Ottawa during the NHL Global Series in Sweden.
Joonas Korpisalo was announced day-to-day Saturday opening the door for Anton Forsberg to get his first start in three games vs. Minnesota Saturday in Sweden. The 30-year-old goaltender has watched his crease time dwindle due to his horrific early season numbers with his 2-3-0 record, .833 SV% and 3.79 GAA. He will take on the Wild Saturday, who are looking to get in the win column after a three-game skid and rank 16th in both shots per game (31.0) and goals per game (3.27).
Jenik was called up from the Tuscon Roadrunners of the AHL on Friday morning after news broke that Barret Hayton would miss four to six weeks with an upper-body injury. Jenik was the 65th overall pick of the Coyotes in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and has scored 28 points (9G / 19A) in 39 games over the last two seasons with the Roadrunners.
Roos played 17 games with the Blackhawks last season, tallying three points (1G / 2A), and may get the opportunity to make his season debut with the team after being recalled on Thursday. The Swedish defenceman has four points (1G / 3A) in 10 games with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL this season. The transaction was made in correspondence to Nikita Zaitsev being placed on the Blackhawks' Non-Roster list due to a personal matter.
The Bruins have followed their pattern of goalie rotations all season and as such, Ullmark will start on Tuesday against his former team, the Buffalo Sabres. After allowing five goals on 40 shots (.875 SV%) in a 5-4 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, Ullmark bounced back with a stellar effort, saving 27 of 29 (.931 SV%) in a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders. This will mark Ullmark's first time playing his former team since his inaugural season with the Bruins in 2021-22, when he was lights-out, posting a 1.33 GAA and .957 SV% in three games against the Sabres (3-0-0).
Cozens has not played since November 3rd, when he suffered an upper-body injury in a fight with Philadelphia Flyer Garnet Hathaway. Prior to his injury, Cozens was in the midst of a dry spell, being held pointless in three consecutive games. He is expected to return to a top-six role and top-powerplay designation.
Zub has not played since October 21st due to an upper-body injury and was a game-time decision Thursday vs. Vancouver. In four games this season, Zub has scored three points (1G / 2A), eight hits, and nine blocks while averaging 17:57 time-on-ice.
Ullmark will be the starter for the Bruins on Thursday as the team continues their back-and-forth rotation between netminders. Entering Thursday's game against the New York Islanders, Ullmark boasts a 2.30 GAA and .926 SV% through six games (4-1-1) but has allowed four or more goals in two of his last three starts (1-1-1). The Bruins are -128 home favourites against an Islanders team that, despite a respectable 5-3-3 record, scores the sixth-fewest goals in the league (2.65 GF / GP).
Forsberg will take the crease for Ottawa's second-half of their back-to-back vs. Vancouver after their victory over Toronto on Wednesday night. The 30-year-old has struggled mightily when called upon in 2023-24, with his 2-2-0 record, .863 SV% and 3.42 GAA. He takes on the surging Vancouver Canucks, who have won four straight games and are first in the NHL in goals per game (4.5).
MacEwen has an assist, two SOG and five PIMs through four games in 2023-24 but will be the odd man out of the Senators' roster as he is a healthy scratch Thursday vs. Vancouver. The 27-year-old bruising right-winger will be replaced by Matthew Highmore, who was brought in from Belleville (AHL) to help kill penalties.
