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Linus Ullmark will start Saturday vs. Vancouver.
Jake Sanderson has been activated from the injured reserve (upper-body).
Sanderson last played on February 11th due to an upper-body injury and has been activated off the injured reserve Thursday. The 20-year-old rookie has three goals, 18 assists, 85 SOG, six PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 51 games prior to his injury.
Jonas Johansson has been recalled from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
Johansson has a 12-9-1 record, .915 SV% and 2.51 GAA with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) and has been recalled to the Avalanche on Thursday. The 27-year-old has seen one game of NHL action this season, stopping all seven of seven shots across 23:15 TOI.
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Ersson will start Monday in Calgary.
Ersson last played on Feb.16th but was forced to leave early due to an injury after allowing two goals on 11 shots vs. Seattle in his last start. The 23-year-old has impressively yet to lose in his career through eight games played, with his 5-0-0 record, 2.50 GAA and .913 SV%. He takes on the Calgary Flames, who won their last game 3-2 in overtime over the New York Rangers and are second in the NHL in shots per game (35.4).
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Ullmark will start Monday vs. the Senators.
Ullmark stopped 26 of 28 shots (.929 SV%) for his third-straight win as he beat the New York Islanders easily in his previous start. The 29-year-old is leading Vezina Trophy voting due to his league-leading 1.91 GAA, .936 SV% and 28-4-1 record. He will face the Ottawa Senators, who have won three of their last four games after an impressive 7-2 thumping of St. Louis yesterday.
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Ullmark led the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.
Jonas Johansson has been reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
Johansson backed up Alexandar Georgiev for the Avalanche's previous two games and failed to see any NHL action and will head back to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) Friday. The 27-year-old heads back to the Eagles, where he had a 12-8-0 record, .917 SV% and 2.42 GAA.
Sanderson (upper-body) is expected to be out until late-February.
Sanderson is set to miss his third straight game on Friday, and he's expected to be out until the Senators' back-to-back vs. the Red Wings on February 27th/28th. The 20-year-old has three goals, 21 points and a -3 plus/minus across 51 games in his rookie campaign.
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Ullmark led the Bruins onto the ice for warmups.
Samuel Ersson has been recalled from Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Ersson had a 15-10-1 record, .911 SV% and 2.58 GAA with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) and has been recalled for a second time Monday to the Philadelphia Flyers. The 23-year-old was exceptional in his previous NHL stint this season, going an undefeated 5-0-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .918 SV%.
The Avalanche have recalled Jonas Johansson from Colorado (AHL).
Johansson has a 12-8-0 record, .917 SV% and 2.42 GAA with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) and has been recalled by the Colorado Avalanche Monday. It is the second time Johansson has been called up, stopping seven of seven shots in a relief appearance in his previous start.
The Predators have recalled Philip Tomasino from Milwaukee (AHL).
Tomasino has 12 goals, 20 assists, 24 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 38 games with Milwaukee (AHL) and has been recalled by Nashville Monday for the first time this season. The 21-year-old has previously played in 76 games last season, with 11 goals and 32 points.
Samuel Bolduc has been reassigned to Bridgeport (AHL).
Bolduc had a goal, six SOG, two PIMs and a +2 plus/minus in his first career six-game stint with the New York Islanders but has been returned to Bridgeport (AHL) Monday. He returned to the minors, where he had eight goals and 26 points in 41 games played prior to his promotion.
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Foegele will draw back into the Oilers lineup on Sunday.
Sanderson (undisclosed) is expected to miss 10-to-14 days.
Warren Foegele is day-to-day after blocking a shot last game and will miss Saturday's contest vs. Ottawa.
Zub (lower-body) will be back in the Senators lineup on Saturday.
Zub last played on January 14th due to a lower-body injury and will draw back into the Senators' lineup Saturday as they take on Edmonton. The 27-year-old had three goals, three assists, 22 SOG, and 12 PIMs through 21 games prior to the injury.
Ridly Greig has been recalled from the Belleville Senators (AHL).
Greig was returned to Belleville (AHL) for the NHL all-star break where he had 12 goals and 11 assists through 28 games but has been recalled Thursday now that Ottawa is returning to play. The 20-year-old left winger has two assists, and a +4 plus/minus through four games with Ottawa this season.
The Blues have acquired Sammy Blais, Hunter Skinner, a conditional 2023 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick from the Rangers for Vladimir Tarasenko and Niko Mikkola.
Blais has five assists, 31 SOG, eight PIMs and a +1 plus/minus through 40 games with the Rangers this season but will return to St. Louis where he played his first four NHL seasons. He was traded alongside Hunter Skinner, a conditional 2023 first-round pick and a conditional 2024 fourth-round pick from the Rangers for Vladimir Tarasenko and Niko Mikkola.
