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Robertson will draw back into the Maple Leafs lineup on Saturday.
Robertson has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace David Kampf in the lineup on Saturday. Robertson, who will skate on the fourth line with Pontus Holmberg and Steven Lorentz, has 11 goals and six assists (17 points) in 55 games this season.
Chinakhov will be back in the Blue Jackets lineup on Saturday.
Chinakhov was a healthy scratch on Thursday but he will re-enter the lineup for Christian Fischer on Saturday. Chinakhov has failed to record a point in four games since returning from injury on March 4th.
2-year, $1,735,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Expires 2027 (RFA).
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Pittsburgh has signed Avery Hayes to a two-year entry-level contract.
Hayes is an undrafted 22-year-old forward that made his professional debut last season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). He has 35 points (17G / 18A) in 44 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season.
Chinakhov is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. Vegas on Thursday.
With Christian Fischer making his Blue Jackets debut on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights, Chinakhov will be the odd-man out of the lineup as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Chinakhov has 14 points (7G / 7A) in 21 games this season before being sidelined due to an injury. In four games since returning to the lineup, Chinakhov has zero points and a -6 plus/minus rating.
Novak (lower-body) is out on Tuesday vs. Vegas and considered day-to-day.
On Sunday, in his second game as a Penguin, Novak played 12:01 time-on-ice before exiting the contest with a lower-body injury. The 27-year-old forward is averaging 13:14 time-on-ice and has 22 points (13G / 9A) in 54 games this season.
2-year, $1,795,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Expires 2027 (RFA).
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Pittsburgh has signed Daniel Laatsch to a two-year, entry-level contract.
Laatsch was a seventh-round pick, 215th overall, of the Penguins in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 6'5 defenseman is a product of the University of Wisconsin and scored five points (2G / 3A) in 22 games with the club this season.
Robertson will be a healthy scratch in Utah on Monday.
Call Jarnkrok will draw back into Toronto's lineup on Monday, resulting in Robertson being a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old Robertson is averaging 12:06 time-on-ice and has 17 points (11G / 6A) in 55 games this season.
Novak (lower body) exited Sunday's game and did not return.
Kuzmenko is expected to make his Kings debut on Saturday.
The Penguins acquired Connor Dewar and Conor Timmins from the Maple Leafs for a 2025 5th Round Pick.
Gustafsson is a healthy scratch for Friday's game in New Jersey.
Gustafsson will be the odd-man out on Friday in order to make room for Brandon Tanev's Jets debut. Gustafsson has one goal and four assists in 29 games this season.
The Penguins have acquired Max Graham, Chase Stillman, and a 2027 3rd Round Pick from the Devils for Cody Glass and Jonathan Gruden.
Graham was a fifth-round pick, 139th overall, of the New Jersey Devils in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old forward has spent the last five seasons in the WHL, including scoring 35 points (13G / 22A) in 34 games with the Kelowna Rockets in 2024-25.
Kuzmenko is expected to make his Kings’ debut on Saturday vs. St. Louis.
Kuzmenko began the season with the Calgary Flames, was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, and was flipped to the Los Angeles Kings for a 2027 third-round pick on Friday. The Flyers are retaining 50% of Kuzmenko's contract. The impending UFA only had 15 points (4G / 11A) in 37 games with the Flames this season but was much more productive after joining the Flyers, scoring five points (2G / 3A) in seven outings.
Brazeau is expected to make his Minnesota debut on Friday in Vancouver.
Brazeau was part of a deal that sent Jakub Lauko and Marat Khusnutdinov to the Boston Bruins on Thursday evening. The 27-year-old Brazeau played a career-high 57 games with the Bruins this season, scoring 20 points (10G / 10A) and averaging 12:58 time-on-ice.
The Kings have acquired Andrei Kuzmenko and a 2025 7th Round Pick from the Flyers for a 2027 3rd Round Pick.
Kuzmenko began the season with the Calgary Flames, was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers, and has now been dealt to the Los Angeles Kings for a 2027 third-round pick. The Flyers are retaining 50% of Kuzmenko's contract. The impending UFA only had 15 points (4G / 11A) in 37 games with the Flames this season but was much more productive after joining the Flyers, scoring five points (2G / 3A) in seven outings.
Minnesota has acquired Justin Brazeau from Boston for Marat Khusnutdinov, Jakub Lauko and a 2026 sixth-round pick.
Solovyov has been assigned to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).
Solovyov has played five games with the Flames this season, scoring one point (0G / 1A) and averaging 15:40 time-on-ice, but will return to the AHL. The 24-year-old defenseman has 21 points (6G / 15A) in 43 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) this season.
