Imama will make his Senators' debut on Saturday vs. New Jersey.
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Hayes will be out on Saturday vs. San Jose.
Imama has been recalled from Belleville (AHL) on Saturday.
Hayes (illness) will play in Nashville on Thursday.
Hayes is battling an illness and his status was up in the air for Thursday's game against the Nashville Predators. In his last outing, Hayes had two assists, snapping a six-game pointless skid.
Wotherspoon will draw back into Boston's lineup on Thursday in Carolina.
Wotherspoon and Matt Grzelcyk will draw into the Bruins' lineup on Thursday in favour of Kevin Shattenkirk and Mason Lohrei. The 26-year-old is in his second NHL season and first with Boston and has eight assists, 30 SOG, 29 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus in 36 games played this season.
Brazeau (upper body) will be out week-to-week.
Brazeau played only 3:45 of time-on-ice before exiting Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators with an upper-body injury. Brazeau has been a lineup regular for the Bruins for the last several weeks and had five points (4G / 1A) in six games before his injury.
Jarry (illness) will return and back up on Thursday in Washington.
Jarry will serve as the backup on Thursday to Alex Nedeljkovic, who has performed admirably lately and will start for the third time in the last four days. With the Penguins in a heated race for the final playoff position in the Eastern Conference, they will likely continue to roll with Nedeljkovic as long as he regularly continues giving them a chance to win.
Aho is expected to be a healthy scratch on Thursday in Columbus.
Robert Bortuzzo will fill in for Aho on Thursday. Aho played in Tuesday's 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, his first game in six contests, recording two hits in 15:48 of ice time.
Poulin has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on Thursday.
Poulin was the 21st overall pick of Pittsburgh in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and played three games with the club earlier this season. The 23-year-old has 27 points (13G / 14A) in 36 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) this season.
Goalie Start
Silovs will start on Wednesday in Arizona.
On the tail end of a back-to-back, the Canucks will turn to Silovs between the pipes on Wednesday after losing with Casey DeSmith 6-3 last night to the Vegas Golden Knights. Silovs played well in his first action of the season on Sunday, saving 20 of 22 shots (.909 SV%) in a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The Canucks enter action as -136 road favourites against the Arizona Coyotes.
Brazeau (upper body) left Tuesday's game due to injury but is without an update on his status.
Brazeau played only 3:45 of time-on-ice before exiting Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators with an upper-body injury. Brazeau has been a lineup regular for the Bruins for the last several weeks and had five points (4G / 1A) in six games before his injury.
Hayes (illness) will be a game-time decision on Thursday vs. Nashville.
Hayes is battling an illness and his status is up in the air for Thursday's game against the Nashville Predators. In his last outing, Hayes had two assists, snapping a six-game pointless skid.
Blomqvist has been reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on Wednesday.
Blomqvist was the 52nd overall pick of the Penguins in the 2020 NHL Draft but has yet to play a game with the club. The 22-year-old netminder has had a successful campaign in the AHL this season, posting a 2.15 GAA and .919 SV% in 40 games (22-10-6).
Aho will draw into the Islanders lineup on Tuesday.
Aho will make his first appearance since March 19th when the Islanders host the Blackhawks on Tuesday night. Robert Bortuzzo will sit in his place.
Poulin has been reassigned by Pittsburgh to Wilkes-Barre (AHL) on Tuesday.
Poulin was scratched on Monday, so he gets sent back to the AHL to make room for Joel Blomqvist to be recalled to serve as Alex Nedeljkovic's backup. Poulin failed to record a point in three games with the Penguins during his call-up.
Blomqvist has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on Tuesday.
With Tristan Jarry set to miss his second consecutive contest due to illness, Joel Blomqvist has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and will backup Alex Nedeljkovic on Tuesday. The 22-year-old netminder is Pittsburgh's 2020 second round pick (52nd overall) and has yet to make his NHL debut. He posted a 22-10-6 with a 2.15 GAA and .919 SV% with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) this season.
Line Change
Shea will draw into the Penguins' lineup on Monday.
Shea will make his first appearance since December 8th when the Penguins travel to New York on Monday. He will fill in for John Ludvig, who is out with an illness.
Poulin will be a healthy scratch for Monday's game in New York.
Poulin will take a seat on Monday after playing in each of the last three games. Emil Bemstrom will draw into the lineup in his place.
Bemstrom will draw back into the Penguins' lineup on Monday.
Bemstrom will make his first appearance since March 24th when the Penguins travel to New York on Monday. Samuel Poulin will sit in his place.
Jarry will miss his scheduled start on Monday due to an illness.
Jarry was originally slated to get the start against the Rangers on Monday but was ultimately a late scratch as he deals with an illness. Alex Nedeljkovic will get instead get the start, and the Penguins will likely be forced into dressing an Emergency Backup Goaltender.