Yegor Chinakhov is day-to-day and will miss Wednesday's game vs. Montreal (undisclosed).
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Nicholas Robertson will return to the Maple Leafs' lineup Wednesday vs. New Jersey.
Robertson will draw back into Toronto's lineup Wednesday after missing the last four games as a healthy scratch. The 21-year-old highly touted prospect has enjoyed a good start to his season through 10 games, picking up two goals, five points and 18 SOG while playing limited time while averaging 11:19 TOI.
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Jones will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Sunday.
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Caleb Jones will be a healthy scratch Saturday vs. the Bruins
Bemstrom (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Bemstrom was missing from Wednesday's practice but was on the ice for Thursday's morning skate. He remains questionable to play vs. the Canadiens and is considered a game-time decision. Bemstrom played on the top line on Tuesday but failed to record a point while firing four shots on goal. He's now registered one goal, one assist and 12 shots in three games this season.
Andrei Kuzmenko is back in the Canucks' lineup Tuesday vs. Buffalo
Filip Hallander is a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Toronto (illness).
Hallander missed the Penguins' previous game due to an illness but is a game-time decision for Tuesday's matchup vs. Toronto. In two games with Pittsburgh, he has no points while averaging 9:58 TOI. Prior to his promotion last week, the young centre in Wilkes-Barre (AHL) had four goals and nine points in 10 games while playing strong defensively with a +7 plus/minus.
Kuzmenko will be scratched Sunday in Boston.
Elmer Soderblom is day-to-day (undisclosed) and will miss Thursday vs. the Rangers.
Soderblom will miss his first game of the 2022-23 season due to an undisclosed injury as he is considered day-to-day. Through 13 games in his rookie season so far, the 6'8" forward has two goals and is a -5 plus/minus while averaging 12:58 ATOI.
Emil Bemstrom will make his season debut Thursday vs. the Flyers
Bemstrom earned his call-up to Columbus after leading the AHL in scoring so far this season with seven goals and 14 points in 10 games played. He also ranks 11th in the AHL in SOG with 35 while adding three of his goals on the PP. He will make his season debut with the Blue Jackets Thursday.
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Filip Hallander will make his season debut Wednesday vs. Washington
Hallander will make his season debut Wednesday after having a strong showing in Wilkes-Barre (AHL) where he had four goals and nine points in 10 games while playing strong defensively with a +7 plus/minus. He has one career NHL game prior to the promotion.
Alexander Alexeyev will make his season debut Wednesday vs. Pittsburgh.
Alexeyev had just finished a long-term conditioning loan with Hersey where he posted one assist and a +1 plus/minus across four games in the AHL. The Capitals' 2018 1st round pick (31st overall) has one career NHL game were picked up two PIMs.
Samuel Girard has a lower-body injury and is day-to-day.
Girard's lower-body injury comes as somewhat of a surprise after he played a season high 23:19 TOI in the Avalanche's second game in Finland Nov. 5th vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets his last time out. It is a tough blow for the injured Avalanche who also announced Bowen Byram is week-to-week earlier Tuesday.
Alexander Alexeyev has been recalled from Hersey (AHL)
Alexeyev had just finished a long-term conditioning loan with Hersey where he posted one assist and a +1 plus/minus across four games in the AHL. The Capitals' 2018 1st round pick (31st overall) has one career NHL game where picked up two PIMs.
Emil Bemstrom has been recalled from Cleveland (AHL)
Bemstrom earned his call-up to Columbus after leading the AHL in scoring so far this season with seven goals and 14 points in 10 games played. He also ranks 11th in the AHL in SOG with 35 while adding three of his goals on the PP.
Filip Hallander has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre (AHL)
Hallander has been recalled by Pittsburgh after a strong showing in Wilkes-Barre (AHL) where he had four goals and nine points in 10 games while playing strong defensively with a +7 plus/minus. He has one career NHL game prior to the promotion.
Robertson will draw back into the Maple Leafs lineup on Sunday.
Kris Letang will play Wednesday after being a game-time decision (illness)
Letang (illness) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play vs. the Bruins.
Kris Letang will be a game-time decision Tuesday due to illness
The Penguins currently find themselves on a four-game skid so the news that Kris Letang may miss Tuesday due to illness does not come at a good time whatsoever. Letang has struggled early on in 2022-23, posting a -5 plus/minus rating with only four points (0G/4A) through his first nine games.