van Riemsdyk will dress as a seventh defenseman on Monday.
Lars Eller is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, so the capitals will go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen in Buffalo. van Riemsdyk has one goal in seven games this season.
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Jones will be back in the Oilers lineup on Friday.
Jones was a healthy scratch on Wednesday but will replace Kris Russell in the lineup on Friday. Jones has just one assist in 14 games so far this season.
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Jones will be a healthy scratch Wednesday vs. the Senators.
The Penguins have activated Sidney Crosby from the COVID-19 reserve list.
It appears as if Crosby will be available for Thursday's game vs. the Flyers after being activated from the COVID-19 reserve list. If he does play, expect him to center the top line with Jake Guentzel.
Crosby has been added to the COVID-19 reserve list and will not play on Tuesday.
The Penguins were forced to cancel Tuesday's morning skate due to COVID-19 protocols. Crosby was the only player added to the list, so expect him to be the only one missing tonight vs. the Flyers.
Karlsson (lower-body) is expected to play Saturday vs. the Blues.
Bemstrom will draw into the Blue Jackets lineup on Thursday.
Bemstrom will play for the first time since January 21st, replacing Mikhail Grigorenko in the lineup vs. the Blackhawks. Bemstrom has no points in five games this season but has 20 points (10G / 10A) in 61 career games to this point.
Girard (COVID-19) is expected to play Saturday in Lake Tahoe.
Girard would be playing for the first time since February 2nd and is expected to skate on the third pair with Conor Timmins at even strength and on PP2. Girard has picked up one goal and eight assists (nine points) in 11 games this season.
Karlsson (lower-body) will miss at least the next two games.
Karlsson, who has missed the last two games, did not travel with the team to St. Louis, so he'll miss at least two more games with a lower-body injury. Tomas Hertl may have slipped up on Wednesday, saying that Karlsson is dealing with a groin injury that could keep him out for a bit.
Dumba (lower-body) was activated from IR and is expected to play on Tuesday.
Dumba missed the Wild's last two games before they were shut down due to COVID-19 but will likely play Tuesday in Los Angeles. With a few defensemen still on the COVID-19 list, Dumba and Ryan Suter appear to be the only regulars on the blueline for Tuesday, so expect him to play a ton of minutes against the Kings.
Karlsson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will not play on Monday.
The Sharks' blueline depth will be tested on Monday with both Karlsson and Radim Simek out. Frederik Claesson will make his season debut replacing Karlsson.
Malkin (eye) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play vs. the Islanders.
Malkin (eye) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Malkin left Wednesday's practice early with some discomfort in one of his eyes. Head coach Mike Sullivan called Malkin a game-time decision for Thursday's game but it seems likely that he placed.
Letang will draw back into the Penguins lineup on Saturday.
Gustafsson will draw back into the Jets lineup on Thursday.
Gustafsson was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Jansen Harkins in the lineup on Thursday. Harkins is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Gustafsson has just one goal and no assists in 25 career NHL games.
Letang (lower-body) will not play on Monday; he is listed as day-to-day.
Letang suffered a lower-body injury on Saturday and will not play Monday in New York. The Penguins' blueline continues to take hits, this blow bigger than the rest. With Letang out, John Marino is expected to be on PP1 and P-O Joseph on PP2.
The Wild have placed Matt Dumba (lower-body) on IR.
Dumba missed Sunday's rematch vs. the Avalanche and was placed on IR on Monday. Dumba is expected to miss an extended period of time, so this move frees up a roster spot for the Wild to recall some reinforcements from the taxi squad.
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Graves will be back in Colorado's lineup on Tuesday.
Graves was a surprising scratch in Anaheim on Sunday but will replace Greg Pateryn in the lineup on Tuesday. Graves enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2020 but hasn't been the same player without playing next to Cale Makar to start 2021.
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Jones will be back in the Oilers lineup on Tuesday.
Jones has been a healthy scratch for the last four games but will replace Slater Koekkoek Tuesday in Winnipeg. Jones had one assist and a minus-4 rating while playing 15:50 ATOI in the first three games of the season.
Gustafsson will make his season debut on Sunday.