Desharnais (illness) will not play Wednesday vs. the Red Wings.
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John Klingberg will return to the Ducks' lineup Wednesday (illness).
Klingberg missed the Ducks' previous game due to illness but will return Wednesday as they take on Buffalo. The 30-year-old has seven goals, 20 points and is a -26 plus/minus through 45 games this season.
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Ryan Reaves will draw back into the Wilds' lineup Monday vs. Florida.
Reaves was a healthy scratch for the Wilds' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Monday as a replacement for Sam Steel (undisclosed). The 36-year-old bruiser has six assists, 20 SOG, 26 PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 44 games with both Minnesota and the New York Rangers this season.
Klingberg (illness) will not play on Sunday.
Knyzhov (Achilles) was activated from IR and assigned to San Jose (AHL).
The 24-year-old defenseman had not played competitive hockey since May 2021 due to an Achilles injury and was activated from the injured reserve and assigned to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) after a long-term injury conditioning loan. The young defenseman had previously played in 59 NHL games, with two goals and 10 points.
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White will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Svechnikov will draw into the Sharks lineup on Friday.
Svechnikov has been a healthy scratch for the last eight games but he will replace Matt Nieto, who was traded to Colorado on Wednesday. Svechnikov has eight points (4G / 4A) in 33 games this season.
John Klingberg will return to the Ducks' lineup Thursday vs. Colorado (Illness).
Klingberg missed the Ducks' previous contest due to an illness but will draw back into the lineup Thursday vs. the Avalanche. The 30-year-old has been enjoying a decent first season in Anaheim, with six goals, nine assists, 62 SOG and an ugly -26 plus/minus through 40 games prior to missing the previous contest.
Martin Kaut has been traded to the San Jose Sharks.
Kaut was dealt alongside Jacob MacDonald in a deal with the San Jose Sharks that saw Ryan Merkley and Matthew Nieto go the other way.
Klingerberg (illness) will not play Tuesday in Arizona.
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Colin White will draw back into the Panthers' lineup Tuesday.
White has been a healthy scratch since Jan. 14th but will draw back into the Panthers' lineup Tuesday as they take on Pittsburgh. White will replace Sam Bennett (lower body) as he takes a spot on the Panthers' fourth line.
Nikolai Knyzhov has been sent down to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) for a long-term conditioning loan.
Alex Nedeljkovic has been assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL).
Nedeljkovic was placed on waivers Sunday and cleared, assigning him to Grand Rapids (AHL) where he is 3-2-2 with a .920 SV% and a 2.30 GAA. The 27-year-old had struggled with the Red Wings, with a .880 SV%, 4.09 GAA and 2-4-2 record.
Leddy (upper-body) will return to the Blues lineup on Saturday.
The Predators have reassigned Yaroslav Askarov to Milwaukee (AHL).
Goalie Start
Askarov led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Iaroslav Askarov has been recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) for precautionary reasons.
Vincent Desharnais will make his NHL debut Wednesday.
Vincent Desharnais has been recalled from Bakersfield (AHL).
Desharnais has two assists, 19 PIMs, and a +1 plus/minus through 13 games with Bakersfield (AHL) and has been recalled to the Oilers Monday. The 26-year-old will make his NHL debut if he finds his way into Edmontons' lineup.
Leddy (upper-body) will not play on Saturday.
The Blues did not disclose how long they expect Leddy to miss, but he will not play Saturday in Montreal. With Leddy out, Steven Santini will draw into the lineup for his season debut.