Nutivaara comes out of the Panthers lineup on Monday.
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Thornton (ribs) is expected to return to the Maple Leafs lineup on Monday.
Thornton has been out since January 20th with a rib fracture but was a full participant in Sunday's practice and told reporters he "can't wait to play tomorrow" after the session. Thornton, who had one goal and one assist in five games before getting hurt, was back on the top line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner.
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Nedeljkovic will start Saturday in Dallas.
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Gaudette will be back in the Canucks lineup on Monday.
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Nedeljkovic will make his first start of the season on Monday.
Nedeljkovic has appeared in six career NHL games, going 2-2-1 with a 2.55 GAA and .907 SV%. With Petr Mrazek out for an extended period of time, Nedeljkovic will get some opportunities behind James Reimer.HE spent most of 2020 in the AHL, where he was 16-10-2 with a 2.49 GAA and .906 SV%.
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Gaudette will come out of the Canucks lineup on Saturday.
Gaudette suited up for the last five games but will be replaced by Loui Eriksson in the lineup on Saturday night. Gaudette scored in the Canucks season opener but has just one goal and no assists in 10 games since.
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Dellandrea will come out of the Stars lineup on Tuesday.
Dellandrea has impressed early in the season but will be scratched on Tuesday for what the Stars are calling a "breather." Joel L'Esperance will replace him in the Stars' bottom-6.
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Orlov will draw back into the Capitals lineup on Monday.
Orlov was activated from the COVID-19 reserve list prior to Saturday's game but was held out. He will make his return to the lineup on Monday, skating on the third pairing with Nick Jensen.
Orlov is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Saturday vs. the Bruins.
Orlov has been activated from the COVID-19 protocol list.
Orlov has missed the last four games after being added to the COVID-19 protocol list a few weeks ago. Orlov was activated from the list and was on the ice for the Capitals morning skate, but skated on the "fourth pairing," which suggests he may miss another game on Saturday.
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Gaudette will be back in the Canucks lineup on Thursday.
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White will be back in the Senators lineup on Wednesday.
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Carlsson will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Tuesday.
With Adam Boqvist out due to COVID-19 protocol, Carlsson will make his season debut on Tuesday. Carlsson had one assist in six games with Chicago last season.
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Gaudette is not on the ice for warmups; will be scratched for a second straight game.
Gaudette will sit as a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game, which means Zack MacEwen will remain in the lineup in the first of two games against the Senators. Gaudette was held scoreless with a minus-5 rating in his last five games.
Nutivaara (COVID-19 protocol) will travel on the Panthers' upcoming road-trip.
Nutivaara missed the first two games of the season due to COVID-19 protocol but will travel on the Panthers' upcoming trip to Columbus and Detroit. He skated on the "fourth pair" in Monday's practice, suggesting that his Panthers debut may not come until the second game of the trip, Thursday vs. his former team.
The Avalanche have promoted Martin Kaut from the taxi squad; expected to draw into the lineup on Friday.
The Maple Leafs have added Joe Thornton (ribs) to LTIR.
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Klingberg (undisclosed) will play in the Stars season opener.
Thornton will miss at least four weeks with a rib fracture.
Thornton left Wednesday's game following a collision in the third period and appeared to be in obvious discomfort. He underwent further evaluation on Thursday and the Maple Leafs announced he's dealing with a fractured rib on Friday morning. In addition to Thornton, Auston Matthews is also dealing with an upper-body injury, so both Adam Brooks and Pierre Engvall will enter the Maple Leafs lineup vs. Edmonton.
Klingberg (undisclosed) is questionable to play in the Stars season opener on Friday.
The Stars are finally ready to make their season debuts on Friday but they may do so without Klingberg. The All-Star defenseman was missing from practice on Thursday for what head coach Rick Bowness simply called "medical reasons." If Klingberg isn't available, Thomas Harley should suit up in his place and Miro Heiskanen would be on the top power-play unit.