The Canucks signed Jonathan Lekkerimäki to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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Jett Woo has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks.
Woo had seven goals, 14 assists, 96 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 68 games with the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks. The deal is worth $775,000 if Woo were to play in the NHL and $100,00 if he stays in the AHL. The 22-year-old defensemen was the Canucks 2018 second round pick (37th overall).
Line Change
Teddy Blueger will be out of the Golden Knights' lineup for Game 5 vs. Dallas.
MacKenzie MacEachern will be back in the Hurricanes' lineup for Game 2 vs. Florida.
Line Change
Teddy Blueger is expected to draw back into the Golden Knights' lineup for Game 5 vs. Edmonton.
Blueger has yet to appear in the 2022-23 playoffs but will make his debut Friday in Game 5 vs. Edmonton. The 28-year-old had four goals, 12 assists, 85 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 63 regular season games.
MacKenzie MacEachern will draw back into the Hurricanes' lineup for Game 4.
MacEachern has been a healthy scratch since last series but will draw back into the lineup ahead of Game 4 in place of Jesse Puljujarvi. The 29-year-old has a goal and an assist along with four SOG, six PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through three games so far in the playoffs.
MacKenzie MacEachern will be a healthy scratch for Game 1 vs. New Jersey.
MacEachern had a goal, an assist, four SOG, six PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through three games in round one but will be a healthy scratch for Game 1 of round two vs. New Jersey Wednesday. The 29-year-old will be replaced by Jack Drury (upper-body) in Carolina's lineup.
MacEachern will make his series debut in Game 4 vs. the Islanders.
MacKenzie MacEachern has been recalled from Chicago (AHL).
MacEachern had 11 goals, 19 assists, 12 PIMs and a +8 plus/minus through 37 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) and has been recalled to Carolina on Thursday. The call-up comes on the news that Teavu Teravainen has a broken hand and will be out for the remainder of the playoffs.
Forbort (lower-body) will play in Game 1 vs. the Panthers.
Forbort has missed Boston's previous 15 games due to a lower-body injury but will be back to play in Game 1 vs. the Florida Panthers Monday. The 31-year-old closed out his 2022-23 regular season with five goals, 12 points, 38 SOG, 23 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 54 games played prior to his injury.
Forbort (lower-body) could be back in the Bruins lineup for Game 1.
Forbort has been sidelined since March 16th but took part in practice over the weekend and could be back in the lineup for Game 1 on Monday. The Bruins have plenty of depth on the blueline, so Matt Grzelcyk will play if Forbort is unavailable.
Goalie Start
Lankinen led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Marco Rossi has been reassigned to Iowa (AHL).
Rossi had an assist, 13 SOG, eight PIMs and a -7 plus/minus across 19 games with Minnesota but has been reassigned to Iowa (AHL) on Friday. The 21-year-old returns to the minors, where he had 16 goals, 50 points and a 46 PIMs across 51 games played.
Pettersson (lower-body) is expected to return to the Penguins lineup on Thursday.
Pettersson has not played since March 18th due to a lower-body injury and is expected to return to the Penguins' lineup Thursday vs. Columbus. The 26-year-old had a goal, 23 assists, 95 SOG, 58 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 67 games prior to his injury.
O'Connor (upper-body) is expected to be back in the Penguins lineup on Thursday.
O'Connor has missed the Penguins' previous two games with an upper-body injury but is expected back in the Penguins' lineup Thursday vs. Columbus. The 24-year-old had five goals, six assists, 61 SOG, 12 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 45 games prior to his injury.
Marcus Pettersson will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. Columbus (lower-body).
Pettersson has not played since March 18th due to a lower-body injury but will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. Columbus. The 26-year-old had a goal, 23 assists, 95 SOG, 58 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 67 games prior to his injury.
Drew O'Connor will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. Columbus (upper-body).
O'Connor has missed the Penguins' previous two games with an upper-body injury but will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. Columbus. The 24-year-old had five goals, six assists, 61 SOG, 12 PIMs and a -3 plus/minus through 45 games prior to his injury.
Goalie Start
Demko will start Tuesday in Anaheim.
Demko stopped 41 of 43 shots (.953 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat the Calgary Flames in his previous start. The 27-year-old has slowly improved his season numbers with his strong play this last month, with his 13-14-4 record, .900 SV%, 3.20 GAA. He takes on the Anaheim Ducks, who have lost 11 straight contests and continue to push for the highest chances at the #1 overall pick this offseason.
Line Change
Rossi will draw into the Wild lineup on Monday.
Rossi has not played for the Wild since November 17th but has been recalled from Iowa (AHL) and is expected to draw into the Wilds' lineup Monday vs. Chicago. The 21-year-old has an assist, 11 SOG, six PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 16 NHL games this season.
The Blackhawks have reassigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford (AHL).
Reichel had seven goals, eight assists, 42 SOG, six PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 23 games played with the Blackhawks' but has been reassigned to Rockford (AHL) in time for their playoff run. The 20-year-old returns to the IceHogs, where he has 17 goals, 29 assists, 12 PIMs and a -13 plus/minus through 51 games this season.
