Niederreiter is expected to miss a few weeks with a lower-body injury.
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Hellebuyck will start Saturday in San Jose.
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Vilardi will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
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Phillips will make his NHL debut on Friday.
Toews is out of COVID-19 protocol and will play Wednesday vs. the Maple Leafs.
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Hellebuyck led the Jets onto the ice for warmups.
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Hellebuyck was in the starter's crease at the Jets morning skate.
Toews has been placed in COVID-19 protocol.
Toews is now the fifth player and eighth member of the Blackhawks' organization to land in COVID-19 protocol. Toews can test out of protocol before Wednesday's game, but consider him questionable vs. the Maple Leafs.
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Hellebuyck will start Saturday vs. the Predators.
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Hellebuyck is expected to start Saturday vs. the Predators.
Scheifele (COVID-19) will not play Saturday vs. the Predators.
Scheifele remains in COVID-19 protocol and will miss his second straight game. Paul Stastny and Pierre-Luc Dubois will continue to operate as the team's top-2 centres while Scheifele is out.
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Hellebuyck starts Thursday vs. the Ducks.
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Hellebuyck is expected to start Thursday vs. the Ducks.
Scheifele is in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.
A few days after it was announced that Blake Wheeler tested positive for COVID-19, Scheiefle enters COVID-19 protocol. This will leave the Jets without two-thirds of their top-line when they take on the Ducks on Thursday. Look for Pierre-Luc Dubois and Paul Stastny to play increased roles with Scheifele out.
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The Jets reassigned Cole Perfetti to Manitoba (AHL).
Perfetti failed to record a point in his first two NHL games and gets reassigned to AHL where he can play top-6 minutes. Perfetti had nine goals and 17 assists (26 points) in 32 AHL games last year.
The Oilers have recalled Stuart Skinner from Bakersfield (AHL).
The Edmonton gets called up after Mike Smith (lower-body) landed on IR on Wednesday. The 22-year-old netminder has gong 2-0-0 while stopping 53 of 56 shots (.946 SV%) in his first two AHL starts of 2021-22. The Oilers have a back-to-back on Thursday/Friday, so Skinner could get the nod in one of those two games.
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Perfetti will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
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Hellebuyck will start Tuesday in Minnesota.
The Rangers have recalled Morgan Barron from Hartford (AHL).
Barron has had a nice start to the 2021-22 season, scoring two goals in his first two AHL games. The 22-year-old has one goal in five career NHL games and will take Kaapo Kakko's (upper-body) spot on the roster.
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Hellebuyck will start Saturday in San Jose.