Iorio will make his Sharks debut when they play the Mammoth on Friday. He has appeared in nine career NHL games, all with the Capitals, registering zero goals and one assist.

Mukhamadullin was a surprise scratch on Friday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Vincent Iorio will dress in his place.

Misa will take a seat on Friday after making his NHL debut in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Hurricanes. Ryan Reaves will draw into the lineup in his place.

Finley will appear in his second game of the season and just third of his NHL career. He is yet to register a point. Finley was a late addition to Tampa Bay's lineup after Nikita Kucherov was a surprise scratch due to an illness.

Raty will take a seat on Friday as the Canucks opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Teddy Blueger will dress in his place.

To accommodate the season debut of Jonathan Huberdeau (undisclosed) Kirkland will return to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 29-year-old Kirkland played a career-high 21 games last season and scored eight points (2G / 6A). He has zero points through three games this season.

Logan Mailloux will be a healthy scratch on Saturday against the Dallas Stars, allowing Kessel to draw into the lineup for his season debut. The 29-year-old Kessel played 29 games with the Blues in 2024-25 and scored three points (0G / 3A).

Mailloux's previous career-high was seven games last season with the Montreal Canadiens, and he will be a healthy scratch on Saturday as the Blues attempt to integrate him into a full-time NHL role. The 22-year-old defenseman has zero points and a -7 plus/minus through four games this season. Matthew Kessel will draw into the lineup as Mailloux's replacement.

With Liam O'Brien (undisclosed) making his season debut on Friday against the San Jose Sharks, Yamamoto will exit the lineup as a healthy scratch. The 27-year-old Yamamoto is averaging 11:48 time-on-ice, recording zero points and two shots through four games this season.

Trevor van Riemsdyk will return to the press box to serve as a healthy scratch on Friday against the Minnesota Wild, allowing Chisholm to re-enter the lineup. The 25-year-old Chisholm played 14:29 time-on-ice in his only outing this season and recorded one assist.

van Riemsdyk played all 82 games for the Capitals last season, recording 21 points (1G / 20A), but will be a healthy scratch for the second time through five games this season. Declan Chisholm will draw into Washington's lineup as van Riemsdyk's replacement.

Helenius will slot in for captain Anze Kopitar, who is out with an undisclosed injury. It's a season debut for Helenius, who appeared in 50 games with the Kings last season, tallying 4 goals and 3 assists.

Lycksell will be the odd-man out when the Senators host the Kraken on Thursday. Arthur Kaliyev will dress in his place.

Kaliyev will make his Senators debut on Thursday when they host the Kraken. The 23-year-old winger appeared in 14 games for the Rangers last season, tallying three goals and one assist.

Brodzinski will be the odd-man out when the Rangers travel to Toronto on Thursday to take on the Maple Leafs. Juuso Parssinen will dress in his place.

Parssinen picked up an assist in his only other appearance of the season while seeing less than 10 minutes of ice time. Jonny Brodzinski will sit in his place.

Brunicke was a healthy scratch in Pittsburgh's most recent game in an attempt to help him acclimate to the NHL, but he will be back in the lineup on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 19-year-old defenseman has one goal through three games.

With Jeffrey Viel making his season debut on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights, Khusnutdinov will head to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old Khusnutdinov is averaging 10:32 time-on-ice, recording zero points a -2 plus/minus through four games this season.

Benjamin Kindel will be a healthy scratch on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings, allowing Acciari to re-enter the lineup. The 33-year-old Acciari is averaging 13:04 time-on-ice and has seven hits through three games this season.

Kindel was Pittsburgh's 11th-overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft and will serve has a healthy scratch for the first time in his young career. Through four games, the 18-year-old has one point (1G / 0A) and is averaging 14:20 time-on-ice.