Svechkov will fill in for Tommy Novak, who was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Svechkov has two goals and zero assists in nine games this season.
Stastney will fill in for Jeremy Lauzon, who was a late scratch due to a lower-body injury. Stastney has two goals and four assists in 28 games this season.
Mintyukov will take a seat on Friday as the Ducks opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Olen Zellweger will draw into the lineup in his place.
Zellweger will get the chance to slot back into Anaheim's lineup on Friday after serving as a healthy scratch for each of the last three games. Pavel Mintyukov will sit in his place.
Perunovich will fill in for Justin Faulk, who is out with an upper-body injury. Perunovich has two goals and four assists in 22 games this season, and will make his first appearance since December 20th.
Struble will fill in for David Savard, who is out with an undisclosed injury. Struble has two goals and three assists in 22 games this season, but has not played since December 12th.
Pezzetta will fill in for Patrik Laine, who was a surprise scratch due to an illness. Pezzetta has appeared in three games this season for the Habs and is yet to register a point.
With Jeremy Lauzon battling a lower-body injury, Stastney will draw into Nashville's lineup on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks. Stastney was a fifth-round pick of the Predators in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The 24-year-old defenseman played 20 games with the Predators last season, scoring four points (2G / 2A), but has exclusively played in the AHL this season. He has three points (1G / 2A) in 10 games with Milwaukee (AHL).
Wiesblatt was the 31st overall pick of the San Jose Sharks in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old forward has yet to play an NHL game. He has 14 points (7G / 7A) in 27 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.
With Owen Pickering returning from a concussion, Shea will be the odd-man out of the lineup. The 27-year-old Shea is averaging 15:25 time-on-ice, recording two points (0G / 2A), 27 blocks, and seven hits in 20 games this season.
Kevin Hayes will return to Pittsburgh's lineup on Friday against the Florida Panthers, sending Beauvillier to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 27-year-old Beauvillier is averaging 12:01 time-on-ice and has 12 points (9G / 3A) in 39 games this season.
Anthony Beauvillier will be a healthy scratch on Friday against the Florida Panthers, allowing Hayes to re-enter the lineup. Hayes has not played since December 10th. The 32-year-old is averaging 9:49 time-on-ice, a career-low, and has seven points (4G / 3A) in 22 games this season.
Oskar Sundqvist will not play on Friday against the Ottawa Senators due to an illness, allowing Joseph to re-enter the lineup. The 27-year-old Joseph is averaging 12:08 time-on-ice and has four points (2G / 2A) in 24 games this season.
Connor Murphy will not play on Friday against the Montreal Canadiens due to a groin injury, allowing Kaiser to re-enter the lineup. Kaiser has not played since December 14th. He is averaging 17:33 time-on-ice and has one point (0G / 1A) in 28 games this season.