Gadjovich will draw back into Florida's lineup on Saturday vs. Ottawa.
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Kuzmenko (visa) will make his Flyers' debut on Saturday vs. Pittsburgh.
Pelletier has yet to get his paperwork finished and will remain out on Saturday vs. Pittsburgh.
Middleton will draw back into the Avalanche lineup on Friday.
After serving as a healthy scratch on Thursday, Middleton will get the chance to play on Friday as the Avalanche opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Oliver Kylington will sit in his place.
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Kylington is a healthy scratch for Friday's game in Edmonton.
Kylington will take a seat on Friday as the Avalanche opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Keaton Middleton will play in his place.
Barron will draw into the Predators lineup on Friday.
Barron will slot in for Adam Wilsby, who was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Barron has two goals and three assists in 16 games with the Predators this season.
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Wilsby (upper-body) will not play in Chicago on Friday.
Wilsby was a surprise scratch on Friday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. He is considered day-to-day with the injury.
Bemstrom will make his season debut in New York on Friday.
Bemstrom has 228 games of NHL experience, including scoring five points (2G / 3A) in 24 games with Pittsburgh last season, but has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The 25-year-old forward has an impressive 41 points (19G / 22A) in 37 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). He replaces the injured Sidney Crosby (upper-body) in the Penguins lineup.
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Blackwell will be a healthy scratch in Los Angeles on Friday.
Mavrik Bourque will return to the lineup from an upper-body injury, sending Blackwell to the press box as a healthy scratch against the Los Angeles Kings. Blackwell has two points (1G / 1A) in his last two games and has been an effective contributor from a fourth-line role this season. He has 12 points (5G / 7A) in 47 games.
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Smith will draw back into Dallas' lineup on Friday in Los Angeles.
Ilya Lyubushkin is battling an upper-body injury and will not play on Friday against the Los Angeles Kings, allowing Smith to re-enter the lineup. The 35-year-old Smith is averaging 12:35 time-on-ice, recording three points (0G / 3A), and 31 hits in 22 games this season.
Pelletier solved his visa issues and is a full participant in Philadelphia's practice on Friday.
Pelletier will likely make his Flyers debut on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 23-year-old Pelletier averaged 12:38 time-on-ice and had 11 points (4G / 7A) in 24 games with the Flames this season.
Kuzmenko solved his visa issues and was a full participant in practice on Friday.
Kuzmenko will likely make his Flyers debut on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kuzmenko broke onto the NHL scene in the 2022-23 season with a tremendous 74 points (39G / 35A) in 81 games with the Vancouver Canucks. The now 28-year-old has struggled to recapture that scoring prowess, with only 61 points (26G / 35A) in 109 games since.
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Kurashev will draw back into Chicago's lineup vs. Nashville on Friday.
With Jason Dickinson out week-to-week with an ankle injury, Kurashev will re-enter Chicago's lineup for the first time since January 30th. The 25-year-old Kurashev has only eight points (4G / 4A) through 36 games this season after an impressive 54-point campaign (18G / 36A) in 75 games last season.
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Ford is expected to be a healthy scratch vs. New York on Friday.
Brad Lambert will return to the Jets' lineup on Friday, resulting in Ford being a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Ford has played three games with the Jets, the first of his NHL career, scoring one goal and averaging 7:50 time-on-ice.
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Lambert is expected to draw back into Winnipeg's lineup vs. New York on Friday.
Lambert had a brief stint with the Jets earlier this season, being held without a point in four games. The 21-year-old Lambert was the 30th overall pick of the Jets in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. He broke onto the professional scene last season with an impressive 55 points (21G / 34A) in 64 games with Manitoba (AHL) but has not been as effective this season, scoring only 16 points (3G / 16A) through 30 games with the club.
Middleton is a healthy scratch for Thursday's game against the Flames.
Middleton will take a seat on Thursday as Calvin de Haan draws into the lineup in his place. Middleton has zero goals and two assists in 26 games this season.
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de Haan will draw into the Avalanche lineup on Thursday.
de Haan will slot in for Keaton Middleton on Thursday when the Avalanche travel to Calgary to take on the flames. de Haan has zero goals and eight assists in 38 games this season.
Morrow is a healthy scratch for Thursday's game in Minnesota.
Morrow will be the odd-man out on the Hurricanes blue-line as they opt to return to dressing just six defencemen on Thursday. Juha Jaaska (illness) returns to lineup in his place.
Labanc is a healthy scratch for Thursday's game against Utah.
Labanc will sit to make way for the return of Zach Werenski (lower-body) as the Blue Jackets are opting to dress seven defencemen. Labanc has two goals and ten assists in 34 games this season.
Korczak will be a healthy scratch on Thursday in New Jersey.
Jonas Rondbjerg will draw back into the Vegas lineup on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils, resulting in Korczak being a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Korczak dressed as a seventh defenseman for the Golden Knights in their most recent game and was limited to only 3:34 time-on-ice.
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