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Klapka is expected to be a healthy scratch on Saturday vs. Seattle.
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Hanley will be out on Saturday vs. Seattle as he heads home due to the birth of his child.
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Solovyov will make his season debut on Saturday vs. Seattle.
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Hunt will draw back into Calgary's lineup vs. Seattle on Saturday.
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Duke will make his NHL debut on Saturday in Detroit.
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O'Brien will be a healthy scratch on Saturday in Carolina.
Maccelli will draw back into Utah's lineup in Carolina on Saturday.
Gadjovich will draw back into Florida's lineup on Saturday vs. Ottawa.
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.
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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