Tyler Tucker will be a healthy scratch on Friday against the Ottawa Senators, allowing Kessel to re-enter the lineup. The 25-year-old Kessel is averaging 11:3 time-on-ice and has one goal in 13 games this season.

Trevor van Riemsdyk will draw back into the lineup on Friday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, sending McIlrath to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 33-year-old McIlrath has seen very limited action this season, averaging 11:35 time-on-ice in three games.

Dylan McIlrath will be a healthy scratch on Friday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, allowing van Riemsdyk to re-enter the lineup. The 34-year-old van Riemsdyk is averaging 15:03 time-on-ice, down 2:37 from last season, and has two points (1G / 1A) in 17 games.

Warren Foegele (upper body) will not play on Friday against the Anaheim Ducks, allowing Malott to re-enter the lineup. The 29-year-old Malott is averaging 7:55 time-on-ice and has two goals in 16 games this season.

Greenway has not play Buffalo's previous three games, but he will return to the lineup on Friday against the New Jersey Devils. The 28-year-old Greenway has three points (1G / 2A), 13 hits, and a -7 plus/minus in 11 games this season.

Shakir Mukhamadullin and Vincent Desharnais will be healthy scratches on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks, allowing John Klingberg and Vincent Iorio to draw back into the lineup. The veteran Klingberg was acquired in the offseason to serve as a powerplay specialist and veteran presence on the Sharks' blueline, but he has had trouble staying in the lineup. The 33-year-old has six points (3G / 3A) while averaging 21:02 time-on-ice through 15 games this season.

Shakir Mukhamadullin and Vincent Desharnais will be healthy scratches on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks, allowing John Klingberg and Vincent Iorio to draw back into the lineup. Iorio was recently sent to the AHL for a conditioning loan, where has has seven points (0G / 7A) in six games with the San Jose Barracuda. The 23-year-old defenseman was drafted 55th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft and is still working on becoming a full-time NHLer with the Sharks.

Shakir Mukhamadullin and Vincent Desharnais will be healthy scratches on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks, allowing John Klingberg and Vincent Iorio to draw back into the lineup. The 29-year-old Desharnais has played all but four games for the Sharks this season, scoring two points (0G / 2A) while averaging 16:33 time-on-ice.

Shakir Mukhamadullin and Vincent Desharnais will be healthy scratches on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks, allowing John Klingberg and Vincent Iorio to draw back into the lineup. The 23-year-old Mukhamadullin has been solid in limited action this season, averaging 16:42 time-on-ice and scoring five points (1G / 4A) in 12 games.

Aatu Raty will be a healthy scratch on Friday against the San Jose Sharks, allowing Reichel to return from a three-game absence. The 23-year-old Reichel has one assist in 13 games since joining the Canucks earlier this season.

Lukas Reichel will draw back into Vancouver's lineup on Friday, sending Raty to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old Raty has been a regular for Vancouver this season, playing all but two games, and has six points (1G / 5A) in 22 games.

Wilsby has played 15 games this season, often as a seventh defenseman, and will head to the press box as a healthy scratch on Friday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 25-year-old Wilsby is averaging 16:31 time-on-ice and has two assists this season.

Schaefer was drafted in the first-round, 32nd overall, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old has yet to play an NHL game. He has 14 points (4G / 10A) in 15 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.

Scott Morrow will draw back into New York's lineup on Friday against Boston, sending Vaakanainen to the sidelines as healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Vaakanainen is averaging 14:33 time-on-ice and has three points (0G / 3A) in 16 games this season.

Urho Vaakanainen will be a healthy scratch on Friday against the Boston Bruins, allowing Morrow to re-enter the lineup. The 23-year-old Morrow is averaging 13:11 time-on-ice and has zero points in three games this season.

Kindel recorded an assist in his most recent game, snapping a five-game pointless skid, but was a healthy scratch on Wednesday. He returns to the lineup on Friday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 18-year-old forward is averaging 15:21 time-on-ice and has eight points (5G / 3A) in 19 games this season.

With Andre Burakovsky returning to the lineup, Lafferty will be the odd-man out as a healthy scratch. The 30-year-old Lafferty is averaging 9:091 time-on-ice and has one goal in 10 games this season.

With David Pastrnak (undisclosed) and Pavel Zacha (undisclosed) added to a growing list of noteworthy injured players for the Bruins, Georgii Merkulov and Riley Tufte will draw into the lineup on Friday against the New York Rangers. The 27-year-old Tufte has spent most of the season with Providence (AHL), scoring 16 points (8G / 8A) in 13 games, but has one goal in three games with Boston.

With David Pastrnak (undisclosed) and Pavel Zacha (undisclosed) added to a growing list of noteworthy injured players for the Bruins, Georgii Merkulov and Riley Tufte will draw into the lineup on Friday against the New York Rangers. The 25-year-old Merkulov has spent the entirety of the 2025-26 season campaign in the AHL, scoring 14 points (6G / 8A) in 17 games.

With Michael Rasmussen returning from a three-game absence due to an injury, Soderblom will be the odd-man out of the lineup as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Soderblom is averaging 10:31 time-on-ice and has one goal in 12 games.