Mike Hoffman will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Carpenter to re-enter the lineup. Carpenter has 12 points (5G / 7A) in 58 games this season.

Mike Hoffman will draw back into the lineup on Tuesday, making Carpenter a healthy scratch. Carpenter has 12 points (5G / 7A) in 58 games this season.

Jack Studnicka will draw into the Sharks' lineup on Thursday, sending Carpenter to the press box as a healthy scratch. Carpenter has been a regular in the lineup for the Sharks but has only one point (1G / 0A) in his last 13 games.

Carpenter has not played since December 3rd, a 10-game absence, and was a game-time decision for the Sharks on Thursday after being activated from the injured reserve. The 32-year-old centre is on pace to play the most amount of games he has in three seasons and has a goal, four assists, 21 SOG, and two PIMs in 18 games played this season.

Carpenter has not played since December 3rd, a 10-game absence, and will be eligible to return to the lineup for the Sharks on Thursday after being activated from the injured reserve. The 32-year-old centre is on pace to play the most amount of games he has in three seasons and has a goal, four assists, 21 SOG, and two PIMs in 18 games played this season. In a corresponding move, the Sharks placed Givani Smith on IR.

Carpenter was surprisingly placed on the Injured Reserve Monday with a mid-body injury after playing the full game Sunday and picking up his first goal of the season. The 32-year-old centre is on pace to play the most amount of games he has in three seasons and has a goal, four assists, 21 SOG, and two PIMs in 18 games played this season.

Carpenter has been recalled from the Barracuda (AHL) in relation to Alexander Barabanov being placed on the injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Carpenter has 72 points (27G / 45A) in 330 career NHL games and will make his Sharks season debut at some point during Barabanov's absence. He is expected to line up on the third line with Nico Sturm and Mike Hoffman.

Carpenter has been recalled from the Barracuda (AHL) in relation to Alexander Barabanov being placed on the injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Carpenter has 72 points (27G / 45A) in 330 career NHL games and will likely make his Sharks season debut at some point during Barabanov's absence.

Carpenter had a goal, two assists, 17 SOG, 10 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 22 games with the New York Rangers in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV with San Jose. The 32-year-old centre has played for five NHL organizations since first cracking into the league with San Jose in 2015-16, picking up 27 goals and 72 points across 330 games played.

Carpenter will head down to Hartford (AHL) for the first time after collecting one goal, three points, 10 PIMs, 17 SOG and a -5 plus/minus in 21 games with the Rangers.

Carpenter was with the Blackhawks from 2020-2022 before being dealt to Calgary at the Trade Deadline. Carpenter finished the season with three goals and nine assists (12 points) in 67 games. Carpenter will battle with Sammy Blais, Dryden Hunt and Ryan Reaves for playing time in the Rangers' bottom-6.

Carpenter has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Mike Hardman (head laceration) in the lineup on Thursday. Carpenter was minus-1 in 10:23 TOI in his season debut.

Carpenter was held pointless with a minus-1 rating in 10:23 TOI in the Blackhawks season opener on Wednesday. Tonight he'll be replaced by Adam Gaudette.

Carpenter joins a growing list of Blackhawks in COVID-19 protocol and will keep him out for Sunday's rematch vs. the Blue Jackets. With Carpenter out, Matthew Highmore will draw back into the lineup.

Carpenter missed Sunday's game due to personal reasons but will replace Drake Caggiula (concussion protocol) in Vegas. Carpenter has just five assists in 16 games this season and will likely centre the fourth line on Wednesday.