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Thompson (upper-body) will play Saturday vs. the Flames.

Thompson had missed the Sabres' skate Thursday due to an upper-body which led to some speculation that there may be an injury to worry about, but the all-star will play Saturday vs. the Flames. It is a sigh of relief for the Sabres, as Thompson leads them with 34 goals, 34 assists, 200 SOG, 24 PIMs and a +15 plus/minus through 50 games this season.

Tage Thompson
Byram (lower-body) is expected to be back in the Avalanche lineup on Tuesday.

Byram last played on Nov. 4th due to a lower-body injury but will rejoin the surging Colorado Avalanche Tuesday. The 21-year-old prospect had started his sophomore season off strong, with two goals, three assists, 11 SOG and a +3 plus/minus through his first 10 games prior to going down for months with the injury.

Bowen Byram
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will start Wednesday vs. Carolina.

Luukkonen allowed two goals on 35 shots (.943 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by Minnesota in his previous start. The 23-year-old has been solid in his 20 starts this season, with his 13-5-2 record, .900 SV% and 3.26 GAA. He will take on the red-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who came back from 4-1 on Tuesday vs. Los Angeles to extend their winning streak to six games.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is in the starter's net for Wednesday's morning skate.

Luukkonen allowed two goals on 35 shots (.943 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak as he was defeated by Minnesota in his previous start. The 23-year-old has been solid in his 20 starts this season, with his 13-5-2 record, .900 SV% and 3.26 GAA. He will take on the red-hot Carolina Hurricanes, who came back from 4-1 on Tuesday vs. Los Angeles to extend their winning streak to six games.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Thompson is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Thompson was not on the ice for Monday's practice and is considered day-to-day. This leaves Thompson's status for Wednesday's game vs. Carolina in question. It's unclear when Thompson suffered the injury, as he finished Saturday's game in Minnesota with 20:58 TOI.

Tage Thompson
Reimer will start Friday in Carolina.

Reimer allowed three goals on 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second straight loss as he was beaten by Detroit in his last start. The 34-year-old veteran netminder is having the worst season of his 13-year career, with his 8-14-5 record, 3.25 GAA and .896 SV%. He takes on his old team in Carolina, who have won five of their last six games after a 3-2 overtime win over Dallas last game.

James Reimer