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Back Malenstyn will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing finger surgery

Malenstyn will miss 6-8 weeks after blocking a shot against Vegas in the Capitals' previous game. He will undergo surgery to stabilize a finger fracture. In five games with Washington this season, he has two points (1G/1A) and four shots, while averaging only 8:34 TOI.

Beck Malenstyn
Felix Sandstrom will start Wednesday vs. Toronto

Sandstrom stopped 22 of 24 shots in a tough, 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks in his last start. Wednesday will mark Sandstrom's third straight start in the second game of back-to-backs, where he has understandably struggled with an 0-2-0 record along with his .900 SV%. He faces the Toronto Maple Leafs who are currently on a four-game losing streak and rank a surprising 26th in the NHL in GF/GP with 2.7.

Felix Sandstrom
James Reimer will start Thursday vs. Florida

Reimer stopped 22 of 26 shots (.846 SV%) as he took the loss his last time out to Tampa Bay. The 34-year-old veteran netminder has struggled to get wins (2-5-0) despite posting a decent .914 SV% and 2.77 GAA. He will face the Florida Panthers who lead the league in shots on goal per game (39.5) and lost their last time out 3-1 to Arizona.

James Reimer
Sandstrom will likely start Wednesday in Toronto.

Sandstrom stopped 22 of 24 shots in a tough, 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks in his last start. Wednesday will mark Sandstrom's third straight start in the second game of back-to-backs, where he has understandably struggled with an 0-2-0 record along with his .900 SV%. He faces the Toronto Maple Leafs who are currently on a four-game losing streak and rank a surprising 26th in the NHL in GF/GP with 2.7.

Felix Sandstrom
Peyton Krebs will be back in the Sabres lineup Thursday

Krebs draws back into the Sabres lineup after being a healthy scratch for Buffalo's last two games. the 21-year-old prospect is yet to score his first goal of the season but has one assist and four PIM across four games so far in 2022-23.

Peyton Krebs
Samuelsson (lower-body) is expected to miss a few weeks.

Samuelsson went down awkwardly in a collision with Curtis Lazar on Saturday and is expected to miss a few weeks. This is probably the best-case scenario because it looked like the injury may have been serious when it first happened. Owen Power and Ilya Lyubushkin have been skating with Rasmus Dahlin since Samuelsson got hurt.

Mattias Samuelsson
Reimer led the Sharks onto the ice for warmups.

Reimer is coming off a 30-save shutout his last time out as the Sharks beat the Flyers 3-0 Sunday night. He is having a strong start to his 2022-23 season, ranking eighth in the NHL in SV% (.933) while posting a 2.21 GAA. They will take on the Pacific-leading Vegas Golden Knights who rank 10th in the NHL in SOG per game (34.1) and are coming off a 3-1 victory to Toronto last night.

James Reimer
Reimer was the first goalie off of the ice at the Sharks morning skate.

Reimer is coming off a 30-save shutout his last time out as the Sharks beat the Flyers 3-0 Sunday night. He is having a strong start to his 2022-23 season, ranking eighth in the NHL in SV% (.933) while posting a 2.21 GAA. They will take on the Pacific-leading Vegas Golden Knights who rank 10th in the NHL in SOG per game (34.1) and are coming off a 3-1 victory to Toronto last night.

James Reimer