Bean suffered a torn labrum on November 15th and underwent successful surgery on November 23rd. Expect Bean to be sidelined until early April, likely ending his 2022-23 seaosn.
Miromanov will likely serve as an extra defenseman in Pittsburgh, with Alex Pietrangelo sidelined due a personal matter. If Miromanov ends up playing, he will replace Ben Hutton in the lineup.
Bahl will make his second appearance with the Devils after being recalled from Utica (AHL) after collecting one assist and two PIMs in a quick three-game stint with the club. Bahl previously had a short three-game showing with New Jersey this year where he failed to pick up any points but also had two PIMs.
Cicek will head to the press box as Radik Simek returns from injury Friday. He has had a solid five games filling in as the Sharks' sixth defenseman, picking up two assists and five PIMs in limited minutes.
Bean had left the Blue Jackets' previous contests after playing only 8:55 TOI after leaving with a shoulder injury. He will be out a while which is a huge hit to the already decimated by-injury Blue Jackets. He was enjoying a strong season, as he had one goal and six points through his first 14 games played with 16 SOG.
Hanley has been a healthy scratch since October 29th but will draw back into the Stars' lineup Thursday when they take on Florida. He will replace Colin Miller and will hope to improve on his four shots and zero points through three games played while only averaging 12:22 ATOI.
Bean had left the Blue Jackets' previous contests after playing only 8:55 TOI after leaving with an upper-body injury. He will be out a while which is a huge hit to the already decimated by-injury Blue Jackets. He was enjoying a strong season, as he had one goal and six points through his first 14 games played with 16 SOG.
Cicek will replace the injured defenseman Radek Simek who was placed on injured reserve Monday. In 10 games with San Jose of the AHL, Cicek has yet to pick up a point but has 10 PIMs and is a -4 plus/minus. He will make his NHL debut Tuesday vs. the Vegas Golden Knights.
Cicek will replace the injured defenseman Radek Simek who was placed on injured reserve Monday. In 10 games with San Jose of the AHL, Cicek has yet to pick up a point but has 10 PIMs and is a -4 plus/minus. He will make his NHL debut if he draws into the Sharks lineup whenever that may be.
Huberdeau missed the last three games with a lower-body injury but is expected to be back in the lineup vs. the Kings. Huberdeau has had a slow start to the season, posting just one goal and five assists (six points) in 11 games.
Frost will be a healthy scratch on the back end of the Flyers' back-to-back for the first time this season. In nine games prior to heading to the press box, he had two goals and an assist to go along with 13 SOG.
Jake Bean will miss his first game of the 2022-23 season due to illness. The four-year veteran has been enjoying a nice start to his year, with four points (1G/3A) and 10 SOG through eight games played.
Hunt was waived earlier in the week by the New York Rangers after scoring a goal and two shots in his first three games prior to the transaction. Colorado will be Hunt's fourth team in six years, collecting 13 goals and 41 points across 168 career games played.
Hunt was waived earlier in the week by the New York Rangers after scoring a goal and two shots in his first three games prior to the transaction. Colorado will be Hunt's fourth team in six years, collecting 13 goals and 41 points across 168 career games played.
Hunt was a healthy scratch for the season opener, but he will replace Vitaly Kravtsov (upper-body), who is not on the road trip. Hunt had six goals and 11 assists (17 points) in 76 games a season ago.
Farabee is three and a half months removed from disk replacement surgery and will be in the opening night lineup vs. New Jersey. Farabee, who had 34 points (17G / 17A) in 63 games last season, will skate on the third line with Noah Cates and Owen Tippett.
Weegar signs an 8 X $6.25 million contract with the Flames after being acquired in the offseason as part of the Jonathan Huberdeau and Matthew Tkachuk mega deal. The 28-year-old comes off an 8-goal, 44-point breakout season in 2021-22 fueled by a career-high 23:22 average time-on-ice. He was one of 13 defensemen last season to pass 200 shots (203) finishing ninth in plus/minus (+40) across the entire NHL.
In order to make room for Kadri, the Flames are reportedly trading Sean Monahan to the Montreal Canadiens. Kadri is coming off of a career-best 87 points (28G / 59A) in 71 games with the Avalanche. He added 15 points (7G / 8A) in 16 playoff games, winning the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche.
