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Smith (undisclosed) will return to the Oilers' crease on Wednesday.
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Ryan (COVID-19) will not play Wednesday in Toronto.
Ryan joins Connor McDavid and Tyson Barrie in COVID-19 protocol and will not play Wednesday. With two centres out, Kyle Turris and Colton Sceviour will likely have to shift to the middle of the ice.
McDavid (COVID-19) will not play Wednesday in Toronto.
The Oilers are in the middle of a tough stretch and things will get more difficult on Wednesday with McDavid, Tyson Barrie and Derek Ryan all in COVID-19 protocol. Ryan McLeod is expected to move into the top-6 with McDavid out.
The Sharks have placed Lane Pederson in COVID-19 protocol.
Pederson will not be available for Tuesday's game in Detroit and will likely miss all three games this week. In addition to Pederson, Logan Couture was also placed on the COVID-19 protocol list.
Smith is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
Smith recently returned to the crease but appeared to suffer a lower-body injury in the latter part of Friday's game. Iyla Konovalov has been called up to serve as Mikko Koskinen's backup on Saturday.
Nugent-Hopkins (undisclosed) will not play Saturday.
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Delia will start Saturday in Nashville.
Skinner was activated from the COVID-19 protocol list and is expected to play Saturday.
The Sabres described Skinner as an "option" to play Saturday but Skinner told reporters that he "feels good and could play," so expect to see him in the lineup.
Nurse was activated from COVID-19 protocol and is expected to be back in the lineup on Friday afternoon.
Nurse missed Wednesday's game in St. Louis while in COVID-19 protocol but is expected to be back in the lineup in New Jersey. The Oilers are also expected to get Jesse Puljujarvi and William Lagesson back.
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Smith will start Friday afternoon in New Jersey.
Nugent-Hopkins has cleared COVID-19 protocol and will play Wednesday.
Nugent-Hopkins missed the Oilers' last game but has cleared protocol and will play in St. Louis. Nugent-Hopkins has picked up 25 points (3G / 22A) in 28 games this season.
Hyman (upper-body) will return to the Oilers lineup on Wednesday.
Hyman has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but will play tonight in St. Louis. Hyman, who has scored 11 goals with eight assists (19 points) in 26 games this season, is expected to be back on the Oilers' top line with Connor McDavid.
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Smith will return to the Oilers crease on Wednesday.
The Penguins placed Kasperi Kapanen on the COVID-19 protocol.
Kapanen is the latest Penguin to join COVID-19 protocol, making him the eighth player since Boxing Day. The Penguins aren't scheduled to play until Sunday, but at this rate, there's a pretty good chance that it's postponed.
The Blackhawks have recalled Collin Delia from Rockford (AHL).
Marc-Andre Fleury was placed on the COVID-19 protocol list on Monday, so Delia comes up to serve as the Blackhawks' No.2 ahead of Wednesday's game. Delia has gone 4-4-1 with a 2.86 GAA and .907 SV% in nine AHL games this season.
Nurse has been added to the COVID-19 protocol list.
The Oilers have already been shut down through the Christmas break, so we'll see when they resume play next week. Nurse will likely be out until at least next Thursday.
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Skinner will start Saturday in Seattle.
Koekkoek (lower-body) has been activated from IR.
Koekkoek has been out since November 18th but is expected to be back in the lineup on Saturday. Koekkoek has just one assist in 11 games this season.
The Red Wings recalled Calvin Pickard from Grand Rapids (AHL).
Alex Nedeljkovic was added to COVID-19 protocol so Pickard is expected to serve as Thomas Greiss' backup on Saturday. Pickard has gone 9-7-2 with a 2.47 GAA and .926 SV% in 19 AHL games this season.
Nugent-Hopkins has been placed in COVID-19 protocol.
Nugent-Hopkins is the second Oilers player to go into COVID-19 protocol, joining Ryan McLeod. Nugent-Hopkins will likely miss at least 10 days.
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