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Jones will draw into the Ducks lineup on Friday.
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Jones is not on the ice for warmups and will not play in the Ducks season opener.
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Smith will start the Oilers season opener.
Smith separated himself from Mikko Koskinen last season and ended up starting 54 percent of the Oilers games, going 21-6-2 with a 2.31 GAA and .923 SV%. It was a resurgent year for the veteran netminder, who struggled mightily in his debut season with the Oilers. If all goes well in 2022, he should start the lion’s share of the Oilers games and their high-powered offence could make him a valuable fantasy option.
The Predators have signed Mattias Ekholm to a four-year contract extension worth $25.0 million ($6.25M AAV).
Janmark remains in COVID-19 protocol and will not play on Tuesday.
Janmark will miss the Golden Knights season opener, so Pavel Dorofeyev will make his NHL debut on the fourth line. Monitor Janmark's status prior to Thursday's game in Los Angeles.
Janmark is in COVID-19 protocol and questionable for the Golden Knight season opener.
The Oilers have re-signed Slater Koekkoek to a two-year contract.
The Oilers have re-signed Tyler Benson to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Ducks have signed Max Jones to a three-year contract extension worth $3.885 million ($1.295M AAV).
The Oilers have re-signed Stuart Skinner to a two-year, two-way contract.
The Oilers have signed Darnell Nurse to an eight-year contract extension worth $74 million.
The Avalanche have signed Ryan Murray to a one-year contract.
The Coyotes have re-signed Cam Dineen to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Golden Knights have signed Mattias Janmark to a one-year contract worth $2.0 million.
The Oilers have signed Zach Hyman to a seven-year contract worth $38.5 million ($5.5M AAV).
The Red Wings have signed Calvin Pickard to a one-year contract extension.
The Oilers have signed Mike Smith to a two-year contract extension.
Smith struggled in 2020 but the Oilers brought him back for 2021 and he flourished. At age-38, Smith went 21-6-2 with a 2.31 GAA and .923 SV% in 32 games and will head into 2021-22 as the Oilers' No.1 starting goalie with a more certain future after signing a two-year contract.
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Kulak will draw into the Habs lineup for Game 4.
The Oilers have signed Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to an eight-year, $41 million contract extension.
The Bruins have signed Trent Frederic to a two-year, $2.1 million contract extension.
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