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Jeff Petry will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. Columbus.

Petry will be a healthy scratch on defence for the Red Wings Monday night after dressing seven defencemen in their previous matchup. In two games this season, Petry has zero points, -2 plus/minus, four penalty minutes, and six hits. The move allows Austin Czarnik to make his season debut.

Jeff Petry
Mackie Samoskevich will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. New Jersey.

Samoskevich was held without a point in his first two career NHL games to start the 2022-23 season and will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. New Jersey. The 20-year-old forward was Florida's 2021 first-round pick (21st overall) and surprised some by cracking the teams roster early in camp. He will be replaced by Justin Sourdif on the Panthers' third line.

Mackie Samoskevich
Sergei Bobrovsky is in the starters' crease for Monday's morning skate.

Bobrovsky is likely to tend the crease in game three of the season for the Florida Panthers as they look to get things on track after an uninspired start. The Panthers have been outscored 8-4 in their first two games (0-2-0) and seem to be lacking the magic they displayed during their Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup Finals. The teams' poor performance has been mirrored by Bobrovsky, who has a forgettable 3.64 GAA and .873 SV% to start the season. Things won't get easier for Bobrovsky and the Panthers on Monday night as they face off against the high-octane offence of the New Jersey Devils, who are 1-0-1 to start the season. The Panthers are listed as +152 road underdogs as they search for the first victory.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Tomas Nosek (lower-body) is day-to-day and will miss Monday's game vs. Florida.

Nosek failed to pick up a point in both games played so far this season but has one shot and is average 12:10 TOI and will miss Monday's matchup vs. Florida as he is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The 31-year-old signed a one-year, $1 million deal in the offseason with New Jersey joining his fourth NHL team. Nosek reached the 400 career games mark in the Devils' previous game and has 42 goals and 101 points during that span across nine seasons.

Tomas Nosek
Bobrovsky will start Saturday afternoon in Winnipeg.

Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 21 shots in the Panthers' loss in Minnesota on Thursday. Bobrovsky was outplayed by Filip Gustavsson, but it wasn't a bad start for the veteran netminder. He struggled in two games against the Jets (.857 SV%) a season ago and was 10-11-1 with a 3.27 GAA and .892 SV% on the road.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Jack Studnicka has been recalled on an emergency basis from Abbotsford (AHL).

Vancouver played their opening night victory vs. Edmonton with only 17 skaters and have been granted the right to recall Jack Studnicka on an emergency basis from Abbotsford (AHL) without it effecting the teams' salary cap. The 24-year-old centre had four goals, four assists, 65 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -12 plus/minus in 48 games with Vancouver and Boston in 2022-23 and will be looking to stick with the team longer than his original emergency call up.

Jack Studnicka
Anton Lundell (undisclosed) participated in morning skate but is a game-time decision vs. Minnesota.

Lundell missed the Panthers' practice Wednesday for precautionary reasons but took part in Thursday's morning skate ahead of their game vs. Minnesota and is still. game-time decision for the affiar. The 22-year-old is entering his third full NHL season with Florida and had 12 goals, 21 assists, 152 SOG, 43 PIMs, and a +1 plus/minus in his sophomore campaign in 2022-23. The Panthers should provide an injury update closer to warmups Thursday.

Anton Lundell
Sam Bennett (lower body) will miss the Panthers' season opener and did not travel with the team.

Bennett will not be ready for the Panthers' opening game of the season as he did not travel with the team as he recovers from a lower-body injury. Last season, Bennett scored 40 points (16G / 24A) in 63 games for the Panthers while predominantly playing in a second-line role. Eetu Luostarinen, who recorded 43 points (17G / 26A) in 82 games last season, is expected to handle some extra responsibility on the second line and second powerplay unit during Bennett's absence.

Sam Bennett
Bobrovsky will start the Panthers' season opener in Minnesota.

In 50 games last season (24-20-3), Bobrovsky posted a very pedestrian 3.07 GAA and .901 SV% before ultimately losing priority in the crease to, then-Panthers' backup, Alex Lyon down the stretch. Bobrovsky regained his composure in the postseason, leading the Panthers to the Stanley Cup Finals with a 2.78 GAA and .915 SV% in 19 games (12-6-0). Bobrovsky is coming off a lacklustre preseason, posting a 2.75 GAA and .883 SV% in three games (1-2-0), and has been frustratingly inconsistent since joining the Panthers in 2019-20. It's difficult to predict what to expect from Bobrovsky as the Panthers are listed as +114 road underdogs in their season-opener against the Minnesota Wild.

Sergei Bobrovsky
Anton Lundell is a game-time decision vs. Minnesota after missing practice for precautionary reasons.

Lundell missed the Panthers' practice Wednesday for precautionary reasons and is expected to play in their opener vs. Minnesota on Thursday but is a game-time decision. The 22-year-old is entering his third full NHL season with Florida and had 12 goals, 21 assists, 152 SOG, 43 PIMs, and a +1 plus/minus in his sophomore campaign in 2022-23. The Panthers should provide an injury update closer to game-time Thursday.

Anton Lundell
Calgary has claimed A.J. Greer from the Boston Bruins.

Greer played his first full NHL season last year, tallying 12 points (5G / 7A) and 114 PIM in 61 games for the Bruins. The former 39th overall pick of the Colorado Avalanche in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft will likely serve as a depth forward this season for the Flames.

A.J. Greer
Bennett (lower-body) is doubtful for the Panthers' season opener and will likely miss "a couple weeks."

Bennett is unlikely to be ready for the opening game of the season and could miss two weeks as he recovers from a lower-body injury. Last season, Bennett scored 40 points (16G / 24A) in 63 games for the Panthers while predominantly playing in a second-line role. Eetu Luostarinen, who recorded 43 points (17G / 26A) in 82 games last season, is expected to handle some extra responsibility on the second line and second powerplay unit during Bennett's absence.

Sam Bennett
Carter Verhaeghe is day-to-day with muscle tightness but is expected to be ready for the start of the year.

Verhaeghe was forced to miss Florida's training camp skate Friday as he is day-to-day with muscle tightness but is expected to be ready for opening night after facing a similar injury last preseason. The 28-year-old left-winger had a breakout season in 2023-24 with 42 goals, 31 assists, 46 PIMs, 275 SOG and a +10 plus/minus. He is entering his fifth NHL season and has 93 goals and 177 points in 254 career games played.

Carter Verhaeghe
Ekblad (shoulder) is expected to miss the start of the 2023-24 season.

Panthers GM Barry Zito did not have a definitive timetable for when Ekblad is expected to make his season debut but said it's safe to assume he'll be back between "November to January." That timeline doesn't clarify Ekblad's status, but more detailed updates could become available throughout training camp.

Aaron Ekblad
Ekblad (shoulder) is expected to be back in "a month or two."

Both Ekblad and Brandon Montour underwent offseason shoulder surgery, and GM Bill Zito said they're "on time" and are expected to be back in "a month or two." This puts both defensemen on pace to be ready close to the start of the regular season. The Panthers play just eight games in October, so even if Ekblad misses the start of the season, he may not miss too many games.

Aaron Ekblad
The Red Wings have acquired Jeff Petry from the Canadiens for Gustav Lindstrom and a conditional 2025 4th-round pick.

Petry was traded to the Canadiens as a part of the Erik Karlsson trade a couple of weeks ago, and 25 percent of his salary was retained then. Detroit getting him with an additional 50 percent retained means he'll come in at $2.344M AAV for the next two seasons. The 35-year-old is a Michigan native and is coming off a 31-point (5G / 26A) season, appearing in just 61 games for the Penguins.

Jeff Petry
The Canadiens acquired Jeff Petry in a three-way trade with the Penguins and Sharks.

Petry surprisingly returns to Montreal after just one season after being included as part of a three-way trade which saw Erik Karlsson head to Pittsburgh and three players and a 1st-round pick head to San Jose. The 35-year-old defensemen left Montreal for Pittsburgh after eight seasons and had five goals, 26 assists, 113 SOG, 24 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus in 61 games in 2022-23.

Jeff Petry
Florida has signed Eetu Luostarinen to a three-year, $9 million contract extension ($3,000,000 AAV).

Luostarinen had 17 goals, 26 assists, 132 SOG, 28 PIMs and a +19 plus/minus through 82 games with Florida in 2022-23 and has signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension ($3,000,000 AAV). The 24-year-old centre joined Florida after one short season in Carolina in 2020-21 and has 29 goals, 78 points and 259 SOG through 212 career games.

Eetu Luostarinen
New Jersey has signed Tomas Nosek to a one-year, $1 million contract.

Nosek had seven goals, 11 assists, 69 SOG, 48 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus through 66 games played with Boston in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, $1 million contract with New Jersey. The 30-year-old centre will be joining his fourth NHL team and he has 42 goals, 101 points and 146 PIMs across 398 career games played.

Tomas Nosek