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Murray is expected to start Thursday in Chicago.
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Nashville Predators News
Wedgewood (undisclosed) suffered a setback and is day-to-day; will not be available for Wednesday's game.
Wedgewood is 7-8-3 with a 2.92 GAA and .913 SV% but will not be available Wednesday vs. Arizona. Matthew Murray has been recalled from Texas (AHL) as his replacement but it does not seem Wedgewood will be out long.
Matthew Murray has been recalled from the Texas Stars (AHL).
Murray is 14-9-5 with a 2.36 GAA and .909 SV% with the Texas Stars (AHL) and has been recalled to Dallas Wednesday. Murray has yet to see NHL action when called up but if he does, he will make his NHL debut.
Kieffer Bellows will be a healthy scratch Wednesday vs. the Rangers.
Bellows has a goal, 27 SOG, a -9 plus/minus and six PIMs through 19 games between Philadelphia and the New York Islanders but will be a healthy scratch Wednesday. The return of James van Riemsdyk to the lineup led to Bellows heading to the press box.
The Wild have acquired Gustav Nyquist from the Blue Jackets for a 2023 fifth-round pick.
Nyquist had 10 goals, 12 assists, 97 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 48 games and has been dealt to the Minnesota Wild for a 2023 fifth-round pick.
Mark Jankowski has been recalled from Milwaukee (AHL).
The Predators have acquired Reid Schaefer, Tyson Barrie, a 2023 first-round pick and a fourth-round pick from the Oilers for Mattias Ekholm and a sixth-round pick.
Austin Rueschhoff has been acquired by Nashville for future considerations.
The Maple Leafs have acquired Luke Schenn from the Canucks for a 2023 third-round pick.
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Juuse Saros will start Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh.
Saros stopped 25 of 27 shots (.926 SV%) for his third-straight victory as he beat Arizona 6-2 in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been solid all year, with his 23-16-5 record, 2.80 GAA and .916 SV%. He will face the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have won their last two games and are fifth in the NHL in shots (33.7).
Luke Evangelista has been recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) for the first time in his career.
Evangelista had nine goals, 32 assists, 18 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 49 games in his first full season in Milwaukee (AHL) and has been recalled for the first time in his career Tuesday. The 21-year-old is Nashville's 2020, 2nd round pick (42 overall).
Kevin Gravel has been reassigned to Milwaukee (AHL).
Gravel has an assist, 12 SOG, two PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 14 games with the Predators but has been reassigned to Milwaukee (AHL) Monday. He returns to the minors, where he had a goal, 10 assists, 16 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 39 games prior to his last promotion.
The Predators have acquired Isaac Ratcliffe from Flyers for future considerations.
Ratcliffe was a second-round pick in 2017 but has yet to make an impact at the NHL level. The 6-foot-6, 200 lbs winger has appeared in just 10 NHL games in five years, spending all of 2023 in the AHL so far. In 26 games with Lehigh Valley, Ratcliffe has just four points (2G / 2A). He'll likely report to Milwaukee (AHL).
Parssinen is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, will not play Sunday.
Carrier (upper-body) returns to the Predators lineup on Sunday.
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Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Vinnie Hinostroza will draw back into the Sabres' lineup Sunday vs. Washington.
The Sabres recalled Vinnie Hinostroza from Rochester (AHL).
Wedgewood (undisclosed) is expected to return as the Stars' backup on Saturday.
Bellows will be a healthy scratch on Friday.
Bellows has one goal, 25 SOG, six PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 17 games this season with the Flyers but will be a healthy scratch Friday. Justin Braun will be taking his spot in Philadelphia's lineup.
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