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Zegras will come out of the Ducks lineup on Saturday.
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Zegras will return to the Ducks lineup on Monday.
Zegras was a healthy scratch for the first time on Saturday but will get right back into the lineup on Monday. The rookie forward has tallied just one assist and 11 shots in his first six NHL games.
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Zegras will come out of the Ducks lineup on Saturday.
Konecny (COVID-19) will return to the Flyers lineup on Tuesday.
Konecny has been sidelined since February 7th but will return to the lineup Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Konecny, who has eight points (5G / 3A) in 12 games, will replace Nicolas Aube-Kubel and skate on the fourth line with Connor Bunnaman and Michael Raffl.
Ristolainen will be back in the Sabres lineup on Saturday.
Ristolainen has been out since January 31st after testing positive for COVID-19 but is back in game shape and set to play Saturday vs. the Flyers. Expect him to play on the top power-play unit, as he was before he got sick.
Gilbert underwent facial surgery and will miss 4-to-6 weeks.
Gilbert was hurt in a fight with Keegan Kolesar last Tuesday and will miss at least one month after undergoing surgery. Gilbert was moved to injured reserve.
Zegras was recalled from San Diego (AHL) and is expected to make his NHL debut on Monday.
The Ducks promoted their top prospect on Sunday and he should make his NHL debut on Monday. Zegras skated with Sam Steel and Jakob Silfverberg in Sunday's practice, paving the way for him to play in the top-6 right away. The 19-year-old had nine points (4G / 5A) in his first eight AHL games.
Deslauriers will come out of the Ducks lineup on Thursday.
Konecny (COVID-19) will not play Thursday vs. New York.
The Flyers will return to the ice for the first time in 10 days after a COVID-19 outbreak but will do so without six regulars. Konecny, Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek, Justin Braun, Oskar Lindblom and Scott Laughton will all miss Tuesday's game against the Rangers.
Juulsen will be back in the Panthers lineup on Monday.
Simmonds will miss six weeks with a broken wrist.
As reported yesterday, Simmonds will miss an extended period of time after breaking his wrist on Saturday. With Simmonds out on Monday, Rasmus Sandin will make his season debut as the seventh defenseman.
Simmonds is expected to miss an extended period of time with a hand injury.
Sanheim scratched Sunday due to an undisclosed injury.
Couturier was activated from IR and is expected to play Sunday.
Couturier (ribs) will be a game-time decision on Sunday.
Couturier has been out since January 15th but was a full participant in Saturday's practice and may be available for Sunday's afternoon game. Head coach Alain Vigneault said that Couturier is close but wouldn't commit to him playing Sunday.
Ristolainen was added to the COVID-19 reserve list on Tuesday.
Konecny will draw back into the Flyers lineup on Sunday.
Konecny is expected to be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Konecny was held without a shot in 17:33 TOI in Thursday's win and has just one assist and one shot in his last three games. Head coach Alain Vigneault was displeased with his top-6 despite the win and it looks like he was particularly unhappy with Konecny, who could be a healthy scratch on Saturday. Konecny stayed on for extra work with the scratches following the morning skate, so look for Samuel Morin to replace him vs. the Islanders.
The Panthers have demoted Owen Tippett to the taxi squad.
This was a necessary move if Markus Nutivaara is to make his season debut, so Tippett goes to the taxi squad and either Juho Lammikko or Ryan Lomberg will replace him upfront.
The Jets have placed Nate Thompson (lower-body) on IR.
Thompson played just 3:10 TOI before leaving Thursday's game in Ottawa with a lower-body injury. Moving him to IR means that he will miss at lest the next three games. Kristian Vesalainen is expected to replace him in the lineup on Saturday.
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