The forward was a healthy scratch since last playing November 1st but will be back in the Sharks' lineup Friday. He has two goals and five points with a +2 plus/minus through 11 games this season.

The forward was a healthy scratch since last playing November 1st but will be back in the Sharks' lineup Friday. He has two goals and five points with a +2 plus/minus through 11 games this season.

Bowers was drafted in the 1st round of the 2017 draft, 28th overall. Prior to his promotion with the Colorado Eagles in the AHL, he had two goals and six points in 10 games played. He will make his NHL debut Thursday vs. Nashville.

Bowers was drafted in the 1st round of the 2017 draft, 28th overall. He has yet to play an NHL game but so far in the AHL with the Colorado Eagles, he has two goals and six points in 10 games played.

Kaut has been up and down consistently this season but when he does play, has contributed a goal and an assist along with a +2 plus/minus rating across eight games played. He was recalled from Colorado of the AHL on Tuesday.

Orlov was listed as a game-time decision after picking up a lower-body injury in Saturday's game. The Capitals will be really shorthanded on the back-end with both Orlov and John Carlson unavailable.

Orlov left Saturday's game with a lower-body injury and missed Sunday's practice. He'll be a game-time decision vs. the Oilers, so monitor his status as the Capitals hit the ice for warmups at 7:30 PM ET. His availability will be key for the Capitals, who will be without John Carlson for the fifth straight game.



White was scratched in San Jose on Thursday but will replace Patric Hornqvist in the lineup on Saturday. Since joining the Panthers, White has three goals and five assists (eight points) in 10 games.

Liljegren has missed the first 11 games of the season with a groin injury that he suffered in the pre-season. Liljegren will replace Victor Mete in the lineup and skate on a pair with Morgan Rielly.

Carlsson will head to the press box vs. San Jose after playing in only his second game of the season his last time out. So far in both games, he has zero points, two SOG and a -1 rating while averaging 10:06 ATOI.

Head coach Paul Maurice announced Thursday that Colin White would miss their game as he is "minorly nicked up". White has been enjoying a resurgent season after joining the Panthers in the offseason, putting up eight points (3G/5A) and 14 SOG through 10 games played.

Head Coach Sheldon Keefe confirmed Wednesday that the plan is for Timothy Liljegran to make his debut Saturday after missing the early part of the season due to hernia surgery. The Maple Leafs will gladly welcome back their 2017 1st round pick (17th overall) who has picked up five goals, 24 points and a +11 plus/minus across 74 career games played across the last three seasons.

Nedeljkovic will be looking to bounce back after a six-goal, 35-save (.854 SV%) loss against the New Jersey Devils his last time out. Nedeljkovic has struggled this season as he has taken a back seat to Ville Husson. He hopes to improve his ugly .890 SV% and 3.96 GAA. He faces an offensively strong Sabres team coming off a 4-3 overtime win over Chicago. Buffalo surprisingly ranks 5th in the NHL in goals for per game (3.63).

Regenda has been sent down to San Diego of the AHL Monday. The 22-year-old collected his first two career points (2A) in his third career game on October 17th vs. the New York Rangers. He has two assists through five games prior to the demotion.

Nedeljkovic will be looking to bounce back after a six-goal, 35-save (.854 SV%) loss against the New Jersey Devils his last time out. Nedeljkovic has struggled this season as he has taken a back seat to Ville Husson. He will be hoping to improve on his ugly .890 SV% and 3.96 GAA. He faces an offensively strong Sabres team coming off a 4-3 overtime win over Chicago. Buffalo surprisingly ranks 5th in the NHL in goals for per game (3.63).


With the announcement that Valeri Nichuskin will not play Friday, Martin Kaut will draw back into the Avalanche lineup.

The Red Wings' goalie carousel continues Tuesday as Alex Nedeljkovic takes the crease after losing his last outing in overtime, 4-3 while facing 29 shots (.862 SV%). He backed up Ville Husso in the Wings' previous game where they beat the Ducks 5-1. Detroit will host New Jersey on their second game of their back-to-back Tuesday after they had their worst loss of the season Monday, dropping a 6-3 contest to Washington.

The Red Wings' goalie carousel continues Tuesday as Alex Nedeljkovic takes the crease after losing his last outing in overtime, 4-3 while facing 29 shots (.862 SV%). He backed up Ville Husso in the Wings' previous game where they beat the Ducks 5-1. Detroit will host New Jersey on their second game of their back-to-back Tuesday after they had their worst loss of the season Monday, dropping a 6-3 contest to Washington.
