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Eklund will be scratched Sunday in Boston.
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San Jose Sharks News
Liljegren will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Georgiev will start Saturday afternoon in Ottawa.
Liljegren will be a healthy scratch on Monday.
Liljegren was in the lineup on Saturday but will sit with Justin Holl (illness) returning to the lineup.
The Avalanche have recalled Martin Kaut from Colorado (AHL).
Kaut has picked up two assists in his first two AHL games this season and could make his season debut with Colorado on Tuesday. The Avalanche played with just 11 forwards on Saturday, so both Kaut and Mikhail Maltsev should draw in vs. the Capitals.
Liljegren will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup on Saturday.
With Justin Holl out, Liljegren will make his season debut vs. the Senators. The 22-year-old, former first-round pick, Liljegren has one assist in 13 career NHL games.
The Panthers have placed Markus Nutivaara (undisclosed) on injured reserve.
Nutivaara was on the ice for Wednesday's practice but was placed on IR later in the day. With Nutivaara on IR, Matt Kiersted is expected to draw into the lineup for the Panthers season opener.
Goalie Start
Georgiev led the Rangers onto the ice for warmups.
The Jets have signed Evgeny Svechnikov to a one-year deal worth $750K.
Svechnikov was in Jets' training camp on a PTO and earned a one-year deal. Svechnikov is a former first-round pick (No.19 overall) of the Detroit Red Wings but injuries stunted his development over the years. In 41 career NHL games with Detroit, the 24-year-old had five goals and seven assists (12 points).
White will have surgery on his dislocated shoulder and will miss 4-to-6 months.
White was injured in Monday's preseason game and will require surgery to repair a dislocated shoulder and will be out until at least early-February. With White out, the Senators signed Tyler Ennis to a one-year deal worth $900K to fill his spot on the roster for the start of the 2021-22 season.
Knyzhov (undisclosed) is questionable for the start of the season.
The Sharks are hopeful that Knyzhov will be able to start skating on his own by the end of the week. Knyzhov isn't expected to be available for the preseason, putting his status for the Sharks' season opener in doubt. With Knyzhov likely out, Santeri Hatakka or Jacob Middleton could make the team out of training camp.
The Senators have signed Zack Ostapchuk to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Sharks have re-signed Noah Gregor to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Senators have signed Scott Sabourin to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Panthers have signed Joe Thornton to a one-year contract.
The Hurricanes have signed Andrew Poturalski to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Blues have signed Nathan Todd to a one-year, entry-level contract.
The Sabres have signed Jimmy Schuldt to a one-year contract.
The Kraken have signed Alex Wennberg to a three-year contract worth $13.5 million ($4.5M AAV).
The Panthers have signed Lucas Carlsson to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
Carlsson was a fourth-round pick of the Blackhawks and was traded to the Panthers as part of the deal that sent Henrik Borgstrom and Brett Connolly to Chicago. Carlssson had one assist in 12 games with the Blackhawks last year, as well as 12 points (3G / 9A) in 18 games between his two AHL homes. The Panthers don't have the strongest blueline at the moment, so he could factor into their top-6 at some point in 2021-22.
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