Nutivaara (undisclosed) will make his season debut on Friday.
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San Jose Sharks News
Goalie Start
Vanecek will start Wednesday vs. the Red Wings.
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Eklund will draw back into the Sharks lineup on Tuesday.
Eklund was a healthy scratch in Boston on Sunday but will be back in the lineup in Nashville. Eklund, who has three assists in his first four NHL games, will skate on a line with Tomas Hertl and Kevin Labanc.
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Eklund will be scratched Sunday in Boston.
Liljegren will draw into the Maple Leafs lineup on Saturday.
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Georgiev will start Saturday afternoon in Ottawa.
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Vanecek will start Saturday afternoon vs. the Flames.
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Vanecek will start Thursday.
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.
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Vanecek will start Saturday vs. the Lightning.
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Vanecek was the first goalie off of the ice at the Capitals morning skate.
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.
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Georgiev led the Rangers onto the ice for warmups.
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Vanecek will start the Capitals' season opener vs. the Rangers.
Vanecek went 21-10-4 with a 2.69 GAA and .908 SV% in his rookie season with the Capitals. This offseason he was lost in the expansion draft but was re-acquired for a 2023 second-round pick after the Kraken signed Philipp Grubauer. Head coach Peter Laviolette said that Vanceck “separated himself a little bit” in training camp and that’s why he gets the nod on opening night.
Goalie Start
Vanecek was the first goalie off of the ice at the Capitals' morning skate.
Vanecek went 21-10-4 with a 2.69 GAA and .908 SV% in his rookie season with the Capitals. This offseason he was lost in the expansion draft but was re-acquired for a 2023 second-round pick after the Kraken signed Philipp Grubauer. Head coach Peter Laviolette said that Vanceck “separated himself a little bit” in training camp and that’s why he gets the nod on opening night.
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.
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