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Montour will not play on Monday.
Montour was acquired from the Ducks on Sunday and will meet the team in Toronto but will not play on Monday. Montour will likely make his debut Tuesday in Philadelphia.
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Seattle Kraken News
The Sabres have acquired Brandon Montour from the Ducks for Brendan Guhle and a conditional first-round pick.
Montour was originally a second-round pick (No.55 overall) in 2014 and has become a trusted defenseman in Anaheim. Montour has five goals and 20 assists (25 points) while averaging 22:40 TOI/gm through 62 games this season. Montour projects to take Matt Hunwick’s spot in the Sabres lineup and will likely skate in their top-4.
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Stephenson will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
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Grubauer led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
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Hayden will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Monday.
Hayden was a healthy scratch on Saturday but the Blackhawks fourth line shuffle will continue on Monday. Hayden will replace Chris Kunitz and enters play with four points (3G / 1A), a minus-12 rating and 28 shots in 42 games this season.
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Hayden will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
The Blackhawks fourth line shuffle continues as Hayden will be replaced by Brendan Perlini on Saturday.
Schultz (leg) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play vs. the Flames.
Schultz (leg) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Schultz continues to skate with the Penguins in practice but his status for Saturday’s game remains up in the air. Schultz has been out since October 13th but his return can’t come soon enough, with Olli Maatta out indefinitely.
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Grubauer will start Tuesday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Grubauer allowed five goals on 28 shots in Colorado’s loss to Minnesota on January 23rd. Since mid-December, Grubauer has gone 1-4-0 with a 4.12 GAA and .862 SV% in his last seven starts. Grubauer was great in Washington but has not had the same success in Colorado but has a nice matchup vs. a Blue Jackets team that has lost five in a row.
The Penguins have acquired Jared McCann and Nick Bjugstad from the Panthers for Derick Brassard, Riley Sheahan, a 2019 2nd round pick and two 2019 4th round picks.
The Stars have acquired Jamie Oleksiak from the Penguins for a 2019 fourth-round draft pick.
The Penguins acquired Oleksiak from the Stars last season for the very same fourth-round pick that the Stars just sent back to them. It was essentially an 83-game loan, where Oleksiak had eight goals and 17 assists (25 points). The move frees up $2.1375M in cap space for the Penguins.
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Grubauer will start Wednesday vs. the Wild.
Grubauer gave up six goals on 20 shots in Winnipeg back on January 8th. Semyon Varlamov had an extended run in Colorado’s crease but Grubauer will get a shot at the Wild on Wednesday. The 27-year-old has gone 4-2-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .894 SV% at the Pepsi Center this season.
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McCann will draw back into the Panthers lineup on Sunday.
McCann was scratched in Calgary on Friday but will be back in the lineup on Sunday. McCann has seven goals and 10 assists (17 points) in 41 games this season.
Dunn (lower-body) will miss his second straight game.
Dunn was originally believed to be a healthy scratch on Tuesday but the Blues confirmed that he is dealing with a lower-body injury. With Dunn out, Alex Pietrangelo and Connor Parayko will man the points on the Blues’ power-play units.
The Ducks have reassigned Josh Mahura to San Diego (AHL).
Mahura has split his campaign between the AHL and NHL. Mahura has nine points (1G / 8A) in 14 games with San Diego and five points (1G / 4A) in 17 games with Anaheim.
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Hayden will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Wednesday.
Hayden has been a healthy scratch for the last two games and three of the last four but will replace Chris Kunitz on Wednesday. The fourth liner has just two goals and one assist in 31 games.
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Grubauer will start Tuesday in Winnipeg.
Grubauer allowed one goal on 25 shots in Colorado’s win over the Rangers last Friday. The victory snapped a four-game losing skid for Grubauer, who will make his 20th appearance of the season this evening. The matchup is rough and his road numbers haven’t been pretty this season—5-2-2, 3.25 GAA and .906 SV%.
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Grubauer was the first goalie off of the ice at the morning skate.
Grubauer allowed one goal on 25 shots in Colorado’s win over the Rangers last Friday. The victory snapped a four-game losing skid for Grubauer, who will make his 20th appearance of the season this evening. The matchup is rough and his road numbers haven’t been pretty this season—5-2-2, 3.25 GAA and .906 SV%.
The Islanders have activated Jordan Eberle (undisclosed) from IR.
Eberle has missed the last four games with an undisclosed injury but appears ready to return to the lineup on Saturday. Eberle will likely re-claim his spot on the top-line from Josh Ho-Sang and returns to the lineup with 17 points (7G / 10A) in 35 games this season.
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Grubauer will start Friday vs. the Rangers.
Grubauer was pulled after allowed four goals on 14 shots in Colorado’s loss to the Sharks on Wednesday. Grubauer has lost four straight games while allowing a combined 12 goals on 101 shots (.881 SV%). As bad as he and the Avalanche have been as of late, he has a nice matchup against a Rangers team that is 6-10-2 on the road.
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