Pettersson (illness) will not play Saturday vs. the Jets.
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Vancouver Canucks News
Boeser (illness) will not play Saturday vs. the Jets.
Boeser (illness) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Pettersson (illness) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Vitali Kravtsov will draw back into the Rangers lineup Thursday.
Kravtsov has been a healthy scratch since Dec. 5th but will draw back into the lineup Thursday vs. Toronto. The 22-year-old, 2018 1st round pick (9th overall) has been a bit of a disappointment in his second season in the NHL, with a goal, an assist, seven SOG and six PIMs through 10 games so far.
Boeser (illness) was a late scratch on Wednesday.
Goalie Start
Lankinen will start Tuesday vs. the Oilers.
Lankinen was incredible in his last start, stopping 48 of 49 shots (.980 SV%) in a win over the New York Islanders. The Predators' backup is having far and away his best season to date, with a 6-3-3 record, 2.27 GAA and .934 SV%. He faces the Edmonton Oilers, who lost Monday vs. Minnesota but still are lethal offensively due to their first-ranked powerplay (30.2) in the NHL.
Vitali Kravtsov is expected to be a healthy scratch Wednesday vs. Vegas.
Kravtsov will be a healthy scratch yet again after playing in the Rangers' last four games. The 22-year-old has a goal, and an assist with a +4 plus/minus in 10 games prior to heading to the press box Wednesday.
Filip Chytil is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday (lower body)
Chytil missed the Rangers' previous two contests due to a lower-body injury but is expected to return Wednesday. It will be a welcome return for the 23-year-old, who has four goals, 11 points and is a +6 with 30 SOG through 19 GP this season.
Lukas Reichel has been reassigned to Rockford (AHL).
Reichel was recalled on an emergency basis Tuesday due to Jonathan Toews missing their game due to illness. He will head back to Rockford (AHL) just a day later but did manage to make his season debut picking up 13:58 TOI and posting a -1 plus/minus last night.
Lukas Reichel has been recalled from Rockford (AHL) and will likely be slotted right into Chicago's lineup.
It will be Reichel's season debut after putting up 10 goals and 13 assists in 19 games with the Rockford IceHogs (AHL). He will fill in for Jonathan Toews, who is out due to illness.
Line Change
Boeser will end up playing Saturday vs. the Coyotes.
Chytil (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Line Change
Boeser will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Demko is expected to miss six weeks with a lower-body injury.
Goalie Start
Lankinen led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Goalie Start
Demko led the Canucks onto the ice for warmups.
Demko stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second win in three starts as he beat San Jose his last time out. It has been a nightmarish season for Demko so far as shown by his 3-9-2 record, .887 SV% and 3.80 GAA. He takes on a Florida Panthers team that has lost six of their last seven contests.
Goalie Start
Demko was the first goalie off of the ice a the Canucks morning skate.
Demko stopped 32 of 35 shots (.914 SV%) for his second win in three starts as he beat San Jose his last time out. It has been a nightmarish season for Demko so far as shown by his 3-9-2 record, .887 SV% and 3.80 GAA. He takes on a Florida Panthers team that has lost six of their last seven contests.
Vitali Kravtsov is expected to rejoin the Rangers' lineup Wednesday (health scratch).
Kravtsov has been a healthy scratch for the Rangers' last six games after dealing with two injuries that have taken him out of the lineup already this season. The 22-year-old has one assist and three SOG through six games this season while averaging 8:45 ATOI.
Derek Forbort is back in the Bruins' lineup Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay (finger).
Forbort has been out since Nov. 1 due to a finger injury but will return to the Bruins' lineup Tuesday. The 30-year-old stay-at-home defenseman has a goal and two assists along with a +3 plus/minus across 10 games played this season.
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