Ferland (back) will not play against the Canucks on Wednesday.
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Ferland (upper-body) is questionable for Wednesday’s game in Vancouver.
Ferland tweaked his upper-body injury in Calgary on Tuesday and is a question mark for Wednesday’s game. If he can’t play, Haydn Fleury will dress as the Hurricanes’ seventh defensemen.
Ferland (upper-body) will return to the Hurricanes lineup on Tuesday.
Ferland missed Sunday’s game in Edmonton but will face his former team tonight in Calgary. Ferland comes in having scored two goals with six assists (eight points) in his last nine games. Look for Ferland to skate with Lucas Wallmark and Teuvo Teravainen.
Ferland (upper-body) was a late scratch on Sunday.
Ferland was listed as questionable coming into Sunday's game but took part in warmups before being scratched just prior to puck-drop.
Pettersson (knee) has been activated from IR and will return to the lineup on Sunday.
Pettersson has missed the last five games with a knee issue but will return to the lineup vs. the Red Wings on Sunday afternoon. Pettersson has had a sensational rookie season, scoring 22 goals with 20 assists (42 points) in 38 games.
Goalie Start
Demko will start Friday vs. the Sabres.
Demko will be making his season debut after serving as Jacob Markstrom’s backup for a couple of weeks. Demko is one of the top goaltending prospects in the NHL and went 8-5-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .911 SV% in 16 games before being promoted to the NHL. He allowed four goals on 30 shots in a 5-4 OT win vs. the Blue Jackets in his NHL debut last year.
Goalie Start
Demko was the first goalie off of the ice at the Canucks morning skate.
Demko is expected to make his season debut after serving as Jacob Markstrom’s backup for a couple of weeks. Demko is one of the top goaltending prospects in the NHL and went 8-5-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .911 SV% in 16 games before being promoted to the NHL. He allowed four goals on 30 shots in a 5-4 OT win vs. the Blue Jackets in his NHL debut last year.
The Ducks have reassigned Kiefer Sherwood to San Diego (AHL).
Sherwood has appeared in 46 of the Ducks 47 games this season but has just 10 points (5G / 5A). The 23-year-old will spend some time with the Gulls, where he has two goals in 12 career games.
Pettersson (knee) will not play Wednesday vs. the Oilers.
Pettersson took part in the Canucks morning skate and is close to returning to the lineup but will miss his fourth straight game tonight. Pettersson said he’s “feeling better every day” and hopes to play on Friday.
DeBrusk (lower-body) will play on Wednesday.
DeBrusk is dealing with a lower-body injury but will be available for Wednesday’s game in Philadelphia. The Bruins recalled Peter Cehlarik from Providence (AHL) to replace DeBrusk but with him playing, David Backes will be the healthy scratch up front.
Myers (lower-body) will be back in the Jets lineup on Tuesday.
Myers missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but will replace Ben Chiarot on Tuesday. Myers, who will skate with Dmitry Kulikov, has four goals and nine assists in 43 games this season.
Miller (upper-body) will return to the Lightning lineup on Saturday.
Miller has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury but will return to the lineup on Saturday. Miller will skate on the third line with Anthony Cirelli and Alex Killorn and enters play with seven goals and 19 assists (26 points) in 38 games this season.
Myers is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will not play Friday.
Myers was banged up in Minnesota on Thursday and will be replaced by Sami Niku on the Jets’ blue line on Friday. Myers is day-to-day, so he could be back Sunday against the Ducks.
Wolanin will draw into the Senators lineup on Thursday.
Wolanin was a healthy scratch in Anaheim last night but will replace Ben Harpur who is day-to-day with an upper-body injury on Thursday. Wolanin has one goal on four shots with two assists in six games with Ottawa this season.
Pettersson (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Pettersson left Thursday’s game in Montreal with a lower-body and will not play Saturday in Toronto. With Pettersson out, Brandon Sutter will skate with Nikolay Goldobin and Brock Boeser. Pettersson is day-to-day.
The Canucks have recalled Thatcher Demko from Utica (AHL).
The Canucks traded Anders Nilsson to the Senators for Mike McKenna and waived McKenna with the purpose of sending him to the AHL to replace Demko when they called him up. Despite losing McKenna on waivers to Philadelphia, Demko still comes up as the Canucks’ No.2 netminder. The 2014 second-round pick has gone 8-5-0 wit a 2.58 GAA and .911 SV% in 16 games with the Comets this season.
Pettersson left Thursday’s game with a lower-body injury and did not return.
Pettersson’s leg bent awkwardly in a collision with Canadiens’ rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The Canucks did not have much of an update postgame but said that they expect him to remain with them during their road-trip. Expect a more detailed update after Pettersson is re-evaluated.
The Predators have claimed Phil Di Giuseppe off of waivers from the Hurricanes.
Di Giuseppe has been a healthy scratch for the last four games and has just four points (1G / 3A) in 21 games with the Hurricanes this season. The 25-year-old will be a depth forward for the Predators—he has 14 goals and 27 assists (41 points) in 147 career NHL games.
The Senators have recalled Christian Wolanin from Belleville (AHL).
Wolanin has spent most of the season with Belleville, where he has five goals and 13 assists (18 points) in 26 games. Wolanin could draw into the lineup on Saturday with Thomas Chabot injured. The 23-year-old, former fourth-round pick has one goal and two assists in 11 career NHL games.
DeBrusk (concussion) will return to the Bruins lineup on Thursday.
DeBrusk has missed the last nine games with a concussion but will return Thursday vs. the Devils. DeBrusk, who has 10 goals and two assists in 28 games this season, will skate on the second line with David Krejci and Danton Heinen.
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