Howden will miss his fourth straight game on Thursday and was moved to IR to open up a roster spot for Daniil Miromanov to be recalled from the AHL. Jake Leschyshyn will continue to centre the Golden Knights' fourth line while Howden is out.
Pietrangelo will miss his second straight game with a personal matter but the Golden Knights hope to have him back for Saturday's game in Detroit. With Pietrangelo sidelined, Shea Theodore played a season-high 27:43 and took over on PP1.
Hutton will draw back into the Golden Knights lineup Monday to replace Alex Pietrangelo who is out for personal reasons.
Pietrangelo is a last-second scratch for Monday's game vs. the Blue Jackets due to personal reasons. It is a massive loss for the Golden Knights as they lose their top defenseman who has three goals and 21 points with 50 SOG through the first 23 games.
Schmid will miss Monday's game due to illness and Nico Daws has been recalled from the AHL to backup the Devils' crease while Schmid is out. The 22-year-old has been sensational in limited starts prior to the illness, posting a perfect 4-0-0 record alongside his 1.24 GAA and .953 SV%.
Holtz had a very strong showing in Utica (AHL) prior to his call-up, posting two goals and two assists in three games. This will be his second run with the big club this year after scoring a goal and posting a -2 plus/minus across four games with New Jersey earlier in the season.
Lacynski has been playing great for Lehigh Valley (AHL) since being sent down previously scoring a goal and two assists across three games played for Philadelphia's minor league team. Lacynski has picked up two assists in 12 games with Philadelphia prior to his demotion while playing bottom-six minutes.
Lacynski will be sent down to Lehigh Valley (AHL) after posting only two assists and six SOG in his first 12 games this season with the Flyers. The 25-year-old struggled to catch on this season due to his low ATOI (9:51) and ineffectiveness to get pucks on net but will hope with some good play in the minors will be back up to add to his 18 career NHL GP.
The 24-year-old defensemen will head to the press box Thursday vs. Edmonton. In six games this season, he has zero points and two PIMS while amassing a -1 plus/minus rating.
Saad has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury but is expected to be back on the top line with Ryan O'Reilly on Monday. Saad failed to record a point while playing 15:53 ATOI in his first three games of the season.
