Whitecloud is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
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Saad is in COVID-19 protocol and will miss Saturday's game.
Saad will be unavailable for Saturday's game vs. the Kings due to COVID protocols. With Saad out, Klim Kostin skated on the top line in Friday's practice and Kyle Clifford is expected to draw into the lineup.
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Lehner starts Friday vs. the Oilers.
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Lehner will likely start Friday vs. the Oilers.
Howden (undisclosed) will make his Golden Knights debut on Wednesday.
Howden missed the first two games of the season with an undisclosed injury but will centre the fourth line in Wednesday's game vs. the Blues. He had just one goal and six assists (seven points) in 42 games last year.
Roy (undisclosed) will make his season debut on Wednesday.
Roy missed the first two games of the season with an undisclosed injury but will play Wednesday vs. the Blues. With Max Pacioretty, Mark Stone, Alex Tuch and Mattias Janmark all out, Roy will play on the second line with Chandler Stephenson and Evgenii Dadonov.
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Hill will start Friday in Toronto.
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Lehner will start Wednesday vs. the Blues.
Geertsen will make his NHL debut on Tuesday.
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Hill will start Tuesday in Montreal.
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Samsonov will start Tuesday vs. the Avalanche.
Vitek Vanecek started the first two games of the season but the Capitals will turn to Samsonov tonight vs. the Avalanche. Samsonov went 13-4-1 with a 2.69 GAA and .902 SV% in 18 starts in 18 starts last season. Colorado will get a boost tonight with Nathan MacKinnon returning from COVID-19 protocol.
Stone is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
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Hill will start the Sharks season opener on Saturday.
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Lehner will start Thursday in Los Angeles.
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Lehner was the first goalie off of the ice at the Golden Knights morning skate.
Kessel (foot) will play in the Coyotes season opener.
Kessel missed training camp but will play in Game 1 of the season. Kessel is expected to skate on the top line with Nick Schmaltz and is coming off of a season in which he scored 20 goals with 23 assists (43 points) in 56 games.
Dorofeyev is expected to make his NHL debut on Tuesday.
Dorofeyev was a third-round pick of the Golden Knights in 2019 and is set to make his NHL debut vs. the Kraken. Vegas will likely be without Mattias Janmark, Will Carrier, Nicolas Roy and Brett Howden, which opened the door for the 20-year-old winger. Dorofeyev had nine goals and four assists (13 points) in 24 AHL games last year.
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Lehner will start the Golden Knights' season opener vs. Seattle.
Lehner split time with Marc-Andre Fleury last year, starting just 19 games. Since joining the Golden Knights, Lehner has gone 16-4-2 with a 2.20 GAA and .917 SV%. With Fleury in Chicago, Lehner should start 50-plus games this season and should be a top-5 fantasy netminder. You picked him early, so don't bench him vs. a Kraken team that could be without a few key players.
Howden (undisclosed) will miss the Golden Knights season opener.
Howden will not play Tuesday vs. the Kraken and the Golden Knights have not provided much clarity on his status. Consider Howden day-to-day until Vegas releases a more definitive timetable.
Roy (undisclosed) will miss the Golden Knights season opener.
Roy remains day-to-day with an undisclosed injury and will not play Tuesday vs. the Kraken. With Roy out and Patrick Brown getting claimed off of waivers by the Flyers, the Golden Knights' fourth line is expected to feature Peyton Krebs and Pavel Dorofeyev.
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