Kolesar was originally drafted in the third round by the Blue Jackets in 2015 and will get a chance to make his NHL debut vs. the team that drafted him on Saturday. The 22-year-old has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 24 AHL games this season.
Hart allowed two goal on 28 shots in the Flyers win over the Capitals on Wednesday. Hart is happy to be back in Philalphia, where he is now 12-1-2 with a 1.52 GAA, .945 SV% and one shutout at the Wells Fargo Centre this season. He draws a terrible assignment with the Lightning in town on Saturday. They are riding a nine-game winning streak and have scored at least four goals in six of those games.
Hill stopped 37 of 39 shots in the Coyotes win in Florida on Tuesday. Hill's first start of the season couldn't have gone better but he'll be in tough in Tampa Bay on Thursday. He has stopped 47 of 51 shots (.922 SV%) in his two appearances this season and will face a Lightning team that has won eight in a row while averaging 4.75 goals per game.
Hart was yanked after he allowed three goals on 12 shots in the Flyers 6-2 loss in Arizona on Saturday. Hart struggled on the road-trip, going 0-3-0 while giving up 15 goals on 88 shots (.830 SV%) in four games. He'll be happy to return to home-ice, where he has gone 11-1-2 with a 1.49 GAA, .947 SV% and one shutout in 14 games this season.
Hill gave up two goals on 12 shots in relief of Antti Raanta in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Flyers. With both Raanta and Darcy Kuemper dealing with injuries, Hill becomes the Coyotes' temporary No.1 netminder and comes in at 8-8-0 with a 2.89 GAA and .901 SV% in 19 career NHL appearances. He was 9-3-0 with a 2.77 GAA and .907 SV% in 12 AHL games at the time that he was called-up.
Lauzon played one game (15:40 TOI) during his call-up but heads back to the AHL with Torey Krug and likely Charlie McAvoy back in the lineup tonight.
Hart stopped 13 of 14 shots after replacing Brian Elliott in the Flyers loss in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Hart finished the month at 5-3-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .918 SV% in eight starts and two relief appearance. The 21-year-old has struggled on the road, like the rest of the Flyers, going 2-7-1 with a 3.71 GAA and .855 SV% away from Philadelphia.
Lauzon has spent the entire 2019-20 season in the AHL, amassing 10 points (1G / 9A) in 35 games. Lauzon comes up with Charlie McAvoy going on IR and could make his season debut on Tuesday. The 22-year-old, former second-round pick (2015) had one goal in 16 games with the Bruins last year.
Sissons was hurt last night vs. the Penguins and was spotted leaving Bridgestone Arena with a protective boot on his right leg. Sissons move to IR means he will miss at least one week, meaning he'll miss the Winter Classic. Yakov Trenin was called up to take Sissons' roster spot.
Hart stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Flyers win over the Rangers on Monday. Hart is riding an impressive three-game winning streak, allowing just one goal in each game and posting a .968 SV%. Now he faces a Sharks team that has lost 10 of their last 11 games but Hart has struggled on the road, going 2-6-1 with a 3.59 GAA and .859 SV%.
Saad was hurt in Winnipeg on December 19th and will be out until mid-January with an ankle injury. With Saad out, head coach Jeremy Colliton has already tried Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane together for a period of time, so that's something to keep an eye on in the coming weeks.
Saad was forced to leave Thursday's game in Winnipeg after suffering an ankle injury on a hit by Luca Sbisa. With Saad out, Dylan Sikura will draw back into the Blackhawks lineup on Saturday.
Barbashev missed the last two games with an upper-body issue but will play Saturday in San Jose. Barbashev has five goals and 10 assists (15 points) in 34 games this season.
Korczak was a second-round pick in this summer's entry-draft and has scored five goals with 23 assists (28 points) in 32 games on the Kelowna Rockets (WHL) blueline this year.
Eichel, who was a late scratch on Thursday, will be in warmups on Saturday afternoon and the Sabres will see how he feels before making a decision on his availability.
Eichel was a late scratch on Thursday but was on the ice for Friday's practice. Eichel remains day-to-day and is questionable to play Saturday but the good news is that it clearly isn't a serious injury for the red-hot forward.
