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.
Hagg was in the lineup for the last two games but will be replaced by Philippe Myers vs. the Sabres.
Hart stopped 40 of the 41 shots that he faced in the Flyers' win over the Ducks on Tuesday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Flyers and was one of Hart's best outings of the season. Hart is 5-2-0 with a 1.93 GAA and .933 SV% in his last eight games and is a great option with Carter Hutton starting at the other end of the ice.
With Antti Raanta sick, Hill will come up and serve as Darcy Kuemper’s backup in San Jose.
Hart allowed one goal on seven shots after replacing Brian Elliott in the Flyers loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. In his last three starts, Hart has allowed three goals in each game while posting a .892 SV%. He draws a good matchup on Tuesday with the Ducks in town. Anaheim has lost five of their last six (1-3-2) road games while scoring 2.67 goals per game.
Hart allowed one goal on seven shots after replacing Brian Elliott in the Flyers loss in Winnipeg on Sunday. In his last three starts, Hart has allowed three goals in each game while posting a .892 SV%. He draws a good matchup on Tuesday with the Ducks in town. Anaheim has lost five of their last six (1-3-2) road games while scoring 2.67 goals per game.
Barbashev left Saturday's game vs. the Blackhawks in the third period and will not play vs. the Avalanche. With Barbashev out, Zach Sanford (upper-body) is expected to return to the lineup.
Hart allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Flyers' loss in Colorado on Wednesday. Hart has won four of his last five starts while posting an impressive 1.83 GAA and .933 SV%. Tonight he faces a Wild team that is heating up, having won six of their last eight games while scoring 4.00 goals per game.
Hart allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Flyers' win over the Senators on Saturday. Hart extended his winning streak to four, posting a 1.51 GAA and .944 SV% in the process. As terrific as Hart has been, he draws a tough matchup in Colorado. The Avalanche are on a seven-game point streak, going 6-0-1 while scoring 4.29 goals per game.
Hagg played Thursday vs. the Coyotes, skating 8:13 TOI and failing to pick up a point. Hagg, who has three assists in 17 games this season, will sit as the Flyers go back to 12 forwards and six defensemen. Mikhail Vorobyov will step in for Hagg.
Hart allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Flyers' win over the Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Hart has been excellent in recent games, winning three in a row while stopping 75 of the 78 shots (.962 SV%) that he faced. This afternoon he faces the Senators for the second time this season-he allowed two goals on 19 shots in a 2-1 loss in Ottawa in mid-November.
