The Sabres have placed Colin Miller (undisclosed) on IR.
With Miller going on IR, Mattias Samuelsson was recalled from Rochester (AHL) and will replace him in the lineup on Monday afternoon. Miller will miss at least one week.
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Winnipeg Jets News
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Kahkonen led the Wild onto the ice for warmups.
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Kahkonen is expected to start Friday vs. the Ducks.
DeMelo (COVID-19 protocol) will play Thursday in Detroit.
DeMelo missed one game but will play in Detroit, which is big news for the Jets, who are going to be without three regulars on the back-end.
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Samberg will make his NHL debut on Thursday.
Samberg was a second-round pick (No.43 overall) in 2017 and is set to make his NHL debut on Thursday with Brendan Dillon, Logan Stanley and Nathan Beaulieu out.
Comrie has been added to the COVID-19 protocol list and will not be available on Thursday.
With Comrie out, Mikhail Berdin will come up and serve as Connor Hellebuyck's backup in Detroit.
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Hellebuyck will start Thursday in Detroit.
The Jets have placed Nikolaj Ehlers on the COVID-19 protocol list.
The Jets only have one game this week, so Ehlers will likely only miss a single game after being added to the COVID-19 protocol list on Monday.
Iafallo (COVID-19 protocol) practiced on Sunday and is expected to play Monday vs. the Rangers.
Both Iafallo and Alex Turcotte re-joined practice on Sunday but Turcotte was the only one who was officially activated from the COVID-19 protocol list. Iafallo was back on the top line with Anze Kopitar during the session, a good sign that he'll be available Monday. Expect him to be officially activated later today and play vs. the Rangers.
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Kahkonen starts Saturday vs. the Capitals.
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Hellebuyck will start Thursday in Colorado.
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Perfetti will draw into the Jets lineup on Thursday.
With Jansen Harkins going onto the COVID-19 protocol list this morning, Perfetti will suit up in Colorado. Perfetti did not register a point in two NHL games earlier in the season but had 15 points (6G / 9A) in 17 AHL games before departing for the World Juniors.
DeMelo has been placed on the COVID-19 protocol list.
Both DeMelo and Jansen Harkins entered COVID-19 protocol this morning, so Cole Perfetti and Nathan Beaulieu will draw into the lineup on Thursday.
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Kahkonen will start Thursday in Boston.
Iafallo was added to the COVID-19 protocol list on Monday.
On the same day that the Kings got Dustin Brown out of COVID-19 protocol, they lost Iafallo. In Wednesday's practice, Martin Frk skated on the Kings' top line in Iafallo's absence. Iaffalo will likely miss one or two games.
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Hellebuyck start Tuesday in Arizona.
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Hellebuyck was in the starter's crease at the Jets morning skate.
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Hellebuyck led the Jets onto the ice for warmups.
Miller (undisclosed) will not play on Wednesday.
Miller suffered an undisclosed injury in Tuesday's practice session and will not be available for Wednesday's game. Ethan Prow is expected to make his NHL debut with Miller out.
The Kraken added Mason Appleton to the COVID-19 protocol list on Monday (Dec.27).
The Kraken added three players to the COVID-19 protocol list on Sunday and Monday but they are hopeful they will get a couple of bodies back ahead of Wednesday's game vs. the Flyers.
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