Stromgren will draw back into the Flames lineup on Saturday.
Stromgren played 8:04 TOI in his NHL debut on Wednesday but was a healthy scratch on Thursday. He'll replace Blake Coleman, who is day-to-day, on Saturday.
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Coleman is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will not play Saturday.
The Flames announced that Coleman would not play Saturday right before warmups started in Pittsburgh. He's considered day-to-day and will be replaced by William Stromgren in the lineup.
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Cooley will start Saturday in Pittsburgh.
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MacLean will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
MacLean played for four straight games, but will come out of the lineup to make room for Maxim Tsyplakov on Saturday.
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Schmid was the first goalie off the ice at the Golden Knights' morning skate.
Tsyplakov will draw into the Islanders lineup on Saturday.
Tsyplakov has been a healthy scratch for the last two games, but he will replace Kyle MacLean in the Islanders lineup on Saturday. Tsyplakov, who will skate on the fourth line, has just one goal and no assists in 23 games this season.
Jarry (lower-body) practiced on Saturday and could return this upcoming week.
Jarry will miss his 10th straight game on Saturday, expiring his LTIR clock and making him eligible to return whenever he's 100%. Head coach Kris Knoblauch said that he could be back next week, when the Oilers have five games, including two sets of back-to-backs.
The Oilers have assigned Riley Stillman to Bakersfield (AHL).
Stillman appeared in four of 10 games during his call-up, but gets sent back to the AHL ahead of Saturday's game vs. the Kings. Alec Regula is expected to draw back into the lineup to replace Stillman.
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Regula is expected to be back in the Oilers lineup on Saturday.
Regula was a healthy scratch in Winnipeg on Thursday but he will replace Riley Stillman, who was sent back to the AHL on Saturday. Regula has just three assists and a minus-15 rating in 26 games this season.
Noesen will undergo knee surgery next week and will be placed on IR.
Noesen will "undergo knee surgery next week to address a lingering injury" according to the Devils. Noesen will be placed on IR and is out indefinitely. He enjoyed a breakout 2025 campaign, but has just seven points (3G / 4A) in 38 games this season.
The Penguins have recalled Rafael Harvey-Pinard from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Bryan Rust is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, so Harvey-Pinard was recalled to serve as an extra body on Saturday. Kevin Hayes will replace Rust in the lineup.
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Nedeljkovic will start Saturday vs. the Stars.
Hayes will return to the Penguins lineup on Saturday.
Hayes has been a healthy scratch for the last six games but he will replace Byran Rust (day-to-day) in the lineup on Saturday. Hayes has no points in his last six games played and just five points (3G / 2A) in 21 games this season.
Rust (lower-body) will not play Saturday vs. the Flames.
Rust is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, so he will not play Saturday vs. the Flames. Kevin Hayes will draw back into the Penguins lineup to replace Rust. With a back-to-back this weekend, Rust is considered questionable to play Sunday.
Goalie Start
Silovs will start Saturday vs. the Flames.
The Senators have recalled Hunter Shepard from Belleville (AHL).
Shepard takes Mads Sogaard's spot on the Senators' roster and figures to backup Leevi Merilainen on Saturday. Shepard has gone 5-6-1 with a 3.41 GAA and .897 SV% in 12 AHL games this season.
The Senators have assigned Mads Sogaard to Belleville (AHL).
Sogaard played briefly in Colorado on Thursday and it went terribly. After replacing Leevi Merilainen, Sogaard allowed five goals on 16 shots and was replaced by Merilainen. Hunter Shepard was recalled from the AHL to take Sogaard's spot on the the roster.
The Senators have assigned Stephen Halliday to Belleville (AHL).
Halliday was a healthy scratch in Colorado on Thursday with Lars Eller returning to the lineup, so he returns to the AHL so he can play. Halliday has split his season between the AHL and NHL, tallying six assists in 18 games with Ottawa. He'll be one of the first forwards to get recalled when the Senators need a body in the future.
Marchand (undisclosed) will not play Saturday in Ottawa.
Marchand was on the ice for the Panthers' morning skate but will sit out for a second straight game on Saturday. Noah Gregor replaced him in the lineup on Thursday, but Sandis Vilmanis will fill that spot tonight.
The Panthers have placed Seth Jones (upper-body) on IR.
With Jones out week-to-week, moving him to IR was a formality to create a roster spot for Sandis Vilmanis to be recalled from the AHL.
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