Kyrou has not played since December 11th due to an upper-body injury but will be back on the third line with Tyler Bozak and Logan Brown on Wednesday. Kyrou has nine goals and 16 assists (27 points) in 27 games this season.
Thomas has not played since December 4th due to a lower-body injury but will be back on the second line with Vladimir Tarasenko and Pavel Buchnevich on Wednesday. Thomas has been terrific this season, scoring two goals with 20 assists (22 points) in 24 games this season.
Perron has not played since November 26th due to an upper-body injury but will be back on the top line with Ryan O'Reilly and Brandon Saad on Wednesday. Perron has scored seven goals with 11 assists (18 points) in 20 games before getting hurt.
Duchene missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but is set to play Wednesday in Washington. Duchene will likely play on the top line with Mikael Granlund and Filip Forsberg and comes in with 25 points (13G / 12A) in 26 games this season.
The Maple Leafs COVID-19 protocol list continues to grow, as they now have a total of eight players out. Liljegren will most likely miss Saturday's game vs. the Senators.
Prow is a 29-year-old veteran, who has played in 243 career AHL games, four ECHL games and 26 games in Germany before getting ready to make his NHL debut tonight. He will replace Colin Miller (undisclosed) on the Sabres blueline.
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.
Stevens was a fifth-round pick in 2016 and has spent the first four years of his professional career in the AHL. He has picked up three goals and nine assists (12 points) in 20 AHL games this season.
Bitten was a third-round pick of the Canadiens in 2016 but was traded to Minnesota in 2018. He has picked up just eight points (3G / 5A) in 23 AHL games with Iowa this season.
Kapanen is the latest Penguin to join COVID-19 protocol, making him the eighth player since Boxing Day. The Penguins aren't scheduled to play until Sunday, but at this rate, there's a pretty good chance that it's postponed.
Jacob Bryson was added to the COVID-19 protocol list this morning, so he'll suit up for his second straight game on Wednesday. Fitzgerald had one assist and two shots on goal in 16:42 TOI in Pittsburgh on December 17th.
Tuch was scheduled to make his Sabres debut before the Christmas break but the games were postponed, so it had to wait until tonight. Tuch will start his Sabres career on the top line with Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka and will also serve as the net-front presence on the top power-play unit.
The Sabres have quite a few players in COVID-19 protocol and Bryson is the latest to be added. With Bryson out, the Sabres have added Casey Fitzgerald and Ethan Prow to the active roster and both are expected to play on Wednesday.
Mamin has missed the last three games with an undisclosed injury but is set to play Wednesday vs. the Rangers. Mamin has three goals and two assists (five points) in 11 games this season.
