With Michael Rasmussen and Robby Fabbri entering COVID-19 protocol on Wednesday, Criscuolo and Taro Hirose have been called up to travel to Carolina. Criscuolo is second on the Griffins with 17 points (9G / 8A) in 15 games.
With Michael Rasmussen and Kyle Criscuolo entering COVID-19 protocol on Wednesday, Hirose and Kyle Criscuolo have been called up to travel to Carolina. Hirose is leading Grand Rapids with 19 points (4G / 15A) in 22 games this season.
Frost was pulled from Tuesday's game and entered COVID-19 protocol. As of now, he's the only Flyers player who has tested positive.
Verhaeghe is one of five Panthers that entered COVID-19 protocol this week, putting Thursday's game vs. the Kings in jeopardy.
Montour is one of five Panthers that entered COVID-19 protocol this week, putting Thursday's game vs. the Kings in jeopardy.
Gudas is one of five Panthers that entered COVID-19 protocol this week, putting Thursday's game vs. the Kings in jeopardy.
Bennett is one of five Panthers that entered COVID-19 protocol this week, putting Thursday's game vs. the Kings in jeopardy.
Mantha was placed on IR on November 5th and moved to LTIR on Wednesday to make room for Nicklas Backstrom to be added to the roster ahead of his season debut.
The good news for the Capitals is that Backstrom will make his season debut on Wednesday. The bad news is that they will be without Evgeny Kuznetsov, who was added to the COVID-19 protocol list. With Kuznetsov out, Backstrom may centre the top line next to Alex Ovechkin. Backstrom had 15 goals and 38 assists (53 points) in 55 games a season ago.
Kuznetsov will miss Wednesday's game vs. the Blackhawks as he tested positive for COVID-19 for the third time. This is a tough break for the Capitals, who were finally expected to get Nicklas Backstrom back in the lineup on Wednesday.
The Devils are worried about Jonathan Bernier's health, so they were looking for cheap goaltending help. Gillies showed he can handle the NHL in his season debut on Sunday, stopping 36 of 39 shots in a loss to the Ducks. The former third-round pick is 4-5-2 with a 2.72 GAA and .905 SV% in the NHL.
Anderson's original timetable was 2-to-4 weeks but has been downgraded. Anderson will likely be out until at least the end of January/early February.
