Soshnikov will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Soshnikov was in the lineup for the last two games, but will be replaced by Patrick Maroon on Wednesday. Soshnikov has averaged just 7:32 TOI/gm in his first two games of the year.
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Maroon will be back in the Blues lineup on Wednesday.
Maroon will be back in the Blues lineup on Wednesday. Maroon was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Nikita Soshnikov tonight. Maroon is still searching for his first goal of the season and will skate on the fourth line with Ivan Barbashev and Oskar Sundqvist.
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Schmaltz will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Schmaltz was in the lineup for the last three games, but will be replaced by Jay Bouwmeester on Wednesday. Schmaltz, who had nice offensive numbers in the AHL, has just four assists in 33 career NHL games.
Bouwmeester is expected to be back in the Blues lineup on Wednesday.
Bouwmeester was a healthy scratch for the last three games, but will replace Jordan Schmaltz on Wednesday. The veteran blueliner has just two assists and a minus-7 rating in 11 games this season.
Nemeth will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Nemeth has been in the lineup for the last four games, but will be replaced by Mark Barberio tonight vs the Bruins.
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Barberio will draw into the Colorado lineup on Wednesday.
Barberio has been a healthy scratch for the last four games, but will replace Patrik Nemeth in the Avalanche lineup tonight. Barberio has one goal in four games this season.
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Smith will start Thursday vs. the Canadiens.
Smith surrendered two goals on 28 shots in the Flames 3-1 loss i San Jose on Sunday. Smith has actually been much better on the road than he has been on home-ice. Through six starts in Calgary, Smith is 3-2-1 with a 4.34 GAA and .840 SV%, so you may be best to avoid him tonight as they host the Canadiens.
Clendening has cleared waivers and been assigned to Cleveland (AHL).
Clendening has only played in four games with Columbus this season and was placed on waivers on Tuesday. Clendening heads to the AHL, where he had 35 points (5G / 30A) in 59 games a season ago.
Shore (lower-body) is expected to miss 1-to-2 weeks.
Shore was forced to leave Monday’s game vs. the Blue Jackets and will miss at least one week. Jason Dickinson moved up and skated in Shore’s spot on the Stars second line during Wednesday’s practice.
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Grubauer will likely start Friday vs. the Capitals.
Crosby missed Wednesday’s practice; being evaluated for an upper-body injury.
Crosby was absent during the Penguins practice session on Wednesday, making him questionable for Thursday’s game against the Lightning. Monitor his status during tomorrow’s morning skate.
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Fleury is expected to start Wednesday vs. the Ducks.
Fleury allowed five goals on 27 shots in the Golden Knights loss in Montreal last Saturday. Fleury has alternated wins and losses in his last six starts (3-3-0) while posting a 3.03 GAA, .887 SV% and one shutout. The 33-year-old stopped 17 of 18 shots in a 3-1 win in his first start vs. the Ducks.
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Fortin is expected to be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Fortin has four points (2G / 2A) in 13 games this season, but will come out of the lineup tonight with Brandon Saad returning from injury.
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Rutta is expected to be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Rutta has one goal and one assist in his last four games, but is expected to be replaced by Brandon Manning tonight.
Davidson (leg) will not play on Wednesday.
Davidson will be replaced by Gustav Forsling, who was recalled from Rockford on Tuesday. Davidson is listed as day-to-day.
Forsling will make his season debut on Wednesday.
Forsling was recalled from Rockford (AHL) on Tuesday and will play in his 80th career NHL game tonight vs. the Blues. Forsling, who had two assists in five AHL games before he was called up, had 13 points (3G / 10A) in 41 games with the Blackhawks last season.
Saad (arm) will return to the Blackhawks lineup on Wednesday.
Saad has missed the last two games with a right arm injury, but will draw back in tonight vs. the Blues. Saad, who has eight points (4G / 4A) in 16 games this season, will skate on a line with Artem Anisimov and John Hayden.
Goalie Start
Allen will start Wednesday in Chicago.
Allen allowed five goals on 45 shots in the Blues 5-1 loss to Minnesota on November 3rd. Chad Johnson ended up starting all three games last week, but Allen will start the first game this week. The 28-year-old has already faced the Blackhawks three times this season, going 1-0-2 with a putrid 4.34 GAA and .879 SV%.
The Kings have acquired Carl Hagelin from the Penguins for Tanner Pearson.
Hagelin has recorded just three points (1G / 2A) in 16 games this season, despite playing exclusively with Evgeni Malkin. Hagelin brings a lot of speed to the Kings lineup and trading away Pearson with three years left on his deal, will open up $3.75M this offseason.
The Penguins have acquired Tanner Pearson from the Kings for Carl Hagelin.
Pearson has recorded back-to-back 40-plus point seasons, but has struggled in the first 17 games of the season. Pearson has just one assist and 24 shots this season and carries a 49.1 CorsiFor%. With Hagelin going back the other way, that opens the door for Pearson to play on a line with Evgeni Malkin. Pearson is in the second year of a four-year contract that carries a $3.75M AAV cap-hit.
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