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Hayden will be back in the Devils lineup on Saturday.
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Boqvist will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Bjugstad will not play on Saturday; still being evaluated.
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Greiss led the Islanders onto the ice for warmups.
Carey has been called-up from Providence (AHL) and will play Saturday.
Carey has 13 points (7G / 6A) in 17 games with Providence this season. With Patrice Bergeron out, Carey comes up to make his season debut.
Bergeron (lower-body) will not play on Saturday.
Bergeron is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Head coach Bruce Cassidy said they don't want the injury to linger so they'll take him out immediately. Paul Carey was called up from Providence (AHL) and will replace Bergeron in the lineup.
Kotkaniemi (groin) will return to the Canadiens lineup on Saturday.
Kotkaniemi has missed the last seven games with a groin issue but will play against the Devils. Kotkaniemi has had a slow start offensively, scoring just two goals with one assist in 12 games.
Byron is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Byron will come out of the lineup due to a lower-body injury that he suffered last night in Washington. With Byron out, Jesperi Kotkaniemi will be making his return to the lineup.
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Howard will start Saturday in San Jose.
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Blackwood will start Saturday in Montreal.
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Jarry will start Saturday vs. the Maple Leafs.
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Kinkaid will start Saturday vs. the Devils.
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Elliott will start Saturday vs. the Islanders.
Elliott allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Flyers win in Toronto last Sunday. Carter Hart started the last three games, including last night in Ottawa, so Elliott will face the Islanders on Saturday night. He is 2-0-1 with a 2.93 GAA and .897 SV% in three home starts and stopped all 19 shots he faced in relief in their first game vs. The Islanders.
Zadorov (jaw) will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Saturday.
Zadorov ended up only missing three games with a fractured jaw that he suffered just over a week ago. Zadorov will likely replace Kevin Connauton on Colorado's third pair.
Jost will not play Saturday due to an upper-body injury.
Jost is day-to-day with an upper-body injury so Jayson Megna will replace him in the lineup in Vancouver. After tonight, the Avalanche are off until Tuesday, so monitor Jost's status heading into that contest in Calgary.
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Bibeau will start Saturday in Vancouver.
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Quick led the Kings onto the ice for warmups.
Quick stopped 19 of 21 shots in the Kings overtime win over the Red Wings on Thursday. Quick has started to turn things around, winning two in a row while stopping 46 of 49 shots (.939 SV%). Those two games were against the Wild and Red Wings, who rank 26th and 31st in goal-scoring and today he faces a Vegas team that is averaging 2.85 goals per game (19th).
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Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 23 shots in the Lightning's win over the Rangers on Thursday. Vaislevksiy has won two in a row and enters play at 7-4-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .902 SV% on the season. Those are very un-Vasilevskiy-like but he appears to be settling into a groove. Saturday's matchup comes against a Jets team that is struggling to find offence consistently, so make sure Vasilevskiy is active in all formats.
The Canadiens have recalled Charles Hudon from Laval (AHL).
Hudon has played very well in the AHL, scoring nine goals with two assists (11 points) in 17 games this season. Hudon has played over 100 NHL games over the last two seasons but has just 39 points (13G / 26A) in 110 career games. He takes Jonathan Drouin's spot on the roster.
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