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Luoto appeared in the last two games but will be replaced by Jansen Harkins, who will be making his NHL debut on Saturday. Luoto is still searching for his first career NHL point.

Harkins has been terrific in the AHL this season, leading Manitoba with 31 points (7G / 24A) in 30 games. The former second-round pick will replace Joona Luoto, so look for him to start his career on the fourth line.

Eichel, who was a late scratch on Thursday, will be in warmups on Saturday afternoon and the Sabres will see how he feels before making a decision on his availability.

Haula has missed the last 15 games with a knee injury but is expected to centre the third line on Saturday. Haula, who has eight goals and three assists (11 points) in 16 games, will skate with Ryan Dzingel and Martin Necas at even strength and should see PP2 time as well.

Zucker broke his fibula last Sunday in Chicago but finished the game, logging 16:33 TOI but the broken bone was found post-game. Zucker underwent surgery and is expected to be out until early-February and Zach Parise is expected to continue to skate with the top-line moving forward.

Ladd has scored seven goals and two assists (nine points) in 19 AHL games this season. He could make his season debut on Saturday with Cal Clutterbuck out following wrist surgery.

Clutterbuck was taken to the hospital after cutting his wrist in Thursday's game in Boston and will be out indefinitely after undergoing surgery. Andrew Ladd has been recalled from Bridgeport (AHL) to take Clutterbuck's spot on the roster.

Boyle missed one game with an upper-body issue but is expected to centre the third line with Mike Hoffman and Evgenii Dadonov on his wings on Friday.

Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 30 shots in the Panthers win over the Senators on Monday. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Bobrovsky, who has been so good in his last six starts--going 3-3-0 with a 1.69 GAA and .953 SV%. Tonight he faces a Stars team that has gone 8-7-2 while scoring 2.59 goals per game on the road this year.

Polak has played in 10 straight games but will be replaced by Taylor Fedun tonight.

Fedun has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Roman Polak in the lineup on Friday. Fedun hasn’t played a lot this season but has played at a 34-point pace, scoring two goals with seven assists (nine points) in his 22 games.

Dowling has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Alexander Radulov, who is out with a lower-body injury. Dowling will start on the top-line with Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn and comes in with five points (3G / 2A) in 22 games this season.

Radulov has appeared in all but one game this season (missed as a healthy scratch) but will not play tonight in Florida. With their top-line right-winger out with a lower-body injury, Tyler Seguin will shift to the wing and Justin Dowling will play centre.

Bishop allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Stars loss to the Oilers on Monday. Bishop has lost two straight but he's only allowed more than two goals in one of his last eight games--he is 4-2-2 with a 1.74 GAA, .945 SV% and one shutout over that span. He is also 3-3-1 with a 2.70 GAA and .912 SV% on the road this year.

Boyle missed Monday's game against the Senators but will be a game-time decision tonight vs. the Stars. Boyle has scored four goals and four assists (eight points) in 24 games since being signed by the Panthers.

Kuemper went down without contact and was forced to leave late in Thursday's loss to the Wild and is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks. This is a huge blow for the Coyotes but Antti Raanta is a more than capable starter who will carry the water for the Coyotes moving forward. Don't expect to see Kuemper until early-January at the absolute earliest.