Hughes (lower-body) will remain out vs. Toronto on Saturday.
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Rust (undisclosed) has been placed on IR.
Barzal had a minor procedure done on his kneecap and is still out indefinitely.
Brazeau (undisclosed) is out on Saturday vs. Vegas.
Cozens (lower-body) will play in Nashville on Saturday.
Ristolainen (undisclosed) will be out vs. Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Thompson will return on Saturday in Nashville.
Compher (upper-body) will return on Saturday vs. Tampa Bay.
Aho (undisclosed) will play on Saturday vs. Utah after originally being a game-time decision.
Rantanen (lower-body) is out vs. Utah on Saturday.
Rantanen's injury is not believed to be serious, according to Carolina's Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour, but his 4 Nations status is still up in the air. Rantanen missed his first game ever as a member of the Hurricane's on Saturday due to a lower-body injury.
Cirelli (upper-body) will return in Detroit on Saturday.
Rantanen (undisclosed) is not warming up on Saturday vs. Utah and appears to be out.
Shesterkin (upper-body) will be out on Saturday vs. Columbus and is expected to return in 1-2 weeks.
Aho (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision vs. Utah on Saturday.
Rantanen (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision vs. Utah.
Samoskevich (upper-body) is out vs. Ottawa on Saturday and considered day-to-day.
Imama (upper-body) will not return to Friday's game in New York.
Imama suffered the injury in the first period of Friday's game and was unable to return. We should receive an update on his status of ahead of Pittsburgh's game in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Kostin (lower-body) is an option to return on Saturday.
Kostin has not played since January 10th due to a lower-body injury but could draw back into the lineup on Saturday against the Dallas Stars. The 25-year-old Kostin is averaging 10:32 time-on-ice and has four points (1G / 3A) in 26 games this season.
Bourque (upper-body) will draw back into Dallas' lineup on Friday in Los Angeles.
Bourque has not played since taking a puck to the face on Sunday but willreturn to action on Friday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 23-year-old Bourque has started to find his game at the NHL level, with seven points (4G / 3A) in his last 14 games after only scoring seven (2G / 5A) in his first 33. Colin Blackwell will be a healthy scratch to accommodate Bourque's return to the lineup.
Lyubushkin (upper-body) is out on Friday in Los Angeles and still considered day-to-day.
Lyubushkin exited Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks after only 10:47 time-on-ice due to an upper-body injury and will not play on Friday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 30-year-old Lyubushkin is averaging 16:58 time-on-ice, recording 11 points (0G / 11A), 82 blocks, an 62 hits in 53 games this season. Brendan Smith draws into the lineup as Lyubushkin's replacement.
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