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Dean is expected to be a healthy scratch on Saturday vs. San Jose.

Dean has appeared in two games with the Blues this season but will head to the press box on Saturday vs. San Jose as Sammy Blais takes his spot. The 21-year-old rookie has yet to pick up his first career point, but has two PIMs and a -1 plus/minus.

Zachary Dean
Wotherspoon will be a healthy scratch on Saturday in Washington.

Wotherspoon had dressed for Boston's previous two games for their back-to-back road trip but will head to the press box as Kevin Shattenkirk returns to the lineup on Saturday. The 26-year-old is in his second NHL season and first with Boston and has eight assists, 30 SOG, 29 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus in 36 games played this season.

Parker Wotherspoon
Shattenkirk will draw back into Boston's lineup on Saturday in Washington.

Shattenkirk was a healthy scratch for the Bruins' previous three games but will return to the lineup on Saturday as he replaces Parker Wotherspoon. The 35-year-old veteran defenseman has passed the 20+ point plateau for the sixth time in the last seven years with his five goals and 22 points in 56 games this season.

Kevin Shattenkirk
Lauko will draw back into Boston's lineup on Saturday in Washington.

Lauko was a healthy scratch for Boston's previous game but will draw back into the lineup on Saturday vs. Washington and replace James van Riemsdyk. The 24-year-old is in his second season with the Bruins and has two goals, eight points, 32 PIMs and 35 SOG in 53 games played.

Jakub Lauko
Schmidt will draw back into the Jets' lineup on Saturday vs. Ottawa.

Schmidt was the odd man out of Winnipeg's lineup for their previous game but will draw back into the lineup for Dylan Samberg on Saturday vs. the Islanders. Schmidt has endured his least productive season since 2014-15 with Winnipeg in 2023-24, with his two goals and 12 points through 60 games played.

Nate Schmidt
Gustafsson will be a healthy scratch on Saturday vs. Ottawa.

With the return of Gabriel Vilardi (upper body), Gustafsson finds himself the odd man out of the Jets' lineup on Saturday vs. New York. The 23-year-old centre has struggled offensively in a limited role this season, with two goals, four points and 22 SOG in 36 games played while averaging only 8:56 TOI per game.

David Gustafsson
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