Bortuzzo has been in and out of the lineup due to injuries this season. He exited Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Minnesota Wild due to a lower-body injury after playing only 6:57 time-on-ice. The 35-year-old Bortuzzo is averaging 11:03 time-on-ice and has two points (0G / 2A) in 15 games this season.
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Bortuzzo played only 4:51 time-on-ice before exiting his previous game with a lower-body injury. He missed practice on Thursday but will draw back into the lineup on Friday against the Edmonton Oilers. The 35-year-old defenseman is averaging 10:20 time-on-ice through nine games this season.
Bortuzzo re-enters the lineup in place of Juuso Valimaki, who was a late scratch for Thursday's game in Boston. Bortuzzo is yet to register a point in six games this season.
Utah HC will revert from the seven-defenseman formation their used in their previous outing, sending Bortuzzo to the press box as a healthy scratch, with Michael Carcone drawing back into the lineup. The 35-year-old Bortuzzo has a -4 plus/minus, zero points, and 11:11 ATOI through six games.
Vladislav Kolyachonok will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Bortuzzo to re-enter the lineup for the first time since October 28th. The 35-year-old Bortuzzo is averaging 12:11 time-on-ice, has zero points, and a -4 plus/minus through five games this season.
Bortuzzo will serve as a healthy scratch on Thursday to welcome Maveric Lamoureux into the lineup for his NHL debut. The 35-year-old Bortuzzo has six penalty minutes and a -2 plus/minus while averaging 11:58 time-on-ice through three games this season.
Bortuzzo had to leave his Utah debut in the third period due to an undisclosed injury and was without an update on his status post-game. The 35-year-old defenseman signed a one-year, two-way contract with Utah in the offseason after 13 seasons between Pittsburgh, St. Louis and the Islanders.
Bortuzzo, the 35-year-old stay-at-home defenseman, is entering his 14th NHL season and has 20 goals and 74 points in 560 career games played. He will provide Utah with some much-needed defensive depth, especial with Sean Durzi (upper body) out of the lineup indefinitely.
Bortuzzo failed to pick up a point in 27 games played between St.Louis and the New York Islanders in 2023-24 but earned himself a one-year, two-way contract with Utah on Saturday. The 35-year-old stay-at-home defenseman is entering his 14th NHL season and has 20 goals and 74 points in 560 career games played. He will provide Utah with some much-needed defensive depth.
Sebastian Aho will draw back into the lineup on Thursday, making Bortuzzo a healthy scratch. The 35-year-old Bortuzzo has zero points in 24 games this season.
Sebastian Aho will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Bortuzzo to re-enter the lineup. Bortuzzo has zero points, 32 hits, and 28 blocks in 21 games this season.
Bortuzzo will take a seat on Tuesday as Sebastian Aho draws back into the lineup. Bortuzzo is yet to register a point in 21 games this season.
Sebastian Aho will be the odd man out of the lineup for the Islanders on Thursday, allowing Bortuzzo to return from a multi-month absence, playing for the first time since January 2nd. The 35-year-old veteran has yet to pick up a point in 15 games this season with both New York and St. Louis.
Bortuzzo has been a healthy scratch for the Blues' previous two games and has been officially removed from the Long-Term Injured Reserve due to a lower-body injury on Monday. The 35-year-old veteran last appeared for the Islanders on January 2nd and has yet to pick up a point in 15 games this season with both New York and St. Louis.
Bortuzzo has been sidelined with a lower-body injury since January 2nd, but it looks like he'll return to the lineup on Saturday. It's unclear who Bortuzzo will replace in the lineup, but it will likely be Sebastian Aho on the third pairing. Bortuzzo has no points in 15 games between the Blues and Islanders this season.