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Knight is in the starter's crease at the Panthers' morning skate.
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Mikheyev (thumb) is expected to make his season debut this week.
Mikheyev was a full participant in Monday's practice but head coach Sheldon Keefe was not ready to commit to him playing on Tuesday. Even if he misses Tuesday's game, Mikheyev is on track to make his season debut this week.
Bertuzzi has been activated from the COVID-19 protocol list and will play on Tuesday.
Bertuzzi missed the last five games while in COVID-19 protocol but was back on the ice for Monday's practice and will play Tuesday against the Islanders. Bertuzzi says he will remain unvaccinated. He has had a really strong year thus far, scoring nine goals with nine assists (18 points) in 20 games.
Murphy (concussion) will draw into the Blackhawks lineup on Thursday.
Murphy has missed the last three games with a concussion but will be back in the lineup in Montreal. Murphy should be back on the second pair with Jake McCabe, who also returns to the lineup.
The Flyers have recalled Jackson Cates from Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Cates has scored two goals with three assists (five points) in 18 AHL games this season. The 24-year-old made four NHL appearances last year and could make his season debut on Friday or Saturday.
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Knight will start Tuesday in St. Louis.
The Maple Leafs have sent Joey Anderson to Toronto (AHL).
Anderson had no points in two games with the Maple Leafs and returns to the AHL, where he has five goals and two assists in 13 games this season.
Murphy is in concussion protocol.
Murphy left Thursday's game after being hit by Alex Ovechkin and did not return. Murphy suffered a concussion on the play and is in concussion protocol, which likely rules him out of the Blackhawks' back-to-back over the weekend.
Bertuzzi has been added to the COVID-19 protocol list and will not play Wednesday.
Anderson will make his season debut on Wednesday.
With Ondrej Kase still out, Anderson will draw into the lineup on Wednesday. Anderson had seven points (5G / 2A) in 13 games with the Marlies (AHL) this season and has 13 points (8G / 5A) in 53 career NHL games.
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Knight will start Saturday vs. the Kraken.
The Maple Leafs have recalled Joey Anderson from Toronto (AHL).
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Knight will start Thursday vs. the Devils.
Ellis re-aggravated his lower-body injury and is week-to-week.
Ellis previously missed nine games with a lower-body injury but returned to the Flyers lineup in Dallas on Saturday. Ellis registered one assist in 18:45 TOI but re-injured himself and is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks.
Ellis (lower-body) is expected to return to the Flyers lineup on Saturday.
Foligno (upper-body) is expected to return to the Bruins lineup on Thursday.
Ellis will miss his eighth straight game on Wednesday.
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Knight will start again on Tuesday.
Ellis (lower-body) "has a chance" to return to the Flyers lineup on Wednesday.
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Knight will start Monday in New York.
Knight allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Panthers' win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. Even without Aleksander Barkov, the Panthers continued their winning ways. In his first five starts of the season, Knight has gone 4-0-1 with a 2.51 GAA and .918 SV%.