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Wedgewood is in the starter's crease at the Stars morning skate.
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Merkley will be back in the Sharks lineup on Tuesday.
Merkley was a healthy scratch vs. the Stars on Saturday but will replace Nicolas Meloche in the lineup on Tuesday. Merkley has picked up one goal and four assists (five points) in 28 games this season.
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Kelly was recalled from Belleville (AHLL) and will draw into the lineup on Tuesday.
Kelly, who will be playing in his first NHL game since March 16th, will replace Tyler Ennis in the lineup in Montreal. Kelly has scored five goals with one assist while averaging just 9:41 TOI/gm in 27 games with Ottawa this season.
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Wedgewood will start Saturday in San Jose.
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Wedgewood is in the starter's crease at the Stars morning skate.
Kadri (upper-body) will not play Saturday vs. the Penguins.
Kadri was missing from Friday's practice and will not play Saturday vs. the Penguins due to an upper-body injury that he picked up on Thursday. Alex Newhook will likely move up to centre the Avalanche second line.
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Francouz will start Thursday vs. the Sharks.
MacKinnon (upper-body) is expected to be back in the Avalanche lineup on Thursday.
MacKinnon missed Tuesday's game in Calgary with an upper-body injury that he suffered in a fight with Matt Dumba on Sunday. The Avalanche said that concern was "high" on Tuesday but it appears MacKinnon's re-evaluation went well and he should play vs. the Sharks. MacKinnon has picked up 27 points (13G / 14A) in his last 20 games.
Lehkonen will make his Avalanche debut on Tuesday.
Lehkonen will replace Nathan MacKinnon (upper-body) in the lineup on Tuesday. Lehkonen will skate on the second line with Alex Newhook and Andre Burakovskiy and has 29 points (13G / 16A) in 58 games this season.
MacKinnon (upper-body) is returning to Denver to be re-evaluated.
MacKinnon's injury is believed to stem from his fight with Matt Dumba over the weekend. Head coach Jared Bednar said that concern is "high" in regards to MacKinnon's injury. Nazem Kadri will replace him on the first line and Artturi Lehkonen will make his Avalanche debut to take his place.
MacKinnon (upper-body) will not play Tuesday in Calgary.
MacKinnon will not be available for a heavyweight tilt in Calgary on Tuesday. It's unclear exactly how the Avalanche lines will shake out but Devon Toews was on PP1 in the morning skate.
Schwartz is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Schwartz will miss Saturday's game in Los Angeles with an upper-body injury and is listed as day-to-day. Victor Rask is expected to make his Kraken debut and replace Schwartz in the lineup.
Lehkonen (immigration) will not play on Friday.
Lehkonen is still working through some immigration issues and is not eligible to play Friday vs. the Flyers. J.T Compher will remain on the Avalanche second line until Lehkonen is ready for his debut.
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Francouz will start Friday vs. the Flyers.
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Wedgewood will make his Stars debut on Thursday.
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Kulak will make his Oilers debut on Thursday.
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Wedgewood was in the starter's crease at the Stars morning skate.
Lehkonen (immigration) will be a game-time decision on Wednesday.
Lehkonen arrived in Colorado and was cleared to practice but his status for the game is uncertain due to immigration issues. Lehkonen will skate on the second line and second power-play unit if he's able to play.
The Oilers acquired Brett Kulak from the Canadiens for William Lagesson and a conditional second-round pick.
The Avalanche have acquired Artturi Lehkonen from the Canadiens for Justin Barron and a 2024 second-round pick.