Marchand will be out until February 24th in Seattle and this suspension will leave the Bruins without Marchand and Patrice Bergeron on Thursday. Bergeron is dealing with an upper-body injury that he suffered on Tuesday. Jake DeBrusk will move up to the top-6 tomorrow with Marchand out.
Mackenzie Blackwood was moved to IR on Wednesday, so Schmid was recalled to pair with Jon Gillies as the Devils' goaltending duo moving forward. Schmid, who was a fifth-round pick in 2018, has been excellent in the AHL, going 9-0-2 with a 1.54 GAA and .948 SV% in 11 games.
Bennett missed Friday's game in Vancouver but will be a game-time decision for Sunday's game in Vancouver. Monitor his status as the Panthers hit the ice for warmups at 8:30 PM ET.
Marchand was not originally expected to be available on Saturday after suffering an upper-body injury on Thursday. However, he is expected to test his injury in warmups and is a game-time decision vs. the Jets.
