Markstrom is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
New Jersey Devils News
Gruden cleared waivers on Tuesday and will be reassigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
Gruden played the last six games from the Penguins but was placed on waivers on Monday. He will return to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL), where he has 23 points (13G / 10A) in 41 games this season.
Kovacevic will draw back into the Canadiens' lineup on Tuesday vs. Columbus.
After playing four straight for the Canadiens, Kovacevic has been a healthy scratch in the last three. He recorded one assist, a +4 plus/minus, and four hits in his last four outings.
Siegenthaler (head) left Monday's game against the Rangers and did not return.
Siegenthaler suffered the injury in the second period when he was struck by an elbow from the Rangers' Matt Rempe. Rempe was assessed a five minute major for elbowing and a game misconduct on the play. The Devils are yet to provide an update on the injury to Siegenthaler.
Waiver Move
Pittsburgh has placed John Gruden on waivers on Monday.
Gruden played the last six games from the Penguins but was placed on waivers on Monday. If he clears waivers, he will return to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL), where he has 23 points (13G / 10A) in 41 games this season.
New Jersey has acquired Nathan Legare from Montreal for Arnaud Durandeau.
Legare was the third-round pick (74th overall) of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The 23-year-old has yet to play an NHL game and has collected nine points (6G / 3A) in 39 games with the Laval Rocket (AHL) this season.
Cotter (undisclosed) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Markstrom led the Flames onto the ice for warmups.
Line Change
Glass will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Goalie Start
Daws will start Saturday vs. the Hurricanes.
The Devils have acquired Jake Allen from the Canadiens for a conditional third-round pick.
Speculation about the Devils acquiring a goalie all season was finally validated on Friday when they acquired Allen from the Montreal Canadiens for a conditional third-round pick that can become a second-round pick depending on games played. Allen is currently sporting a .892 SV% and a career-worst 3.65 GAA through 21 games this season (6-12-3).
Goalie Start
Markstrom will start in Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Markstrom is set to make a fourth consecutive start on Thursday when the Flames travel to Tampa Bay to take on the Lightning. He saw a personal four-game losing streak come to an end in Monday's game against the Kraken, when he allowed four goals on 30 shots enroute to a 4-2 defeat. He owns a 21-16-2 record on the season to go along with a .912 SV%. He'll have his hands full again on Thursday as the Flames find themselves as +130 underdogs in Tampa.
Line Change
Nemec will draw back into the Devils' lineup on Thursday vs. St. Louis.
Nemec was a healthy scratch for the Devils' previous game as Travis Green wanted him to have a "reset" but will draw back into New Jersey's lineup on Thursday vs. St. Louis. The 20-year-old rookie has made an impressive impact in his first season in New Jersey, with two goals, 16 points, 54 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 40 games played this season.
Goalie Start
Daws will start on Thursday vs. St. Louis.
The Devils, losers of three straight, will return to Daws between the pipes after unsuccessfully allowing Akira Schmid to prove himself in a 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. Daws has showcased horrendous performances in his last two outings (0-2-0), allowing eight goals on his last 27 shots (.704 SV%). That said, the Devils enter action as -151 home favourites against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.
The Predators have acquired Jeremy Hanzel and a 2025 third-round pick from the Avalanche for akov Trenin and Graham Sward.
The Colorado Avalanche signed Hanzel to an entry-level contract on Thursday morning before dealing him to the Predators in the afternoon. Hanzel was the sixth-round pick of the Avalanche in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. As a 21-year-old, Hanzel has 50 points (13G / 37A) in 58 games with the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) this season.
Line Change
Bordealeau will draw back into the Sharks' lineup on Thursday vs. the Islanders.
Bordeleau was called up on Wednesday in correspondence to Ty Emberson (lower-body) being placed on injured reserve. The 22-year-old Bordeleau played six games with the Sharks earlier this season but has spent most of the 2023-24 campaign with the Barracuda (AHL), tallying 25 points (11G / 14A) in 35 games.
Colorado has signed Jeremy Hanzel to a three-year, entry-level contract on Thursday.
Hanzel was the sixth-round pick of the Avalanche in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. As a 21-year-old, Hanzel has 50 points (13G / 37A) in 58 games with the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) this season.
Bordealeau has been recalled from the San Jose Barracuda (AHL).
Bordeleau was called up on Wednesday in correspondence to Ty Emberson (lower-body) being placed on injured reserve. The 22-year-old Bordeleau played six games with the Sharks earlier this season but has spent most of the 2023-24 campaign with the Barracuda (AHL), tallying 25 points (11G / 14A) in 35 games.
Kovacevic will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday in Winnipeg.
Kovacevic has played four straight for the Canadiens but will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday. In those four games, Kovacevic recorded one assist, a +4 plus/minus, and four hits.
Palat (lower body) is out on Tuesday vs. Florida.
Palat played 15:10 time-on-ice in the Devils' last contest but suffered a lower-body injury at some point and will be unavailable on Tuesday night. The Czech forward has one point (0G / 1A) in his last four games.
