Bemstrom will slot back into Pittsburgh's lineup when they travel to Tampa Bay on Tuesday. He was a late addition to the lineup, replacing Evgeni Malkin (upper-body).

Bemstrom will slot back into Pittsburgh's lineup when they travel to Tampa Bay on Tuesday. He was a late addition to the lineup, replacing Evgeni Malkin (upper-body).

Malkin was a late scratch on Tuesday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Emil Bemstrom will draw into the lineup in his place.

Girard did not play Colorado's previous two games due to an undisclosed ailment, but he will re-enter the lineup on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 26-year-old Girard is averaging 20:55 time-on-ice and has 22 points (3G / 19A) in 66 games this season. Erik Johnson will be a healthy scratch to accommodate Girard's return.

Soderblom will return to the lineup after sitting out Saturday's game in Detroit due to an undisclosed injury. Jonatan Berggren will sit in his place.

Girard did not play the previous two games for Colorado and his status is up in the air for their next game on Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings. The 26-year-old Girard is averaging 20:55 time-on-ice and has 22 points (3G / 19A) in 66 games this season.


Soderblom showed no signs of an injury in the Red Wings' previous game, playing 13:57 time-on-ice, but will be sidelined day-to-day with an undisclosed ailment. The 23-year-old Soderblom is averaging 13:13 time-on-ice and has nine points (3G / 6A) in 22 games this season.

Girard was a surprise scratch on Thursday, with the team only announcing his absence minutes before puck drop. Keaton Middleton will draw into the lineup in his place.

Soderblom showed no signs of an injury in the Red Wings' previous game, playing 13:57 time-on-ice, but will be sidelined day-to-day with an undisclosed ailment. The 23-year-old Soderblom is averaging 13:13 time-on-ice and has nine points (3G / 6A) in 22 games this season.

Bemstrom will be the odd-man out up-front for the Penguins when they host the Islanders on Tuesday. Joona Koppanen will make his season debut in place of Bemstrom.


Robertson has been a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace David Kampf in the lineup on Saturday. Robertson, who will skate on the fourth line with Pontus Holmberg and Steven Lorentz, has 11 goals and six assists (17 points) in 55 games this season.

Chinakhov was a healthy scratch on Thursday but he will re-enter the lineup for Christian Fischer on Saturday. Chinakhov has failed to record a point in four games since returning from injury on March 4th.

Hayes is an undrafted 22-year-old forward that made his professional debut last season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). He has 35 points (17G / 18A) in 44 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season.

With Christian Fischer making his Blue Jackets debut on Thursday against the Vegas Golden Knights, Chinakhov will be the odd-man out of the lineup as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Chinakhov has 14 points (7G / 7A) in 21 games this season before being sidelined due to an injury. In four games since returning to the lineup, Chinakhov has zero points and a -6 plus/minus rating.

On Sunday, in his second game as a Penguin, Novak played 12:01 time-on-ice before exiting the contest with a lower-body injury. The 27-year-old forward is averaging 13:14 time-on-ice and has 22 points (13G / 9A) in 54 games this season.

Laatsch was a seventh-round pick, 215th overall, of the Penguins in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 6'5 defenseman is a product of the University of Wisconsin and scored five points (2G / 3A) in 22 games with the club this season.

Call Jarnkrok will draw back into Toronto's lineup on Monday, resulting in Robertson being a healthy scratch. The 23-year-old Robertson is averaging 12:06 time-on-ice and has 17 points (11G / 6A) in 55 games this season.
