Connauton will draw back into the Flyers lineup on Thursday.
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The Flames have recalled Juuso Valimaki from Stockton (AHL).
With Sean Monahan landing on LTIR over the weekend, the Flames have some new-found cap space. They used the room to recall Valimaki and Adam Ruzicka from the AHL. Valimaki has two goals and 15 assists (17 points) in 30 games with Stockton this season.
The Coyotes have recalled Victor Soderstrom from Tucson (AHL).
Soderstrom recently returned to the Tucson lineup after missing 17 games with an injury. Soderstrom has no points in 13 NHL games this season but has compiled 13 points (2G / 11A) in 23 games with Tucson. It's unclear whether Soderstrom will draw into the lineup on Monday.
Goalie Start
Vejmelka will start Sunday in Chicago.
Bjugstad will draw back into the Wild lineup on Saturday.
Bjugstad has been a healthy scratch for the last seven games but will replace Matt Boldy (upper-body) in the lineup on Saturday. Bjugstad, who will centre the fourth line, has just 10 points (5G / 5A) in 41 games this season.
Crouse is expected to miss the rest of the season with a hand injury.
Crouse reportedly broke a bone in his hand while blocking a shot on Wednesday and could miss the rest of the regular season. Wednesday was a tough night for the Coyotes, who also lost Clayton Keller for the year.
Goalie Start
Vejmelka will start Friday vs. the Ducks.
Keller will miss the rest of the regular season with a lower-body injury.
Keller suffered a lower-body injury in an awkward fall into the end boards during Wednesday's win over the Sharks. Keller had to be stretchered off of the ice but tweeted last night that he was "resting comfortably at the hospital in good spirits." Keller will miss the rest of the season but is expected to be ready for the start of the 2022-23 season.
Goalie Start
Vejmelka will start Wednesday vs. the Sharks.
Goalie Start
Vejmelka will start Monday in Edmonton.
Line Change
Bortuzzo will be scratched Monday vs. the Canucks.
Bortuzzo will be replaced by Calle Rosen in the Blues lineup on Monday. Bortuzzo, who was a minus-2 in 11:20 TOI on Saturday, has just four points (1G / 3A) in 57 games this season.
Goalie Start
Vejmelka willl start Sunday in Winnipeg.
Goalie Start
Vejmelka will start Friday in Calgary.
The Blackhawks have signed Jaxson Stauber to a two-year, entry-level contract.
The Coyotes have signed Jack McBain to a two-year, entry-level contract.
McBain would not sign with the Wild, so he was dealt to the Coyotes before the trade deadline and signed his entry-level deal on Wednesday. The 22-year-old centre is 6-foot-4 and 208 lbs, and scored 19 goals with 14 assists (33 points) in 24 games with Boston College this season.
Goalie Start
Vejmelka will start Tuesday vs. the Kraken.
The Maple Leafs have signed Curtis Douglas to a two-year, entry-level contract.
The Coyotes have acquired Jack McBain from the Wild for a 2022 second-round pick.
McBain was a third-round pick of the Wild in 2018 but his agent informed the Wild earlier this month that he planned to become a free agent this summer rather than sign with Minnesota. McBain led Boston College with 33 points (19G / 14A) in 24 games this season.
The Coyotes have signed Karel Vejmelka to a three-year contract extension worth $8.175 million ($2.725M AAV).
Vejmelka came over from the Czech League and has played well for the Coyotes this season, going 10-23-1 with a 3.35 GAA and .905 SV% behind one of the league's worst clubs. With Scott Wedgewood getting traded to Dallas on Sunday, Vejmelka is the unquestioned No.1 netminder in Arizona moving forward. His three-year extension will keep him with the team the 2024-25 season.
Goalie Start
Vejmelka will start Sunday in San Jose.
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