McCartney played in two games during his stint with the Coyotes but has been a healthy scratch for the last four games. He returns to Tucson, where he has five goals and two assists (seven points) in six games.
Sergachev has served his two-game suspension and will return to the Lightning lineup vs. the Panthers. Sergachev will replace Erik Cernak, who is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Sergachev has scored two goals with four assists (six points) in 10 games this season.
Agozzino has scored four goals in 10 AHL games this season. He was recalled because Alex Formenton landed on the COVID-19 protocol list on Thursday morning. Based on the morning skate lines, Agozzino should be a healthy scratch vs. the Kings.
Sokolov was a second-round pick in 2020 and has scored two goals with four assists (six points) in nine AHL games this season. The 21-year-old is expected to skate on the fourth line and second power-play unit, replacing Connor Brown (COVID-19) in the lineup.
Connauton did not finish Wednesday's game vs. the Bruins and will be a game-time decision on Friday. Look for Markus Nutivaara to replace Connauton if he can't play.
The Coyotes lost four players to injury in their loss to the Panthers on Tuesday and one of them was Nick Schmaltz, who Hayton will replace. Hayton has had a slow start to the season in the AHL, picking up just one assist in four games.
Schmaltz played through the injury in the Florida game but is not expected to play Thursday in Tampa according to head coach André Tourigny. The Coyotes are extremely banged up right now, so Barrett Hayton has been recalled from the AHL to take Schmaltz's places.
