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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Connauton was hurt in Saturday's game vs. the Blackhawks and will be replaced by Nick Seeler in the lineup on Tuesday. The Flyers do not have a timetable for Connauton's return.
