Maatta may be a healthy scratch in Game 2.
Both Maatta and Marcus Pettersson struggled in Game 1 and Jack Johnson is expected to replace Maatta in Game 2. Maata was a minus-2 in 18:44 TOI on Wednesday.
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Maatta (shoulder) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play on Friday.
Connauton will draw into the Arizona lineup on Friday.
Maatta (shoulder) will be a game-time decision on Friday.
Sergachev will be a healthy scratch on Monday.
As originally expected, it is Sergachev’s turn to sit in the Lightning’s defence rotation. Sergachev will likely draw back into the lineup in New York on Wednesday.
Agozzino was called up from Colorado (AHL) and is expected to make his season debut on Monday.
Agozzino, who has three assists in 10 career NHL games a few years ago, is expected to play on Colorado’s fourth-line on Monday. Agozzino was tied for fourth in the AHL in points (50) and tied for 12th in goals (22) when he was called-up—both lead the Eagles.
Maatta (upper-body) has been placed on IR and is out indefinitely.
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Bortuzzo will draw back into the Blues lineup on Thursday.
Bortuzzo has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Carl Gunnarsson (upper-body) on Thursday. Bortuzzo has seven points (1G / 6A) in 30 games this season.
Sergachev is not on the ice for warmups; expected to be a healthy scratch in New York.
The Penguins have acquired Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann from the Panthers for Derick Brassard, Riley Sheahan, a 2019 2nd round pick and two 2019 4th round picks.
The Kings have acquired the rights to Sean Durzi, Carl Grundstrom and a 2019 first-round pick from the Maple Leafs for Jake Muzzin.
Durzi was a second-round pick (No.52 overall) in 2018 but remains unsigned as he plays for the Guelph Storm (OHL). Durzi, who was traded by Owen Sound this season, has totalled eight goals and 20 assists (28 points) in just 26 OHL games between the two teams.
The Oilers have assigned Kailer Yamamoto to Bakersfield (AHL).
Yamamoto was in the lineup for the last four games but has just one goal and one assist in 17 NHL games this season. He goes back to the AHL, where he has four goals and four assists (eight points) in 11 games.
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Stenlund will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Stenlund has been in the lineup for the last four games but will be replaced by Anthony Duclair on Saturday.
Yamamoto (upper-body) will return to the Oilers lineup on Wednesday.
Yamamoto has missed the last eight games with an upper-body injury but will play Wednesday in Vancouver. Yamamoto will replace Ty Rattie on the Oilers’ second line but has just one goal on 12 shots and one assist in 13 games this season.
Bjugstad (upper-body) will return to the Panthers lineup on Sunday.
Bjugstad has been out since December 6th but will draw back in tonight in Vancouver. Bjugstad, who has four goals and six assists (10 points) in 27 games this season, will start on the top-line with Aleksander Barkov.
Weber (face) is on the ice for warmups; expected to play Tuesday in Detroit.
Schmaltz will miss the rest of the season with a lower-body injury.
This is a huge blow for the Coyotes, who gave up Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini for Schmaltz and now their forward depth will be tested. Schmaltz season ends with 25 points (7G / 18A) in 40 games—five goals and nine assists (14 points) in 17 games with Arizona.
Weber (face) is expected to play Tuesday after leaving Monday’s game.
Weber was hit in the face by a Mikael Granlund shot in the first period of Monday’s game. Weber ended up returning to the ice during the first but did not come back out for the second period. However, an X-ray showed no fracture to his cheek, so Weber is expected to play on Tuesday.
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