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Comrie has not played since October 27 after suffering a lower-body injury but will be available to play on Friday. Before his injury, Comrie played well, posting a 2.45 GAA and .914 SV% in three games (1-1-0). The Sabres have leaned heavily on the tandem of Devon Levi and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in his absence but the Sabres will give Comrie the opportunity to immediately rediscover some of his early season pedigree as the starting goalie against the Winnipeg Jets.

Hellebuyck will start for the Jets on Friday, the front end of a back-to-back, likely serving as the backup to Laurent Brossoit on Saturday. As expected, Hellebuyck has been a workhorse for the Jets thus far, starting 12 of 15 games, but his performance has been somewhat out of character. Despite a strong 7-4-1 record, Hellebuyck is sporting a career-low GAA (2.99) and SV% (.892) but seems to be inching his way back on track, posting a .906 SV% in his last three contests (2-1-0). The Jets, who have won four of their last five (4-1-0), have a favourable matchup on Friday as -178 home favourites against a Buffalo Sabres team that has been outscored 9-2 in their last two games (0-2-0) and will be without elite goal-scorer Tage Thompson.

Hellebuyck is the likely starter for the Jets on Friday, the front end of a back-to-back, likely serving as the backup to Laurent Brossoit on Saturday. As expected, Hellebuyck has been a workhorse for the Jets thus far, starting 12 of 15 games, but his performance has been somewhat out of character. Despite a strong 7-4-1 record, Hellebuyck is sporting a career-low GAA (2.99) and SV% (.892) but seems to be inching his way back on track, posting a .906 SV% in his last three contests (2-1-0). The Jets, who have won four of their last five (4-1-0), have a favourable matchup on Friday as -178 home favourites against a Buffalo Sabres team that has been outscored 9-2 in their last two games (0-2-0) and will be without elite goal-scorer Tage Thompson.

Miller has yet to play this season for New Jersey this season due to a lower-body injury. The 30-year-old was acquired in the offseason for a 2025 fifth-round pick from Dallas after he had six goals, 15 assists, 106 SOG, 37 PIMs and a +23 plus/minus through 79 games in 2022-23

Alex Laferriere will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Anderson-Dolan to draw back into the Kings' lineup and take his spot on a line with Pierre-Luc Dubois and Arthur Kaliyev. Anderson-Dolan has played one game with the Kings this season, recording zero points and firing one shot on goal in 6:51 time-on-ice.

Comrie has not played since October 27 after suffering a lower-body injury but will be available to play on Friday. Before his injury, Comrie played well, posting a 2.45 GAA and .914 SV% in three games (1-1-0). The Sabres have leaned heavily on the tandem of Devon Levi and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in his absence but it appears the Sabres will give Comrie the opportunity to immediately rediscover some of his early season pedigree as the starting goalie against the Winnipeg Jets.

With Nikita Zaitsev away from the team, tending to a personal matter, Phillips will draw back into the lineup for the Blackhawks. In his only game this season, Phillips played 17:25 time-on-ice, recorded one shot, four penalty minutes, and a -1 plus/minus.

Comrie has not played since October 27 after suffering a lower-body injury but will be available to play on Friday against the Winnipeg Jets. Before his injury, Comrie played well, posting a 2.45 GAA and .914 SV% in three games (1-1-0). Despite his availability to rejoin the team, it is unclear when the Sabres will opt to put him back in between the pipes as the team has leaned heavily on the tandem of Devon Levi and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in Comrie's absence.

Jonsson-Fjallby had three goals, two assists, and a +2 plus/minus in 10 games with Manitoba (AHL) and has been recalled to Winnipeg for the first time this season. The 25-year-old appeared in 50 games in 2022-23 for Winnipeg and had 14 points (6G/8A). He should replace Rasmus Kupari (upper body) who is expected to be out 4-6 weeks.

Kupari suffered a shoulder injury after playing only 1:18 on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. He will miss 4-6 weeks and is expected to return in the new year. Kupari was averaging 9:35 time-on-ice in the 14 games before his injury, tallying one point (0G / 1A) and a -3 plus/minus.

Kupari suffered the injury in the first period of Tuesday's game and did not return. The Jets will have to finish the game with the ten forwards as they started the game with only 11. Kupari has no goals and one assist in 15 games with the Jets this season.

Miller has yet to play this season for New Jersey this season due to a lower-body injury. The 30-year-old was acquired in the offseason for a 2025 fifth-round pick from Dallas after he had six goals, 15 assists, 106 SOG, 37 PIMs and a +23 plus/minus through 79 games in 2022-23.

Fleury failed to pick up a point in five games with Syracuse (AHL) during a conditioning assignment but has been recalled to Tampa Bay on Tuesday. The 27-year-old defensemen returns to the Lightning for the second time this season, where he has an assist, and a +1 plus/minus in two games played while averaging only 11:23 TOI.

Anderson-Dolan returns to the Kings for a second time this season after he was recalled from Ontario on Tuesday. The 24-year-old only appeared in one game in his previous call up, getting one SOG across only 6:51 TOI. He is just a season off of 12 points (7G/5A) in 46 games with Los Angeles in 2022-23.

Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 29 shots (.897 SV%) in the Jets most recent game on Saturday, a 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, and will attempt to get back into the win column as he is set to start against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. After finishing third in Vezina voting last season, posting a quality start in more than two-thirds of games (68.8%), Hellebuyck has struggled in the 2023-24 season, posting a career-worst 2.98 GAA and .892 SV%, only securing a quality start in approximately one-third of games (38.4%). That said, Hellebuyck and the Jets are -141 home favourites against a New Jersey Devils team that has lost three of four (1-3-0) and continues to be without Jack Hughes.