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Jones is expected to be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
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Jack Quinn will be a healthy scratch Thursday.
Quinn will head to the press box Thursday as Buffalo takes on the Vegas Golden Knights. The 21-year-old has a goal and four assists through 11 games this season while playing 12:31 ATOI.
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Alexander Georgiev will start vs. the Nashville Predators
Georgiev was great in his previous outing, stopping 31 of 32 shots (.969 SV%) as he won both back-to-back games in Finland vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets. Since being acquired from the Rangers in the offseason, he has posted a 6-1-1 record with a 2.61 GAA and .925 SV%. He takes on the Nashville Predators who have struggled offensively this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in GF/GP with 2.62 and 25th in SOG/Gp with only 29.9 per game.
Jordan Greenway will not play as part of the Wilds' back-to-back (rest).
Greenway returned from a trip to the injured reserve Tuesday, playing 14:38 and collecting a -1 rating as he eased his way back into the Wild lineup vs. Los Angeles. He is using Wednesday's day off for rest as the Wild do not want to push him with their back-to-back games.
Bowen Byram has a lower-body injury and is week-to-week.
Byram did not play in the Avalanche's second half of their back-to-back series in Finland and was announced Tuesday that he would be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. It is unfortunately the second straight season in which Colorado's highly touted 21-year-old will miss a significant chunk of the season due injury. He had five points (2G/3A) in his first 10 games of the season.
Rasmus Dahlin will be back in the Sabres' lineup Tuesday (upper body)
Dahlin missed the Sabres' previous game due to an upper-body injury as Buffalo fell to Tampa Bay 5-3 in his absence. The 22-year-old has been enjoying a breakout season, ranking second in the NHL among defensemen in goals (7) and points (15) while alost being tied for fourth with a +10 plus/minus rating.
Rasmus Dahlin has a chance to play Tuesday vs. Arizona (upper-body).
Dahlin missed Buffalo's previous game due to an upper-body injury and has a chance to draw back into the Sabres' lineup Tuesday. The fewer games he misses the better as Dahlin is having an incredible breakout season, ranking second among NHL defensemen in both goals (7) and points (15).
Jordan Greenway will return to the Wilds' lineup Tuesday vs. Los Angeles (Shoulder)
Greenway has been injured since the Wilds' first game of the season on October 20th due to an injured shoulder. The 25-year-old is coming off a 27-point season in 62 games in 2021-22 where he also picked up 69 PIMs.
Dahlin (upper-body) is day-to-day and will not play on Saturday.
Byram (lower-body) was a late scratch for the Avalanche.
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Georgiev led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.
Back Malenstyn will miss 6-8 weeks after undergoing finger surgery
Malenstyn will miss 6-8 weeks after blocking a shot against Vegas in the Capitals' previous game. He will undergo surgery to stabilize a finger fracture. In five games with Washington this season, he has two points (1G/1A) and four shots, while averaging only 8:34 TOI.
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Georgiev will start Friday vs. the Blue Jackets.
Jason Zucker is healthy and back in the Penguins lineup Saturday
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Alexandar Georgiev will start Saturday vs. the Islanders
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Zac Jones will slot back into the lineup for New York Saturday
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Georgiev is expected to make the start for the second of the Avalanches back-to-backs.
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Jake Leschyshyn will make his Vegas debut Friday
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Peyton Krebs will be back in the Sabres lineup Thursday
Krebs draws back into the Sabres lineup after being a healthy scratch for Buffalo's last two games. the 21-year-old prospect is yet to score his first goal of the season but has one assist and four PIM across four games so far in 2022-23.
Samuelsson (lower-body) is expected to miss a few weeks.
Samuelsson went down awkwardly in a collision with Curtis Lazar on Saturday and is expected to miss a few weeks. This is probably the best-case scenario because it looked like the injury may have been serious when it first happened. Owen Power and Ilya Lyubushkin have been skating with Rasmus Dahlin since Samuelsson got hurt.
