Klingberg left Tuesday's game with a lower-body injury and the initial diagnosis is that he will miss 2-to-4 weeks. Klingberg will undergo an MRI to determine exactly how serious it is and the Stars will likely release a detailed timetable in the coming days.
Toffoli served as a healthy scratch against the Canucks on Wednesday but will play against Chicago on Saturday. Toffoli will skate on a line with Blake Lizotte and Ilya Kovalchuk and re-enters the lineup with five points (3G / 2A) in 12 games.
Gaudette will dress in an NHL game for the first time since October 12th but with Micheal Ferland out with a concussion, Gaudette will suit up in Anaheim. Gaudette has one assist in three games this season.
Toffoli has not registered a point in four straight games and was an ugly minus-4 during the Kings' loss in Chicago on Sunday. Toffoli rotated on the Kings' fourth line in Tuesday's practice, suggesting that he will come out of the lineup vs. the Canucks.
Gaudette has been a healthy scratch for the last five games so the Canucks are returning him to Utica to get some playing time. The last time the 23-year-old was in the AHL, he had 11 points (5G / 6A) in 14 games in 2018-19.
This is a huge blow to an already thin Senators lineup. White ranked fifth among Senators' forwards in ice-time (17:51) but has had a slow start, scoring one goal with one assist in eight games. The Senators have a busy schedule coming up so missing 3-to-5 weeks will mean missing 10-to-17 games for White. Logan Brown was recalled from Belleville (AHL) to take his spot on the roster.
Svechnikov has scored one goal with three assists (four points) in three games with the Griffins this season. He has been called-up once already but has not made his season debut with the Red Wings. With Adam Erne out, there's a hole in the Red Wings' middle-6 but it's unclear whether or not Svechnikov will fill it on Tuesday. He has four points (2G / 2A) in 16 career NHL games.
Yurtaykin appeared in four of the Sharks' first seven games, failing to record a point in 13:00 ATOI. He's set to make his AHL debut on Saturday.
Grundstrom has been a healthy scratch for the last four games so they send him back to Ontario to get some playing time. Grundstrom had 10 points (3G / 7A) in 13 games with the Reign last year.
Gaudette has appeared in the last three games, playing 11:30 ATOI with one assist, but is expected to be replaced by Tyler Motte on the fourth line on Tuesday.
Leddy missed Thursday’s practice but was back on the ice for Friday’s morning skate and will be a game-time decision. Head coach Barry Trotz did not disclose what Leddy is dealing with, other than to say “he’s Goa little bit of a nagging thing.” Johnny Boychuk would slide back into the lineup if Leddy can’t play.
Grundstrom was a healthy scratch in the Kings season opener but is expected to replace Austin Wagner tonight in Calgary. Grundstrom, who had five goals and one assist in 15 games with the Kings last season, is expected to skate on the third line with Blake Lizotte and Tyler Toffoli.
Svechnikov had his 2018-19 season cut short after undergoing right knee surgery in mid-October. He started the season with the Griffins and had three points (1G / 2A) in the first game of the season. The 2015 first-round pick (No.19 overall) has four points (2G / 2A) in 16 career NHL games.
Liljegren was a healthy scratch in the Maple Leafs season opener and will open the year with the Marlies. The 20-year-old Swedish defenseman had 15 points (3G / 12A) in 43 AHL games last year.
During his first full NHL season, White had 14 goals and 27 assists (41 points) in 71 games. White averaged 16:12 TOI/gm while carrying a +3.4 CF% rel on the league’s worst team. White is set to start 2020 as the Senators No.1 centre and should build off of 2019 as he should play 17-18 minutes per night.
