NEWS
3:17 PM - Charlie Lindgren (Wsh) is expected to start on the road against Vancouver on Saturday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
3:07 PM - Tyson Kozak (Buf) was reassigned to AHL Rochester on Saturday.
2:55 PM - Ryker Evans (Sea) (undisclosed) will be in the lineup for Saturday's matchup against Buffalo, Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network reports.
2:52 PM - Jared McCann (Sea) (undisclosed) is good to play Saturday versus Pittsburgh, per Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network.
2:21 PM - Bryan Rust (Pit) (lower body) won't play Saturday against Seattle, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.
2:20 PM - Joel Blomqvist (Pit) is expected to start on the road against Seattle on Saturday, per Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site.
2:16 PM - Joseph Woll (Tor) will guard the road goal versus Ottawa on Saturday, per David Alter of The Hockey News.
2:14 PM - Josh Morrissey (Wpg) is dealing with an illness, leaving his status for Sunday's matchup with the Flames unclear, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
2:11 PM - Jan Rutta (SJ) (lower body) will miss Saturday's tilt against Florida, according to Max Miller of NHL.com.
2:05 PM - John Gibson (Ana) will patrol the home crease against Nashville on Saturday, according to Derek Lee of The Hockey News.
1:58 PM - Kevin Lankinen (Van) was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate and is slated to defend the home crease versus Washington on Saturday, per Brendan Batchelor of Sportsnet 650.
1:53 PM - Alexandar Georgiev (SJ) will guard the home net Saturday against Florida, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
1:48 PM - Tyler Motte (Det) (upper body) will not be available versus Tampa Bay on Saturday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.
1:20 PM - Brayden McNabb (VGK) logged an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.
1:18 PM - Shea Theodore (VGK) scored a power-play assist on three shots in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.
1:16 PM - Logan Stankoven (Dal) logged a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
1:14 PM - Evgenii Dadonov (Dal) logged two assists in Friday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
1:12 PM - Matt Duchene (Dal) notched two assists and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
1:11 PM - Ondrej Palat (NJ) (illness) is slated to return to the lineup Saturday in Montreal, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
1:10 PM - Jamie Benn (Dal) scored a goal on two shots, added two PIM and logged two hits in Friday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
1:06 PM - Jake Allen (NJ) will defend the road net against Montreal on Saturday.
1:05 PM - Travis Konecny (Phi) logged an assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.
1:03 PM - Erik Johnson (Phi) logged an assist and two hits in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.
1:00 PM - Alexander Romanov (NYI) logged an assist, seven hits and four blocked shots in Friday's 3-1 win over the Flyers.
12:57 PM - Kyle Palmieri (NYI) notched two assists in Friday's 3-1 win over the Flyers.
12:43 PM - Alec Martinez (Chi) (illness) was absent from Saturday's practice, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.
12:37 PM - Seth Jones (Chi) (illness) won't practice with Chicago on Saturday, Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.
12:36 PM - Scott Wedgewood (Col) will guard the visiting cage in Boston on Saturday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.
12:22 PM - Wyatt Johnston (Dal) recorded two assists, four shots on goal and a hit in Friday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
12:19 PM - Jake Oettinger (Dal) stopped 18 of 21 shots in Friday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
12:17 PM - Roope Hintz (Dal) scored a power-play goal in Friday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
12:11 PM - Jason Robertson (Dal) scored two goals in Friday's 4-3 win over the Golden Knights.
12:08 PM - Owen Pickering (Pit) was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.
12:08 PM - Bokondji Imama (Pit) was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday.
12:07 PM - Mark Stone (VGK) recorded three assists, including two on the power play, in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.
12:05 PM - Donovan Sebrango (Ott) was loaned to AHL Belleville on Saturday.
12:04 PM - Jack Eichel (VGK) scored two goals, including one on the power play, in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.
12:04 PM - Alex Laferriere (LA) (upper body) will rejoin the Kings' lineup Saturday against the Blue Jackets, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports.
12:00 PM - Brendan Gallagher (Mtl) (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision Saturday, Canadiens' insider Priyanta Emrith reports.
11:59 AM - Josh Anderson (Mtl) (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision ahead of Saturday's matchup with the Devils, per Priyanta Emrith of SportsNet.
11:59 AM - Adin Hill (VGK) stopped 23 of 27 shots in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Stars.
11:54 AM - Jeremy Swayman (Bos) (upper body) will be in the home crease versus Colorado on Saturday, according to Joe MacDonald of The Hockey News.
11:48 AM - Alex Laferriere (LA) (upper body) was not on the ice for the Kings' optional skate and won't play Saturday against Columbus, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
11:42 AM - Rafael Harvey-Pinard (Mtl) was recalled from AHL Laval on Saturday.
11:40 AM - Anthony Duclair (NYI) scored a goal in Friday's 3-1 win over the Flyers.
11:39 AM - Dustin Wolf (Cgy) will defend the visiting cage in Minnesota on Saturday, Derek Wills of Sportsnet 960 The Fan reports.
11:38 AM - Bo Horvat (NYI) scored a goal in Friday's 3-1 win over the Flyers.
11:35 AM - Brock Nelson (NYI) recorded a goal and an assist in Friday's 3-1 win over the Flyers.
11:33 AM - Ilya Sorokin (NYI) stopped 29 of 30 shots in Friday's 3-1 win over the Flyers.
11:32 AM - Brad Lambert (Wpg) was reassigned to AHL Manitoba on Saturday.
11:32 AM - Ivan Fedotov (Phi) stopped 24 of 27 shots in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.
11:30 AM - Tyson Foerster (Phi) scored a goal in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.
11:30 AM - Nick Jensen (Ott) (undisclosed) will miss a pair of weekend games, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports Saturday.
11:28 AM - Travis Hamonic (Ott) (lower body) will return to action Saturday against the Maple Leafs, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports.
11:26 AM - Anton Forsberg (Ott) will patrol the home crease versus Toronto on Saturday, according to TSN 1200 Ottawa.
11:24 AM - Jake Sanderson (Ott) (lower body) will play Saturday against Toronto, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.
11:22 AM - Nikita Grebenkin (Tor) was recalled from AHL Toronto on Saturday, David Alter of The Hockey News.
11:21 AM - Connor Dewar (Tor) David Alter of The Hockey News, the Maple Leafs placed Dewar (upper body) on injured reserve Saturday.
11:11 AM - Marc-Andre Fleury (Min) will guard the home net Saturday against Calgary, Jessi Pierce of NHL.com reports.
11:10 AM - Cam Talbot (Det) will guard the home net versus Tampa Bay on Saturday, according to Max Bultman of The Athletic.
11:04 AM - Jakub Dobes (Mtl) will be between the home pipes versus New Jersey on Saturday, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
10:59 AM - Ryder Korczak (TB) was acquired by Tampa Bay from the Rangers for Lucas Edmonds on Saturday.
10:59 AM - Lucas Edmonds (NYR) was traded from Tampa Bay to the Rangers on Saturday in exchange for Ryder Korczak.
10:53 AM - Jordan Binnington (StL) will defend the home cage versus Dallas on Saturday, Lou Korac of NHL.com reports.
10:47 AM - Denton Mateychuk (CBJ) (illness) will return to the lineup versus the Kings on Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
10:45 AM - Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) will patrol the home crease versus Los Angeles on Saturday, according to Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.
10:33 AM - Cole Sillinger (CBJ) (upper body) still has not practiced and will remain out of the Columbus lineup versus Los Angeles on Saturday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
10:21 AM - Josh Norris (Ott) (upper body) is skating in a non-contact jersey at practice Saturday, per TSN 1200 Ottawa.
10:17 AM - Cole Reinhardt (Ott) (upper body) is at practice in a non-contact jersey Saturday, according to Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia.
9:53 AM - Boone Jenner (CBJ) (shoulder) skated before practice Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.
8:57 AM - Maxim Tsyplakov (NYI) is eligible to return to the lineup versus Carolina on Saturday after completing his three-game suspension.
7:18 PM - Brett Howden (VGK) (illness) will play Friday versus the Stars, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.
7:14 PM - Adin Hill (VGK) will make the start in goal on the road versus the Stars on Friday, per SinBin.Vegas.
6:48 PM - Erik Cernak (TB) (undisclosed) won't play Friday versus the Blackhawks, but head coach Jon Cooper considers the defenseman day-to-day moving forward, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.
6:46 PM - Jonas Johansson (TB) will start in goal Friday in Chicago, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.
6:11 PM - Scott Laughton (Phi) (personal) won't play Friday versus the Islanders after head coach John Tortorella said the Flyers would use the same lineup from their previous game, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
6:07 PM - Colin White (SJ) signed a one-year, $850,000 contract with the Sharks on Friday, per PuckPedia.
6:05 PM - Aaron Ekblad (Fla) (upper body) practiced Friday and head coach Paul Maurice said "there's a chance" the defenseman plays Saturday versus the Sharks.
5:51 PM - Ivan Fedotov (Phi) is expected to start on the road against the Islanders on Friday.
4:13 PM - Ryan McLeod (Buf) (upper body) will be in the lineup versus Edmonton on Saturday, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
4:13 PM - Jason Zucker (Buf) (illness) is considered a game-time decision for Saturday's road matchup against the Oilers, Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News reports.
3:48 PM - Henri Jokiharju (Buf) notched an assist in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Flames.
3:47 PM - Bryan Rust (Pit) (lower body) is considered day-to-day, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports Friday.
3:46 PM - Sam Lafferty (Buf) notched an assist, two hits and two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Flames.
3:44 PM - Brayden Pachal (Cgy) logged an assist, six hits and two blocked shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.
3:42 PM - Yegor Sharangovich (Cgy) scored an empty-net goal on four shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.
3:40 PM - Mikael Backlund (Cgy) scored a shorthanded empty-net goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.
3:38 PM - Jakob Pelletier (Cgy) scored a goal on two shots, dished an assist, went plus-3 and added two PIM in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.
3:33 PM - Noah Dobson (NYI) (lower body) was designated for injured reserve Friday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.
3:28 PM - Michael Carcone (Uta) has been scratched for seven of the last nine games after sitting out Thursday's 4-0 win over the Wild.
3:26 PM - Nick DeSimone (Uta) provided two assists and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Wild.
3:24 PM - Marat Khusnutdinov (Min) was held off the scoresheet for the 13th consecutive game in Thursday's 4-0 loss to Utah.
3:20 PM - Kaedan Korczak (VGK) was scratched for the 20th consecutive game Thursday against the Blues.
3:18 PM - Ivan Barbashev (VGK) logged an assist, three shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Blues.
3:14 PM - Ryker Evans (Sea) missed practice Friday and will be a game-time decision ahead of Saturday's matchup with Pittsburgh, Alison Lukan of the Kraken Hockey Network reports.
3:13 PM - Chandler Stephenson (Sea) (upper body) is expected to be a game-time decision Saturday versus Pittsburgh, per Alison Lukan of the Kraken Hockey Network on Friday.
3:11 PM - Jared McCann (Sea) is considered a game-time decision for Saturday's matchup against the Penguins for an undisclosed reason, Alison Lukan of the Kraken Hockey Network reports.
3:07 PM - Patrick Brown (Bos) was reassigned to AHL Providence on Friday.
2:29 PM - Jack Johnson (CBJ) provided two assists and two blocked shots in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Hurricanes.
2:27 PM - Adam Fantilli (CBJ) logged two assists and two shots on goal in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Hurricanes.
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