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Fast will miss 2-3 weeks with a quad strain.
Fast suffered the injury in the Rangers shootout loss to the Devils last night. Fast will be out until January and his injury means that Boo Nieves will likely draw back into the lineup on Saturday.
Hall (lower-body) will return to the Devils lineup on Monday.
Hall is day-to-day with a right knee contusion; will not travel to Montreal.
Hall (lower-body) will not practice Wednesday; questionable to travel to Montreal.
Hall left last night’s game vs. the Kings after scoring two goals in 16:31 of ice-time. Hall has been excellent in 30 games this season, recording 11 goals and 20 assists (31 points). Monitor his status before the Devils depart for Montreal.
The Golden Knights have placed William Carrier (upper-body) on IR.
Carrier will not play Tuesday because of an upper-body injury.
Carrier is day-to-day with an upper-body injury so he will be held out of the lineup tonight vs. the Stars. Stefan Matteau is expected to draw in for his Golden Knights debut to replace Carrier.
Carrier will draw back into the Golden Knights lineup on Sunday.
Gostisbehere (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Saturday.
Gostisbehere has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Saturday in Toronto, but he was on the ice for today’s morning skate and he said he feels good enough to play. It sounds like Gostisbehere will return, but he is officially listed as a game-time decision.
Gostisbehere (upper-body) will miss at least the next two games.
Gostisbehere will miss the Flyers back-to-back on Wednesday/Thursday but has not been ruled out for Saturday’s home game against the Avalanche. With Gostisbehere still out, Ivan Provorov will continue to be leaned on as the Flyers’ No.1 defenseman.
Gostisbehere is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Gostisbehere had to leave Saturday’s game in Toronto with a potential head injury after being blasted from behind by Leo Komarov. With Gostisbehere out, Robert Hagg is skating on the top-pairing with Ivan Provorov and Provorov is on the top power-play unit. Either Samue Morin or Mark Alt will draw into the lineup to game Gostisbehere’s spot.
Call up / Send down
The Flames have recalled Mark Jankowski from Stockton (AHL).
Jankowski, 23, was a first round pick (No.21 overall) in 2012 and could make his season debut this week with Jaromir Jagr going on IR. Jankowski, who had a good camp, has recorded eight points (5G / 3A) in six games with the Stockton to start 2017-18. Jankowski has produced at all levels, so expect much of the same when he becomes a full-time NHLer.
Martinook (lower-body) is on the ice for warmups; will play on Thursday.
Martinook was out of the lineup in Vegas on Tuesday, but will draw back in for Brendan Perlini tonight vs. the Red Wings. Martinook has one assist, two shots and three hits in two games this season.
Martinook (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
Marrtinook was out of the lineup in Vegas on Tuesday, but could draw back into the lineup tonight vs. the Red Wings. So far this season, Martinook has one assist with two shots on goal, but isn’t a viable fantasy injury.
The Canadiens have acquired Nicolas Deslauriers from the Sabres for Zach Redmond.
Deslauriers is a bruising winger who appeared in 42 games with the Sabres last season, picking up just two assists and 38 PIMS. He is a depth forward for the Canadiens.
The Jets have signed Nikolaj Ehlers to a seven-year deal worth $42 million ($6.0M AAV).
Ehlers is entering the final year of a three-year deal, so this new deal won’t kick in until 2018-19 and it runs through the 2024-25 season. The 21-year-old is coming off of a great sophomore campaign, having collected 25 goals and 39 assists (64 points) in 82 games. Ehlers is positioned for another great year as he’s poised to start the season with Patrik Laine and Bryan Little.
Gostisbehere (upper-body) says he is “good to go” for the season opener.
Despite Gostisbehere saying that he is ready to play on Wednesday, he skated on the Flyers’ fourth-pairing during Tuesday’s practice, which suggests that he may sit vs. the Sharks. Monitor his status during the Flyers’ morning skate tomorrow.