Gudas (illness) will be out on Saturday vs. Los Angeles.
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Imama (upper-body) is out vs. Philadelphia on Saturday.
Gadjovich will draw back into Florida's lineup on Saturday vs. Ottawa.
Imama (upper-body) will not return to Friday's game in New York.
Imama suffered the injury in the first period of Friday's game and was unable to return. We should receive an update on his status of ahead of Pittsburgh's game in Philadelphia on Saturday.
Gudas missed practice on Thursday due to illness.
Gudas was absent from practice on Thursday due to an illness and his status for Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Kings is uncertain. The 34-year-old Gudas is averaging 19:10 time-on-ice, recording 12 points (1G / 11A), 124 blocks, and 181 hits in 53 games this season.
The Golden Knights recalled Schmid from Henderson (AHL) on Thursday.
Both Ilya Samsonov are healthy and dressing for Thursday night's game, so it's unclear why Schmid was recalled. Raphael Lavoie was re-assigned to Henderson in a corresponding move.
Reinhardt has been recalled from Belleville (AHL).
Reinhardt cleared waivers and has been assigned to Belleville (AHL).
Reinhardt was a sixth-round pick of the Senators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The 24-year-old forward has split time between the NHL and AHL level this season but has seen more success in the AHL, scoring 16 points (6G / 10A) in 13 games with the Belleville Senators.
Bjornot has been loaned to Charlotte (AHL).
Jones (illness) will draw back into the lineup on Sunday.
Bjornfot will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Line Change
Imama will make his Penguins debut on Saturday.
Ekblad (upper-body) will be back in the Panthers lineup on Saturday.
The Penguins have recalled Boko Imama from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).
The Senators have assigned Donovan Sebrango to Belleville (AHL).
Jones (illness) will not play against the Lightning on Friday.
Jones was a surprise scratch on Friday with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups.
Ekblad (upper-body) is a full participant in practice on Friday.
Ekblad has not played since January 8th, missing seven straight games, but returned to practice on Friday. The 28-year-old Ekblad is averaging 23:32 time-on-ice, his highest total in four seasons, recording 20 points (2G / 18A), 55 blocks, and 59 hits in 41 games this season.
Markstrom (MCL sprain) is expected to miss approximately four to six weeks.
Markstrom left Tuesday's game vs. Boston early due to an MCL Sprain after Justin Brazeau crashed into New Jersey's net and will be out for approximately four to six weeks. It is brutal timing for the 34-year-old, who will now miss representing Sweden at the Four Nations Cup. Markstrom was sporting a strong 21-9-5 record with a .912 SV% in his first season with the Devils. Isaac Poulter was recalled from Utica (AHL) in a corresponding move on Friday.
Sebrango will draw into the Senators lineup on Thursday.
Sebrango will fill in for Jake Sanderson, who was a surprise scratch due to a lower-body injury. It's just the second game of the season for Sebrango, who made his NHL debut last Thursday against the Capitals.
Markstrom is expected to miss an extended amount of time with a knee sprain.
Kevin Weekes noted that Markstrom's status for the Four Nations tournament could be in jeopardy, indicating that it is likely a multi-week injury at the very least. Markstrom suffered the injury in Wednesday's game against Boston and was unable to return. Jake Allen should see the majority of the starts for the Devils in Markstrom's absence.