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Kuemper is day-to-day with a “very minor” lower-body injury.

Kuemper will not be available for Friday’s game vs. Colorado, so Adin Hill will make his first start of the season and Antti Raanta will serve as the backup. The Coyotes called his injury “very minor” but it seems unlikely that he’ll be available for tomorrow’s rematch.

Darcy Kuemper
Panarin has taken a leave of absence from the Rangers.

Panarin is reportedly taking a leave of absence from the Rangers after a "political hit piece against him from Russia alleging that he beat up an 18-year-old girl in Russia in 2011." The report goes on to say that "Retribution was feared after Panarin's Instagram post on 1/21 in support of opposition leader Alexi Navalny with caption "Freedom for Navalny." Panarin, who has family in Russia, has been outspoken against [Vladimir] Putin."

Artemi Panarin
Panarin (lower-body) is expected to return to the Rangers lineup on Thursday.

Panarin has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury but is expected to play Thursday in Philadelphia. Panarin, who is expected to skate with Ryan Strome and Kaapo Kakko, leads the Rangers with 15 points (5G / 10A) in 12 games this season.

Artemi Panarin
Laughton (COVID-19) will not play Thursday vs. New York.

The Flyers will return to the ice for the first time in 10 days after a COVID-19 outbreak but will do so without six regulars. Laughton, Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek, Travis Konecny, Justin Braun and Oskar Lindblom will all miss Tuesday's game against the Rangers.

Scott Laughton
Panarin (lower-body) will miss his second straight game on Tuesday.

Panarin continues to deal with what the Rangers are calling a short-term lower-body injury but it will keep him sidelined again on Tuesday. The Rangers should stick with the same lineup up front and Panarin should be considered questionable for Thursday's game in Philadelphia.

Artemi Panarin
Zuccarello (arm) was activated from LTIR and is expected to make his season debut on Tuesday.

Zuccarello missed the first month of the season after undergoing surgery on his right arm in early-December. He'll make his season debut on Tuesday but will be eased back into the lineup, starting on the fourth line with Luke Johnson and Gerald Mayhew. Zuccarello had 15 goals with 22 assists (37 points) in 65 games a season ago.

Mats Zuccarello
Panarin is questionable for Friday due to a lower-body injury.

Panarin didn't play much in the third period or overtime during Wednesday's loss to the Bruins and is questionable to play in the rematch on Friday. Head coach David Quinn didn't sound overly concerned about the injury, calling it "a little bit of a lower-body injury," so it seems like there's a decent chance he suits up on Friday.

Artemi Panarin