Krug (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Thursday.
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St Louis Blues News
Krug left Tuesday’s game with an undisclosed injury.
It is unclear what happened to Krug that forced him from Tuesday’s win in Carolina. Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy did not have any sort of update on Krug postgame, so he will likely be reevaluated on Wednesday and an update will follow. Krug was reportedly seen walking around without any obvious signs that he is dealing with a lower-body injury.
The Maple Leafs have recalled Calle Rosen from Toronto (AHL).
With Nikita Zaitsev battling an illness, Rosen has been summoned from the AHL, where he has picked up 17 points (1G / 16A) in 50 games. He had one assist in four games with the Maple Leafs earlier this season.
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Johnston will be back in the Islanders lineup on Sunday.
Johnston has been out of the lineup for the last three games, but he will replace Chris Wagner in the lineup tonight. Johnston has picked up three gaols and two assists (five points) in 13 games with the Islanders this season.
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Johnston will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday.
Johnston has picked up three goals and two assists in 12 games with the Islanders. Following the acquisition of Chris Wagner, Johnston will take a seat tonight in Montreal.
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Carlo will be a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Buchnevich (concussion) will make his return to the lineup Saturday in Ottawa.
Buchnevich has missed the Rangers last seven games with a concussion. He has 32 points (13G/19A) in 50 games this season. He is expected slot in on the Rangers' second line alongside Michael Grabner and J.T. Miller.
Call up / Send down
The Blues have recalled Oskar Sundqvist from his conditioning stint in San Antonio (AHL).
Sundqvist had two goals and four assists (six points) in six games during his conditioning stint. He returns to the Blues, where he has just three assists in 30 games this season.
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Johnston will draw into the Islanders lineup on Thursday.
Johnston has been a healthy scratch for the last four games, but will replace Alan Quine tonight in Buffalo. Johnston has one goal and one assist despite averaging 7:36 TOI in his first three games with the Islanders this season.
Buchnevich (concussion) skated before Wednesday’s morning skate; won’t play vs. Boston.
Buchnevich will miss his third straight game with a concussion but he skated this morning and is progressing according to Alain Vigneault. Buchnevich does not have a timetable for his return, so monitor his status as the week progresses.
Buchnevich is out indefinitely with a concussion.
Buchnevich sustained a concussion when he took an elbow to the jaw in the second period of the Rangers loss to the Maple Leafs on Thursday. Buchnevich is in concussion protocol and is out indefinitely.
Call up / Send down
The Blues have assigned Oskar Sundqvist to San Antonio (AHL).
Sundqvist was a heathy scratch for the last six games and will head to San Antonio to get some playing time. Sundqvist has just three assist in 30 games this season and will make his Rampage debut this week—he had 46 points (20G / 26A) in 63 AHL games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last season.
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Johnston will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Johnston has recorded one goal and one assist despite playing just 7:36 TOI/GM in three games since being recalled. With Casey Cizikas (upper-body) back tonight, Johnston will be a healthy scratch and will likely return to Bridgeport (AHL) in the near future.
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Johnston will be in the Islanders lineup on Saturday.
Call up / Send down
The Islanders have recalled Ross Johnston from Bridgeport (AHL).
Johnston has picked up three goals and eight assists (11 points) in 37 games with the Sound Tigers this season. His call-up is likely precautionary as the Islanders head out on a three-game road-trip. Johnston likely won’t play unless someone gets banged up on the trip.
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Sundqvist will be back in the Blues lineup on Tuesday.
Sundqvist has been out of the lineup for the last six games, but will replace Chris Thorburn tonight vs. the Panthers. Sundqvist has just three assists in 29 games this season.
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Waiver Move
The Capitals re-claimed Nathan Walker off of waivers from the Oilers.
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Sundqvist will draw back into the Blues lineup on Saturday.
Call up / Send down
The Blues have sent Jordan Binnington to Providence (AHL).
Binnington was up to back up Jake Allen on Thursday but with Carter Hutton (lower-body) being activated from IR, Binnington returns to Providence.
