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Buchnevich will be back in the Rangers' lineup on Sunday afternoon.
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Buchnevich will be a healthy scratch on Thursday.
Buchnevich has just one assist in his last 10 games and head coach Alian Vigneault called his play “so-so” and that will lead to him being replaced by Matt Puempel on Thursday.
Fabbri will miss the rest of the regular season with an ACL injury.
Bjugstad (groin) will return to the Panthers’ lineup on Thursday.
Bjugstad has missed the last nine games with a groin injury, but will return to centre the Panthers’ fourth line on Thursday. Bjugstad has had a tough season, posting just two points (1G / 1A) in 21 games so far. His production has fallen off immensely since his breakout 2014-15 campaign.
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Buchnevich will not be rested on Saturday; will be in the lineup.
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Buchnevich will play on Friday, but will sit on Saturday.
Buchnevich has been out since November 12th, but will return to the lineup tonight after a brief three-game conditioning stint with Hartford (AHL). Buchnevich had one goal and one assist during those three games and returns to the Rangers, where he has eight points (4G / 4A) in 10 games this season.
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The Rangers have recalled Pavel Buchnevich from Hartford (AHL).
Buchnevich had one goal and one assist in three games during his conditioning stint with Hartford. Buchnevich returns to the Rangers with eight points (4G / 4A) in 10 games this season.
The Panthers have placed Nick Bjugstad (lower-body) on IR.
Bjugstad suffered a lower-body injury early in last night’s game vs. the Predators. Bjugstad will miss at least one week after being placed on IR this morning. Expect Shawn Thornton to get back into the Panthers’ lineup with Bjugstad out.
Bujgstad left Friday’s game with a lower-body injury.
Bjugstad played just 4:18 TOI before retiring to the dressing room last night. Panthers’ head coach Tom Rowe did not have an update on Bjugstad after the game, so considering him questionable for Saturday’s game vs. the Bruins. This would be a big loss for a team already without their top centre Aleksander Barkov.
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The Rangers have sent Pavel Buchnevich to Hartford (AHL).
The Hurricanes have activated Justin Faulk (lower-body) from IR.
Faulk (lower-body) not expected to play Tuesday; could play by then end of the week.
Faulk has missed the last three games and is expected to miss his fourth consecutive game on Tuesday. Faulk’s loss is huge for the Hurricanes, so potentially getting him back at the end of the week is huge news for the Canes and Faulk owners alike.
Faulk is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Faulk got hurt in the Hurricanes’ last game before the break and will miss at least a few weeks. This is a huge blow for the Hurricanes and will get Ryan Murphy back in the lineup with Faulk sidelined.
Krug (illness) missed the morning skate but is expected to play vs. Florida.
Krug was absent from the Bruins’ morning skate on Monday, but head coach Claude Julien said that Krug will try and give it a go tonight. Krug has had a hard time finding the back of the net in his first 25 games, scoring just one goal on 77 shots, but it’s only a matter of time before the puck starts bouncing the right way for the talented defenseman.
Bjugstad (hand) has been cleared to make his season debut on Tuesday.
Bjugstad missed the first 19 games of the season with a broken hand, but will make his season debut Tuesday. There was no word on where Bjugstad would fit into the lineup, but expect a full update during Tuesday’s morning skate. The Panthers went 10-8-1 without Bjugstad, but his return will help immensely. He had 34 points (15G / 19A) in 67 games a season ago.
Buchnevich (back spasms) will not play on Tuesday.
Buchnevich will sit out for a second straight game because of back spasms. Buchnevich has been impressive in his first 10 games, collecting eight points (4G / 4A). Consider him day-to-day.
Faulk (upper-body) will return to the Hurricanes’ lineup on Tuesday.
Faulk has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight vs. San Jose. Faulk has collected three goals and three assists in 11 games so far this season.