NEWS
7:33 PM - Drew Commesso (Chi) will start Friday's home game versus the Capitals rather than Spencer Knight (illness), Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio reports.
5:53 PM - Jamie Benn (Dal) (upper body) didn't participate in Friday's practice session and is slated to miss Saturday's matchup against San Jose, Mike Heika of the Stars' official site reports.
5:44 PM - Sheldon Dries (Det) was recalled by Detroit on Friday.
5:06 PM - Zac Jones (Buf) was reassigned from AHL Rochester on Friday.
4:15 PM - John Klingberg (SJ) (lower body) won't be an option versus the Stars on Saturday but could suit up in Sunday's clash with Vegas, Max Miller of NHL.com reports.
4:13 PM - Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) is expected to start on the road against Colorado on Saturday, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.
3:56 PM - Adam Ginning (Phi) is expected to be summoned from AHL Lehigh Valley on Friday, per Kevin Kurz of The Athletic.
3:55 PM - Travis Konecny (Phi) (upper body) will be a game-time decision ahead of Saturday's clash with the Lightning, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.
3:41 PM - Cole Koepke (Wpg) logged an assist and five hits in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers.
3:39 PM - Mark Scheifele (Wpg) notched two assists in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers.
3:37 PM - Tanner Pearson (Wpg) scored a goal and added two hits in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers.
3:35 PM - Ty Emberson (Edm) notched an assist and two hits in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Jets.
3:32 PM - Vasily Podkolzin (Edm) scored a goal and added two hits in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Jets.
3:30 PM - Evan Bouchard (Edm) scored a power-play goal on four shots and added an assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Jets.
3:20 PM - Darcy Kuemper (LA) was the first goalie off during Friday's morning skate, Jared Shafran of the Kings' official site reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against Winnipeg.
3:18 PM - Kevin Stenlund (Uta) (illness) will be back in the lineup versus the Blues on Friday, per NHL.com.
2:46 PM - Aliaksei Protas (Wsh) (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Friday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
2:45 PM - Tom Wilson (Wsh) (lower body) was put on injured reserve Friday, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.
2:41 PM - Drew Commesso (Chi) was recalled from AHL Rockford on Friday.
2:34 PM - Kevin Korchinski (Chi) was called up by Chicago on Friday.
2:34 PM - Carl Lindbom (VGK) was called up from AHL Henderson on Friday.
2:30 PM - Anze Kopitar (LA) (lower body) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Jets, NHL.com reports.
2:30 PM - J.T. Miller (NYR) notched an assist, three shots on goal and two hits in 20:24 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Sabres.
2:29 PM - Eric Comrie (Wpg) will patrol the home crease versus Los Angeles on Friday.
2:28 PM - Vincent Trocheck (NYR) scored a goal on three shots, added two PIM and doled out four hits in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Sabres.
2:28 PM - Joel Armia (LA) (upper body) is expected to remain out of the lineup for Friday's clash with Winnipeg, per NHL.com.
2:26 PM - Mika Zibanejad (NYR) scored a goal on three shots, added two hits and went minus-2 in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Sabres.
2:24 PM - Josh Doan (Buf) scored a goal on two shots and added three hits in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.
2:22 PM - Alex Tuch (Buf) scored a goal and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.
2:21 PM - Jake DeBrusk (Van) scored a power-play goal on three shots and went minus-2 in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Red Wings.
2:19 PM - James van Riemsdyk (Det) Riemsdyk logged two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Canucks.
2:16 PM - Ryan Poehling (Ana) scored a goal and blocked four shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
2:14 PM - Mikael Granlund (Ana) scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes.
2:13 PM - Noah Laba (NYR) (upper body) is expected to be a game-time decision Saturday in Boston, per Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic.
2:11 PM - Sean Walker (Car) logged an assist, two shots on goal and four PIM in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.
2:09 PM - Mark Jankowski (Car) scored a goal on three shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.
2:07 PM - Jackson Blake (Car) scored a goal on three shots and went plus-3 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.
2:04 PM - Taylor Hall (Car) scored an empty-net goal on three shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.
2:04 PM - Dennis Cholowski (NJ) was placed on waivers by the Devils on Friday.
1:58 PM - Ryan McDonagh (TB) (undisclosed) will not travel with the team during their upcoming five-game road trip that begins Saturday in Philadelphia, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.
1:57 PM - Caleb Jones (Pit) (lower body) is targeting Jan. 17 against Columbus to be cleared to play, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
1:57 PM - Joel Hofer (StL) will start Friday's road game against Utah, Chris Pinkert of the Blues' official site reports.
1:22 PM - Aliaksei Protas (Wsh) (lower body) will be a game-time decision in Chicago on Friday, per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.
1:18 PM - Patrick Giles (SJ) was reassigned to AHL San Jose on Friday.
1:15 PM - Logan Thompson (Wsh) will start Friday's road game against Chicago, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
1:13 PM - John Gibson (Det) will defend the visiting cage in Montreal on Saturday, according to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press.
1:05 PM - Spencer Knight (Chi) will be between the home pipes versus Washington on Friday, Vinnie Parise of The Hockey News reports.
1:00 PM - Karel Vejmelka (Uta) was the first goalie off during Friday's morning skate, Brogan Houston of Deseret News Sports reports, indicating that he'll draw the home start against the Blues.
12:47 PM - Jamie Drysdale (Phi) (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Friday, per the NHL media site.
12:02 PM - Artemi Panarin (NYR) notched two assists in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Sabres.
11:58 AM - Jonathan Quick (NYR) turned aside 16 of 20 shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Buffalo, with the Sabres' final goal getting scored into an empty net.
11:58 AM - Connor Bedard (Chi) (shoulder) will be in the lineup for Friday's clash with Washington, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.
11:34 AM - Mattias Samuelsson (Buf) scored a shorthanded goal on his only shot on net and added an even-strength assist, four blocked shots, two hits and a plus-1 rating in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.
11:34 AM - Jacob Quillan (Tor) was reassigned to AHL Toronto on Friday.
11:29 AM - Jason Zucker (Buf) scored the game-winning goal on the power play and added an even-strength assist in Thursday's 5-2 victory over the Rangers.
11:26 AM - Luke Hughes (NJ) scored a power-play goal, recorded two blocks and had two hits in Thursday's 4-1 loss to Pittsburgh.
11:24 AM - Ryan McLeod (Buf) produced an even-strength goal and a shorthanded assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.
11:20 AM - Colten Ellis (Buf) stopped 30 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Rangers.
11:13 AM - Blake Lizotte (Pit) scored a goal and blocked two shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over New Jersey.
11:11 AM - Axel Sandin-Pellikka (Det) scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Thursday's 5-1 victory over Vancouver.
11:06 AM - Lucas Raymond (Det) scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Canucks.
11:03 AM - Sidney Crosby (Pit) dished out two assists and recorded two hits in Thursday's 4-1 win over New Jersey.
11:02 AM - J.T. Compher (Det) produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Canucks.
10:59 AM - Joel Nystrom (Car) was reassigned to AHL Chicago on Friday.
10:58 AM - Patrick Kane (Det) scored two goals, one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Canucks.
10:54 AM - John Gibson (Det) made 23 saves in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Canucks.
10:53 AM - Rickard Rakell (Pit) distributed two assists and placed four shots on net in Thursday's 4-1 win over New Jersey.
10:51 AM - Kevin Lankinen (Van) turned aside 20 of 24 shots in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Red Wings, with Detroit's fifth goal getting scored into an empty net.
10:45 AM - Josh Morrissey (Wpg) recorded a goal, took three shots and blocked two shots in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers.
10:44 AM - Jalen Chatfield (Car) scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Thursday's 5-2 victory over Anaheim.
10:43 AM - Kyle Connor (Wpg) recorded a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers.
10:43 AM - Connor Dewar (Pit) tallied a goal, recorded an assist and served two PIM in Thursday's 4-1 win over New Jersey.
10:41 AM - John Leonard (Det) was reassigned to AHL Grand Rapids on Friday.
10:41 AM - Logan Stankoven (Car) produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.
10:41 AM - Zach Hyman (Edm) scored a goal in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Jets.
10:37 AM - Frederik Andersen (Car) made 11 saves in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.
10:31 AM - Ville Husso (Ana) stopped 30 of 34 shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Carolina. The Hurricanes' final goal was scored into an empty net.
10:28 AM - Erik Karlsson (Pit) scored a goal, tallied an assist and put two shots on net in Thursday's 4-1 win over New Jersey.
10:24 AM - Connor McDavid (Edm) notched an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Jets.
10:19 AM - Evgeni Malkin (Pit) scored a power-play goal, fired four shots on net, served two PIM and dished out two hits in Thursday's 4-1 win over New Jersey.
10:13 AM - Connor Hellebuyck (Wpg) allowed 26 of 30 shots in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers.
10:05 AM - Stuart Skinner (Pit) halted 28 of 29 shots on net in Thursday's 4-1 win over New Jersey.
10:04 AM - Calvin Pickard (Edm) stopped 13 of 16 shots in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Jets.
9:56 AM - Jake Allen (NJ) stopped 25 of 29 shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Penguins.
9:54 AM - Juuse Saros (Nsh) stopped 30 of 31 shots in Thursday's 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders.
9:52 AM - Ryan O'Reilly (Nsh) scored a shorthanded goal in Thursday's 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders.
9:47 AM - David Rittich (NYI) stopped 26 of 27 shots in Thursday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Predators.
9:43 AM - Simon Holmstrom (NYI) scored a goal and took four shots in Thursday's 2-1 shootout loss against the Predators.
8:52 AM - James Reimer () agreed to terms on a professional tryout agreement with AHL Belleville on Friday, Darren Dreger of TSN reports.
3:21 AM - Mike Matheson (Mtl) notched two assists and two blocked shots in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Panthers.
3:20 AM - Noah Dobson (Mtl) scored a goal on four shots and blocked three shots in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Panthers.
3:17 AM - Jake Christiansen (CBJ) was scratched in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
3:15 AM - Sean Monahan (CBJ) notched two assists in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
3:13 AM - Kent Johnson (CBJ) scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
3:10 AM - Kirill Marchenko (CBJ) scored a goal on four shots and blocked two shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
3:08 AM - Boone Jenner (CBJ) scored a goal on three shots, added an assist and logged three hits in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
3:07 AM - Jet Greaves (CBJ) stopped 21 of 26 shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
3:02 AM - Tomas Hertl (VGK) notched two assists, including one on the power play, fired five shots on goal and added two hits in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
3:00 AM - Mitch Marner (VGK) notched two assists in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
7:09 PM - Dylan Coghlan (VGK) was summoned from AHL Henderson on Thursday.
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