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Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens forward Joel Armia (concussion) was absent from Friday morning's practice. The 27-year-old has not skated since taking a hit to the head from Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers on Jan. 21. Armia has recorded two goals and three assists in five games this season. 

The Canadiens practice lines for Jan. 29:

Tatar - Danault - Gallagher
Drouin - Suzuki - Anderson
Toffoli - Kotkaniemi - Perry
Byron - Evans - Lehkonen
Frolik - Poehling

Chiarot - Weber
Edmundson - Petry
Kulak - Romanov
Mete - Fleury

Price
Allen
Lindgren

Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets lines at practice on Friday ahead of Saturday's game against the Canucks:

Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler
Copp-Stastny-Ehlers
Perreault-Lowry-Appleton
Harkins-Gustafsson-Lewis

Extras:
Vesalainen, Perfetti

Morrissey-DeMelo
Forbort-Pionk
Stanley-Beaulieu

Extra:
Niku

Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks made a trio of roster moves on Friday, assigning forward Michal Teply and defenceman Anton Lindholm to the taxi squad from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League. Defenceman Madison Bowey has also been assigned to the IceHogs. The 25-year-old was signed to a two-year contract by the team on Thursday. 

Teply, 19, was the Blackhawks fourth-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. He has yet to make his NHL debut. Lindholm, 26, has also not played an NHL game this season. The former No.144 overall selection of the Colorado Avalanche played four games with the Avs last season, recording one assist. Bowey played 53 games with the Detroit Red Wings last season, scoring three goals and adding 14 assists. 

Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers loaned forward Connor Bunnaman and defenceman Nate Prosser to the taxi squad on Friday morning. 

Bunnaman, 22, has played in four games this season, recording his only point, an assist, in Thursday's game against the New Jersey Devils. Prosser, 34, scored a goal in his only game this season, also Thursday's game against the Devils. 

Minnesota Wild

The Wild have re-assigned forward Gerald Mayhew to the team's taxi squad and assigned goalie Dereck Baribeau and defenceman Louie Belpedio to the AHL's Iowa Wild. 

Mayhew, 28,  signed a two-way contract with the Wild in 2019, scoring two goals in 13 NHL games last season. Baribeau, 22, played four games in Iowa last season, recording a 1-2-0 record with a .875 save percentage and 3.44 goals against average. Belpedio, 24, was drafted by the Wild in the third round of the 2014  NHL Draft. He has recorded two assists in three career NHL games.  

Nashville Predators

Predators forward Calle Jarnkrok skated in a non-contact jersey during Friday's practice. Head coach John Hynes is hopeful that the 29-year-old can return at some point the team's upcoming road trip. 

 Jarnkrok was placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury on Jan. 18. In three games this season the Swede has recorded one goal.

Dallas Stars

The Stars have reassigned forwards Rhett Gardner and Joel L'Esperance to the taxi squad. The team also loaned defenceman Thomas Harley to the AHL's Texas Stars.

Gardner, 24, has played tow games with the Stars this season, failing to record a point. L'Esperance, 25, played his first and only game of the season on Thursday. Harley, 19, was selected by the Stars in the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft and won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championships.