Ice Chips: Golden Knights F Marchessault day-to-day with lower-body injury
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Vegas Golden Knights
Forward Jonathan Marchessault is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury, the Team announced on Friday.
Marchessault, 31, played just over 15 minutes during Wednesday's 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes
The 5-foot-9 winger has 14 goals and 27 points in 35 games this season.
Additionally the Golden Knights have recalled defenceman Brayden Pachal and forward Pavel Dorofeyev from the AHL's Henderson Silver Knights.
Pachal, 23, has two goals and eight points in 27 games with the Silver Knights this season.
Dorofeyev, 22, has six goals and 12 points in 21 games with the Silver Knights this season.
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders announced Friday that goaltender Semyon Varlamov and centre Kyle Palmieri have been placed on injured reserve.
Varlamov, 34, is dealing with a lower-body injury he suffered on Dec. 17 against the Vegas Golden Knights and hasn't played since.
The Samara, Russia, native is 8-3-1 in 12 appearances this season, with a 2.65 goals-against average and .919 save percentage.
Palmieri, 31, returned to the lineup on Dec. 16 after missing 10 games with an upper-body injury, but is now back on injured reserve.
The Smithtown, NY., native has six goals and three assists in 21 games in 2022-23.
The Islanders are scheduled to face the Florida Panthers on Friday night.
Edmonton Oilers
The Oilers are projected to use these lines on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks:
Hyman - McDavid - Puljujarvi
Foegele - Draisaitl - Yamamoto
Janmark - Nugent-Hopkins - Kostin
Holloway - McLeod - Ryan
Nurse - Ceci
Kulak - Barrie
Niemelainen - Bouchard
Skinner
Campbell
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils defencemen John Marino and Ryan Graves were absent at morning skate, according to Amanda Stein.
Marino is reportedly week-to-week with an upper-body injury, while Graves' lower body injury will be further evaluated, keeping him out of the lineup in the short term, according to Devil's Lindy Ruff.
Devils Lineup ahead of facing the Bruins as reported by Stein:
Tatar - Hischier - Zetterlund
Haula - Hughes - Bratt
Wood - McLeod - Mercer
Sharangovich - Boqvist - Holtz
Siegenthaler - Hamilton
Smith - Severson
Okhotiuk - Bahl
Blackwood
Vanecek
Stein also reported that winger Ondřej Palát is close to returning to practice after suffering a groin injury in October against the Washington Capitals.
Palát has appeared in six games this season and scored three goals for the Devils.
Florida Panthers
Florida Panthers Forward Givani Smith, who was acquired in a trade with the Detroit Red on Monday, has been recalled from AHL affiliate Charlotte Checkers, the team announced.
Smith played in 20 games in the AHL this season, 19 for the Grand Rapids Griffins and one with the Checkers, scoring two goals and three assists for five total points.