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Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens will be getting some reinforcements on the back end as defenceman Kaiden Guhle will be making his season debut against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, the team announced.

Guhle had been sidelined after undergoing surgery on his adductor muscle over the summer.

The 24-year-old also missed 39 games due to a partially torn adductor muscle last season. The 6-foot-3, 202-pound Canadian scored two goals and added nine assists for 11 points across 39 games for Montreal in 2025-26.

In 208 career games all with the Canadiens, Guhle has recorded 18 goals and 51 points.

The team also confirmed that goalie Jacob Fowler will get the start against Detroit. The 21-year-old allowed three goals on 18 shots in his lone start this season, after compiling a 9-6-2 record, a 2.43 GAA, a .908 save percentage, and a shutout across 17 regular-season appearances last season.
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Pittsburgh Penguins

Defenceman Ilya Solovyov has cleared waivers and has been sent down to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced on Saturday.

The left-handed shot blueliner has been a healthy scratch for the team’s first four games of the season. During the preseason, Solovyov appeared in two games and recorded one assist.
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Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings announced on Saturday that a pair of forwards will hit injured reserve.

Alex Turcotte (undisclosed) and Mats Zuccarello (undisclosed) are both set to hit the shelf. The 25-year-old Turcotte has one assist in three games this season while the 39-year-old Zuccarello also has an assist in three contests.

The Kings also announced the signing of forward Jared Wright to a two-year, $1.85 million extension that carries an annual cap hit of $935,000.

Wright, 23, has yet to appear for the Kings this season and has two goals and three points in two games in the AHL this year.
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San Jose Sharks

A couple of forwards are gametime decisions for the San Jose Sharks' Saturday contest against the Edmonton Oilers, according to NBCS' Sheng Peng.

Macklin Celebrini and Kiefer Sherwood will both take part in warmups to determine if they are good to go. The 20-year-old Celebrini has only appeared in two games this season while dealing with a lower-body injury, recording five assists.

Sherwood has a goal in four outings with the Sharks this season as he is dealing with an upper-body injury. 
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New York Rangers

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin is out for the season after injuring his right knee Friday night in a game at Washington, the team announced Saturday.

Shesterkin did not put any weight on his right leg as he was helped off the ice by teammates after an awkward fall into his own net against the Capitals. The 2022 Vezina Trophy winner missed a month last season with a lower-body injury, contributing to the Rangers finishing last in the Eastern Conference.

Shesterkin was off to a strong start this season with a 3-1 record and 1.76 goals-against average.

In other news, forward Cole Beaudoin has been assigned to AHL Hartford while forward Juuso Parssinen was recalled on Saturday, according to Newsday's Colin Stephenson.

The 20-year-old Beaudoin logged two appearances for the Rangers while Parssinen returns to the Rangers for his third stint with the team across three seasons.

The lines for the Rangers during Saturday's were as follows according to Stephenson:

Gabe-Mika-Dorofeyev
Kartye-JT-Laf
Cuylle-Laba-Tolvanen
Bjorkstrand-Rempe-Chmelar

Gavrikov-Fox
Pettersson-Durzi
Smits-Schneider

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New Jersey Devils

The Devils have activated defenceman Johnathan Kovacevic off of injured reserve on Saturday.

The 29-year-old is set to make his season debut after skating in 34 games last season and registering eight assists.

Also, Jake Allen will be between the pipes for the team's contest contest against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, according to the Devils' Amanda Stein.

With the start, the 36-year-old will become just the 86th goaltender in history to play in 500 career NHL games.

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St.Louis Blues

The St. Louis Blues announced on Saturday that forward Dillon Dube will be re-evaluated in eight weeks after suffering a neck injury in the Blues’ 3-2 overtime loss against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

Dube, 28, has dressed in three games for the Blues this season, scoring one goal. He will be replaced in the lineup by Zach Dean. 

In other news, Jordan Binnington will tend the twine for the team's Saturday contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets, according to NHL.com's Lou Korac.

In his lone start this season, the 33-year-old surrendered six goals on 36 shots on net against the Colorado Avalanche.

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Dallas Stars

Goalie Jake Oettinger will start between the pipes for the Dallas Stars against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, according to the Stars' Mike Heika.

The 27-year-old has posted back-to-back shutouts in his two most recent outings and currently has a 2-1-0 record, an 0.67 GAA and a .967 save percentage on the season.
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Buffalo Sabres

Goalie Colten Ellis appears to be getting the start for the Sabres against the Utah Mammoth on Saturday, according to The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn.

The 26-year-old has played in one game this season, making 18 of 20 saves in an overtime win over the Minnesota Wild.

It also appears that forwards Jiri Kulich and Konsta Helenius will be out of tonight's lineup as they were not apart of any lines during Saturday's skate, according to Fairburn.

The 22-year-old Kulich has registered one goal and one assist across four games this season, while the 20-year-old Helenius has just one goal across four contests.
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Washington Capitals

Forward Pierre-Luc Dubois is ill and will not be skating with the Capitals today per the team, according to the Capitals' Sammi Silber.

Across four games this season, the 28-year-old has recorded one goal and three assists for four points.
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Florida Panthers

Jacob Markstrom will start in net for the Florida Panthers when they take on the Minnesota Wild on Saturday per coach Paul Maurice, according to the Panthers' Jameson Olive.

In his previous three starts this season, Markstrom has allowed only four goals on 55 shots and has posted a 2-0-1 record.
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Chicago Blackhawks

Captain Connor bedard is one step closer to returning as the forward has been cleared to take faceoffs, according to the Blackhawks' Charlie Roumeliotis.

There is no firm timeline for Bedard's return from shoulder surgery that he underwent in July, but the 21-year-old is expected to be out until at least November, based on the initial four-month estimate.

Forward Teuvo Teravainen was skating with the Blackhawks on Saturday, according to the Chicago Sun's Ben Pope.

Teravainen missed one-game with an undisclosed injury. The 32-year-old has two assists and two shots on goal in three appearances this season.

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Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers announced a series of injury updates Saturday.

Forward Travis Konecny (lower-body) and defenseman Cam York (upper-body) will not play in Saturday’s game against the Boston Bruins. Both players are considered day-to-day.

Defenceman Helge Grans has been activated off injured non-roster while defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 3. 

Additionally, forward Nikita Grebenkin underwent surgery on his back and will be out a minimum of four months. 

Dan Vladar will start in net for the Flyers when they take on the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

Vladar is still looking for his first win of the season, sitting 0-2-0 with a 5.12 goals-against average with an .863 save percentage.
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Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators are getting some reinforcements as defenceman Artem Zub and forward Andre Burakovsky have returned to the ice, according to TSN's Bruce Garrioch.

Zub (knee) and Burakovsky (upper-body) have been sidelined to start the season but both were practicing with the Senators on Saturday. 

Zub is yet to make his season debut while dealing with a knee injury suffered in last season's first round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 31-year-old played in 81 games in 2025-26 recording five goals and 25 assists. He skated as an extra on Saturday.

Burakovsky is also yet to make his debut in a Sens uniform after being acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks over the summer. The forward has been sidelined by an upper-body injury since training camp after recording 33 points in 75 games with Chicago last season. He skated on the top line next to Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson on Saturday according to Garrioch.

Ottawa used these lines during Saturday's practice, according to Garrioch:

Burakovsky-Stützle-Batherson 
Greig-Cozens-Zetterlund 
Amadio-Pinto-Giroux 
Foegele-Halliday-Cousins 
Hodgson 

Chabot-Spence
Kleven-Yakemchuk 
Matinpalo-Stanley 
Zub

Ullmark
Ersson

As Burakovsky is activated, forward William Eklund will be heading to injured reserve, according to TSN's Claire Hanna. 

The 23-year-old will miss an extended period of time after sustaining an ankle injury during Thursday’s game vs. the Philadelphia Flyers.
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