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A. Matthews - F

TOR

Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe said on Friday that his young stars Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander still have plenty of room to grow.

It was one year ago Friday that Keefe took over as the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs from Mike Babcock and he thinks his three young stars will improve as they mature. "They have a great deal to grow. I don't know where it shakes out in terms of their production. The production has been fairly good, of course, especially in the regular season as they've established themselves as premier players," Keefe said to Mark Masters of TSN. "But I think all of our players have room to grow in all the other areas of their game in terms of the consistency away from the puck and the competitiveness in terms of their ability to bring the best out of others around them and not just be at their best."

Added Nov 21 7:57 am (EST)

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E. Staal - F

BUF

The Buffalo Sabres will have Eric Staal (head) in their lineup for Friday night's matchup against the Washington Capitals.

Staal was considered a game-time decision heading into tonight's matchup after taking an elbow to the jaw from Washington's Nic Dowd. Staal will center Buffalo's second line once again tonight, playing between Victor Olofsson and Sam Reinhart.

Added 6:40 pm (EST)

John Vogl on Twitter

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A. Dell - G

TOR

The Toronto Maple Leafs will not dress Aaron Dell on Friday night against the Ottawa Senators.

Dell is Toronto's third goaltender and not to risk losing him to waivers by putting him on the practice squad, they've elected to keep the veteran on their 23-man roster.

Added 6:36 pm (EST)

NHL.com

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M. Murray - G

OTT

The Ottawa Senators will start Matt Murray in goal on Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Unsurprisingly, the Senators will turn to Murray after handing him a four-year, $25 million deal during the off-season. Ottawa will need Murray to bounce back in a big way this season if they're going to surprise in the North division and push for a playoff spot.

Added 6:34 pm (EST)

Bruce Garrioch on Twitter

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L. Ullmark - G

BUF

The Buffalo Sabres will start Linus Ullmark in goal on Friday night against the Washington Capitals.

Ullmark led his team out for warmups in what will be his first start of the season. The Sabres will be hoping he can lead them to victory on the second half of their back-to-back with the Capitals.

Added 6:31 pm (EST)

Brian Koziol on Twitter

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J. Staal - F

CAR

Jordan Staal has been placed on the COVID protocol list.

Staal played in Thursday's season opener against Detroit. He had two shots and three hits over 15:26 of ice time. Consider him day-to-day for now.

Added 6:22 pm (EST)

Chris Johnston on Twitter

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J. Bailey - F

VAN

Justin Bailey has been returned to Vancouver's taxi squad.

Bailey was a healthy scratch on Thursday night after he was recalled from the taxi squad.

Added 5:43 pm (EST)

Canucks PR on Twitter

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L. Eriksson - F

VAN

Vancouver has recalled Loui Eriksson from the team's taxi squad.

Eriksson was a healthy scratch for Wednesday's season opener and he was on the taxi squad for Thursday's rematch versus Edmonton.

Added 5:41 pm (EST)

Canucks PR on Twitter

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C. White - F

OTT

Colin White will be a healthy scratch on Friday night in Ottawa's season opener against Toronto.

"Ultimately, it’s my decision at the end of the day," coach D.J. Smith said. “The four centers ahead of him had very good camps, not say Colin didn’t have a good camp as well, but I think sometimes penalty killing and power play situations play into it and what roles guys fit into." White is in the second season of a six-year, $28.5 million contract and it's not a good look for him or the team that he isn't in the lineup to open the 2020-21 season. Alex Galchenyuk and Mike Reilly are also expected to be scratched on Friday night.

Added 5:19 pm (EST)

Ottawa Citizen

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C. White - F

OTT

Vitek Vanecek will play in his first NHL game on Friday when he starts in goal against Buffalo.

Vanecek will get the second half of Washington's back-to-back situation. Ilya Samsonov was in net for Thursday's 6-4 win over the Sabres. He stopped 22 shots in the contest. Vanecek played well in the AHL last season and served as Washington's backup during the postseason when Samsonov was unavailable.

Added 4:58 pm (EST)

Samantha Pell on Twitter

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S. Bobrovsky - G

FLA

Sergei Bobrovsky won't play in Florida's season opener on Sunday against Chicago.

"We'll see about playing Tuesday (against Chicago). That could be a possibility, but he's not playing Sunday," coach Joel Quenneville told the "NHL @TheRink" podcast on Friday. Bobrovsky was on the ice for practice on Friday after he resumed skates with the team on Wednesday. He had been unfit to play for the first part of training camp. Chris Driedger is likely to fill in as the team's starter until Bobrovsky is available.

Added 4:30 pm (EST)

Dan Rosen for NHL.com

N/A

M. Smith - G

EDM

Mike Smith was still listed as unfit to play as of Friday, according to coach Dave Tippett.

Smith missed his scheduled start against Vancouver on Thursday night because he was unfit to play. It's unclear at this time if he will be available for Saturday's contest versus Montreal, but there have been reports that he could be out for weeks. We'll keep you posted.

Added 4:24 pm (EST)

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T. Ennis - F

EDM

Tyler Ennis is expected to be available for Saturday's game against Montreal, per coach Dave Tippett.

Ennis was unavailable for Thursday's match against Vancouver because of a foot injury. He logged just 8:41 of ice time in Edmonton's season opener on Wednesday.

Added 4:15 pm (EST)

Edmonton Oilers on Twitter

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E. Staal - F

BUF

The Buffalo Sabres will have Eric Staal (head) in their lineup for Friday night's matchup against the Washington Capitals.

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John Vogl on Twitter

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A. Dell - G

TOR

The Toronto Maple Leafs will not dress Aaron Dell on Friday night against the Ottawa Senators.

Dell is Toronto's third goaltender and not to risk losing him to waivers by putting him on the practice squad, they've elected to keep the veteran on their 23-man roster.

Added 6:36 pm (EST)

NHL.com

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M. Murray - G

OTT

The Ottawa Senators will start Matt Murray in goal on Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Added 6:34 pm (EST)

Bruce Garrioch on Twitter

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L. Ullmark - G

BUF

The Buffalo Sabres will start Linus Ullmark in goal on Friday night against the Washington Capitals.

Ullmark led his team out for warmups in what will be his first start of the season. The Sabres will be hoping he can lead them to victory on the second half of their back-to-back with the Capitals.

Added 6:31 pm (EST)

Brian Koziol on Twitter

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J. Staal - F

CAR

Jordan Staal has been placed on the COVID protocol list.

Staal played in Thursday's season opener against Detroit. He had two shots and three hits over 15:26 of ice time. Consider him day-to-day for now.

Added 6:22 pm (EST)

Chris Johnston on Twitter

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J. Bailey - F

VAN

Justin Bailey has been returned to Vancouver's taxi squad.

Bailey was a healthy scratch on Thursday night after he was recalled from the taxi squad.

Added 5:43 pm (EST)

Canucks PR on Twitter

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L. Eriksson - F

VAN

Vancouver has recalled Loui Eriksson from the team's taxi squad.

Eriksson was a healthy scratch for Wednesday's season opener and he was on the taxi squad for Thursday's rematch versus Edmonton.

Added 5:41 pm (EST)

Canucks PR on Twitter

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C. White - F

OTT

Colin White will be a healthy scratch on Friday night in Ottawa's season opener against Toronto.

Added 5:19 pm (EST)

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