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Vancouver Canucks

Winger Loui Eriksson makes his return to the Vancouver Canucks lineup on Saturday night after missing the last 12 games with a knee injury.

Eriksson, 32, was placed on IR after picking up the injury in an October 14 games against the Calgary Flames. He had an assist in his first four games of the season.

With Eriksson's return, Jake Virtanen and Brendan Gaunce will be in the press box. Virtanen has two goals and two assists in 15 games this season, while Gaunce was scoreless in the pair of games in which he has appeared.

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Toronto Maple Leafs

Here are the Leaf lines for Saturday night's game against the Boston Bruins courtesy of TSN Leafs reporter Kristen Shilton:

Hyman-Marleau-Brown

Komarov-Kadri-Nylander

JvR-Bozak-Marner

Martin-Moore-Leivo

 

Rielly-Hainsey

Gardiner-Zaitsev

Borgman-Carrick

 

McElhinney

Andersen

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Montreal Canadiens

Shea Weber and Jonathan Drouin both missed the Habs' 3-0 loss on Thursday to the Minnesota Wild, but were at Friday's optional skate and at Saturday morning's skate ahead of a date with the Buffalo Sabres.

Lines at the morning skate:

Galchenyuk - Drouin - Lehkonen
Pacioretty - Danault - Shaw
Byron - Plekanec - Gallagher
Hudon - De La Rose - Froese

Benn - Weber
Alzner - Petry
Mete - Morrow

Lindgren starting
Fucale

Scratches: Mitchell, Davidson

Al Montoya (upper-body injury), Ales Hemsky (concussion), David Schlemko (hand) and Nikita Scherbak (knee) all remain out - John Lu

The Habs officially placed Carey Price (lower-body injury) on IR to make room for Fucale.

John Lu notes that Price - if ready - is eligible to return next Tuesday.

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Ottawa Senators

The team will be without the services of forward Zack Smith for three weeks after he incurred a dislocated thumb in Friday's 4-3 victory in overtime against the Colorado Avalanche.

In his absence, Nick Paul will slot into the lineup against the Avs in their second date in Sweden on Saturday.

Mike Condon (1-0-2, 2.60 GAA, .924 SV%) gets the call between the pipes.

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Brian Doumoulin is a question mark for the Pens' visit to the Nashville Predators in a Stanley Cup rematch on Saturday night after taking a big hit in Friday night's 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals.

He briefly left the game, but did return in the third period.

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Washington Capitals

Forward Brett Connolly (concussion) is expected to play Sunday against the Edmonton Oilers according to Isabelle Khurshudyan of the Washington Post. He has been out since Oct. 26. Meanwhile, forward Tyler Graovac isn't expected to play Sunday and is still on IR. 

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Arizona Coyotes

Coach Rick Tocchet says defenceman Alex Goligoski is day-to-day with a lower-body injury he picked up in Thursday night's overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues.

He's questionable for Saturday's game with the Winnipeg Jets.

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Anaheim Ducks

Goaltender John Gibson was back on the ice for the Ducks at practice Saturday and is expected to be a go for Sunday's game against the Lightning, per Eric Stephens of the Orange County Register. Ryan Miller (upper-body) and Ondrej Kase (lower-body) didn't skate. 

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Buffalo Sabres

Forward Benoit Pouliot is free to play on Saturday night against the Habs.

The NHL's Department of Player Safety did not mete out any supplementary discipline for Pouliot's hit to the head on Florida Panthers defenceman Keith Yandle on Friday night in the team's 4-1 loss. No penalty was assessed on the play.

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San Jose Sharks

Veteran defenceman Paul Martin says he's ready to return to the Sharks lineup, but coach Peter DeBoer says his return will not coincide with the team's game on Saturday night against the Vancouver Canucks.

Martin, 36, has been on IR since October 12 and has only appeared in two contests this season with a knee injury - San Jose Mercury News

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New York Islanders

Forward Josh Ho-Sang has been recalled from Bridgeport of the AHL on an emergency basis.

The 21-year-old Toronto native has four assists in six games for the Islanders this season.