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Montreal Canadiens

The Habs announced that forward Artturi Lehkonen will not dress tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers due to an upper-body injury. 

The 26-year-old has 13 goals and 28 points in 55 games this season. 

Laurent Dauphin draws back into the lineup in place of Lehkonen. 

Earlier today, forward Cedric Paquette cleared waivers on Sunday and has been assigned to the AHL's Laval Rocket.

Paquette, 28, has two assists in 24 games with the Canadiens this season.

The Canadiens also recalled defenceman Corey Schueneman from the Rocket.

Schueneman, 26, has three goals and 10 points in 27 games with the Rocket this season.


Los Angeles Kings

The Kings have placed defenceman Drew Doughty and forward Dustin Brown on injured reserve, the team announced on Sunday.

Doughty, 32, missed the Kings last two games with an undisclosed injury and is considered to be a day-to-day.

The London, Ont., native has seven goals and 31 points in 39 games this season.

Brown, 37, left Saturday's 5-0 shutout loss to the San Jose Sharks with an upper-body injury.

The Ithaca, N.Y., native has eight goals and 25 points in 57 games this season.

The Kings also recalled forwards Martin Frk and Gabriel Vilardi, as well as defenceman Austin Strand from the AHL's Ontario Reign.

Frk, 28, has 31 goals and 58 points in 46 games with the Reign this season.

Vilardi, 22, has 15 goals and 38 points in 39 games with the Reign this season.

Strand, 25, has three goals and seven points in 32 games with the Reign this season.

Additionally, the Kings assigned forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan to the Reign.

Anderson-Dolan, 22, did not record a point in seven games with the Kings this season.


Columbus Blue Jackets

Forward Patrik Laine will play on Sunday against the Vegas Golden Knights, according to Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.

Laine, 23, left Friday's 3-2 shootout victory over the Minnesota Wild with a knee injury and did not return.

The 6-foot-5 forward has 22 goals and 42 points in 40 games this season.

Forward Jakub Voracek will not be available on Sunday's game against the Golden Knights due to a knee injury, according to Portzline.

Voracek, 32, was injured in a knee-on-knee collision with Wild forward Marcus Foligno during the Blue Jacket's 3-2 shootout victory on Friday and is considered to be day-to-day.

The 6-foot-2 forward has three goals and 43 points in 57 games this season.

Forward Justin Danforth will not be available to the Blue Jackets on Sunday due to an undisclosed injury.

Danforth, 28, has five goals and seven points in 23 games this season.

Elvis Merzlikins will be in net on Sunday against the Golden Knights.

The 27-year-old has a 20-15-3 record with a .903 save percentage and 3.42 goals-against average this season.


Toronto Maple Leafs

Petr Mrazek will be in net when the Maple Leafs take on the Buffalo Sabres at the Heritage Classic in Hamilton on Sunday, according to TSN's Mark Masters.

 Mrazek, 30, has a 10-5-0 record with an .884 save percentage and 3.44 goals-against average this season.


Buffalo Sabres

Craig Anderson will be in net on Sunday when the Sabres take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Heritage Classic in Hamilton, according to head coach Don Granato.

Anderson, 40, has a 9-8-0 record with a .904 save percentage and 3.01 goals-against average this season.


Pittsburgh Penguins

Tristan Jarry will be in net on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Jarry, 26, has a 28-12-6 record with a .921 save percentage and 2.33 goals-against average this season.


Winnipeg Jets

Connor Hellebuyck is expected to start on Sunday against the St. Louis Blues, according to team reporter Mitchell Clinton.

Hellebuyck, 28, has a 19-21-9 record with a .908 save percentage and 2.99 goals against average this season.

The Jets used these lines during Sunday's morning skate, according to Clinton:

Stastny - Scheifele - Wheeler
Connor - Dubois - Svechnikov
Copp - Lowry - Ehlers
Harkins - Toninato - Vesalainen

Morrissey - Schmidt
Dillon - Pionk
Stanley - Schmidt 


New York Islanders

Ilya Sorokin is expected to start in net on Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks, according to Andrew Gross of Newsday.

Sorokin, 26, has a 19-12-7 record with a .925 save percentage and 2.32 goals-against average this season.


Tampa Bay Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy is expected to be in net on Sunday against the Vancouver Canucks, according to Joe Smith of The Athletic.

Vasilevskiy, 27, has a 30-11-4 record with a .917 save percentage and 2.43 goals-against average this season.


Vegas Golden Knights

The Golden Knights have recalled defenceman Daniil Miromanov from the AHL's Henderson Silver Knights on Sunday.

Miromanov, 24, has six goals and 30 points with the Silver Knights this season.

Defenceman Ben Hutton is unavailable to the Golden Knights on Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets due to the NHL's COVID protocol.

Hutton, 28, has three goals and 10 points in 39 games this season.

Logan Thompson is expected to start in net against the Blue Jackets on Sunday, according to The Athletic's Jesse Granger.

Thompson, 25, has a 1-1-0 record with a .935 save percentage and 2.07 goals-against average this season.


Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks have assigned defenceman Alec Regula to the AHL's Rockford Ice Hogs on Sunday, according to Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago.

Regula, 21, did not record a point in six games with the Blackhawks.


New York Rangers

The Rangers have assigned forward Tim Gettinger to the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack on Sunday.

Gettinger, 23, did not record a point in eight games with the Rangers this season.


Vancouver Canucks

The Canucks have recalled defenceman Noah Juulsen from the AHL's Abbotsford Canucks on Sunday.

Juulsen, 24, has three goals and 15 points in 37 games in Abbotsford this season.


Dallas Stars

The Stars have recalled forward Marian Studenic from his conditioning stint with the AHL's Texas Stars.

Studenic, 23, was claimed off waivers from the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 24.

The 6-foot-1 forward has one goal in 17 games this season with the Devils.


Florida Panthers

Spencer Knight will be in net against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, according to interim head coach Andrew Brunette.

Knight, 20, has a 10-6-2 record with a .902 save percentage and 3.10 goals-against average this season.