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Los Angeles Kings

Selected second overall in the 2020 NHL Draft, Quintion Byfield will make his NHL debut on Wednesday when the Kings host the Anaheim Ducks

The 18-year-old has eight goals and 20 points in 30 games this season with the AHL's Ontario Reign.

 

Montreal Canadiens

Jake Allen gets the call between the pipes as the Montreal Canadiens host the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre om Wednesday night.

Allen, in his first year with the Habs, is 9-9-4 with a goals against average of 2.49 and a .913 save percentage.

The native of Fredericton, NB, is 1-1 this season against the Leafs.

The team also announced that forward Jonathan Drouin has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the club and has been placed on long-term injured reserve.

With forwards Paul Byron and Tomas Tatar absent, the team used the following lines at Wednesday's gameday skate.

Lehkonen - Danault - Anderson
Toffoli - Suzuki - Caufield
Perry - Kotkaniemi - Armia
Frolik - Staal - Evans

Chiarot - Weber
Edmundson - Petry
Gustafsson - Romanov
Merrill, Ouellet

Allen
Primeau
Lindgren

 

Toronto Maple Leafs

Jack Campbell was in the starter’s net at the Maple Leafs morning skate in Montreal on Wednesday.

 

 

Minnesota Wild

Cam Talbot will start in goal for the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues.

The 33-year-old Talbot is 17-6-3 this season with a .926 SV% and GAA of 2.33

The Wild trail the Colorado Avalanche by one point for second in the West Division and are five points adrift of the Vegas Golden Knights for top spot.

Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets have made a flurry of transactions on Wednesday morning ahead of their game with the Edmonton Oilers.

The team has reassigned goaltender Eric Comrie, defenceman Ville Heinola and forwards Marko Dano, David Gustafsson and Dominic Toninato from the American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose, while defenceman Luke Green and goaltender Mikhail Berdin go from the taxi squad to the Moose.

The Jets sit in third place in the North Division on 57 points, one behind the Oilers in second and eight points adrift of the division-leading Toronto Maple Leafs.