Ice Chips: Penguins recall D Friedman, re-assigned F Poulin

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Pittsburgh Penguins 

The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Friday that they have recalled defenceman Mark Friedman and re-assigned forward Sam Poulin to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. 

Friedman, 26, has skated in 10 games for the AHL's Penguins this season, picking up a pair of assists and penalty minutes. The native of Toronto, Ont., last appeared for the NHL club last season, where he played in 26 games, scoring a goal and tallying four points. 

The 21-year-old Poulin has played in three games for the NHL's Penguins this season, recording an assist and two penalty minutes. At the AHL level, the Blainville, Que., native has one goal in four games. 

Toronto Maple Leafs 

TSN's Mark Masters reported Friday that while Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray is progressing well, the team has not yet decided on who will start Saturday night's game against the Vancouver Canucks. 

The 26-year-old Thunder Bay, Ont., native was placed on long-term injured reserve following the Leafs' first game of the season against the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 12, where Murray stopped 19 of 23 shots in 4-3 loss. 

Winnipeg Jets 

The Winnipeg Jets announced Friday they have recalled forward Mikey Eyssimont from the AHL's Manitoba Moose. 

Eyssimont, 26, leads the Moose in points with nine points (two goals, five assists). The Littleton, Colo., native saw action in one game for the Jets last season. 

Jets head coach Rick Bowness told reporters that Nikolaj Ehlers is “coming along”. The Jets are being cautious in Ehlers’ treatment but Bowness stresses he hasn’t suffered a setback. There’s a possibility Ehlers will skate Tuesday or Wednesday next week.

TSN's John Lu shared the Jets' lines from their Friday practice: 

Montreal Canadiens 

Ahead of their game Saturday night against the Penguins, the Montreal Canadiens shared their lines from Friday's practice. 

Caufield Suzuki Dach 

Hoffman Dvorak Anderson 

Dadonov Monahan Drouin

Pezzetta Evans Armia 

Guhle Savard 

Xhekaj Edmundson 

Harris Kovacevic 

Allen 

Montembeault

Forward Brendan Gallagher was given a maintenance day and did not practice. Mike Matheson, who has yet to play this season, skated, but he was wearing a no-contact jersey. 

Juraj Slafkovsky will not be available for the Canadiens on Saturday night as he has one game remaining on his two-game suspension. 

Dallas Stars 

The Dallas Stars announced Friday that Matěj Blümel will make his NHL debut for the Stars Friday night when they host the San Jose Sharks.

The The Czechia-born forward was originally drafted by the Edmonton Oilers with 100th pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, though he never saw action with them. Blümel has skated in nine games with the Texas Stars of the AHL this season, scoring five goals and tallying 11 points.