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Rempe (upper body) has been ruled out of Saturday's tilt versus Montreal, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports Friday.

Rempe has missed the last 23 games after he was hurt in a fight with Ryan Reaves on Oct. 23. Head coach Mike Sullivan wants Rempe to get in a few practices before going back in the lineup. Rempe has one goal, 30 hits and seven PIM in nine games this season.

Head coach John Hynes said Friday that Rossi (lower body) is considered day-to-day and could play Sunday against the Bruins, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports.

Rossi has been on injured reserve since mid-November due to his lower-body injury, but he's progressing in his recovery and closing in on a return. Hynes' update Friday suggests that Rossi will miss at least one more game Saturday against the Senators, but the 24-year-old could be back in action for the second half of the back-to-back set. Over 17 appearances this year, he's recorded four goals, nine assists, 11 hits, eight blocked shots and two PIM while averaging 18:06 of ice time.

McCann is dealing with a lower-body injury that will sideline him for at least three weeks, the team announced Friday.

McCann was just six games back from a 17-game stint on the sidelines due to a lower-body injury. It's not immediately clear if this latest problem is related, but either way, the forward is likely headed for another stint on injured reserve. When healthy, McCann has been producing offensively with five goals and three assists, including two power-play points, in 11 outings.

Horvat (lower body) remains day-to-day and is not expected to be ready to face the Lightning on Saturday, Stefen Rosner of NHL.com reports.

With Horvat out of the lineup, Mathew Barzal will move to the top line while Jean-Gabriel Pageau shifts back to center after playing wing the last few times out. For his part, the 30-year-old Horvat has been rolling of late, scoring five goals on 24 shots, including two with the man advantage, in his last seven outings.

McMichael scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Hurricanes.

The 24-year-old opened the scoring early in the second period before having a hand in a Nic Dowd tally midway through the third. McMichael had a rough start to the season offensively, but over the last 14 games he's gotten rolling with four goals and 13 points as he looks to show his 2024-25 breakout wasn't a fluke.

Carlsson scored a goal and placed three shots on net in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Islanders.

Carlsson responded to the Islanders' three-goal first period with a tally of his own to put Anaheim on the board. Thursday's twine finder raised his season totals up to 17 goals, 39 points and 80 shots on net through 31 games. He has continued to show the hockey world that his jump to stardom wasn't an early-season fluke, as he has maintained his scoring pace with 13 points in his last 12 games. The 20-year-old center ranks just outside the NHL's top 10 skaters in points and has shown no signs of slowing down soon. Carlsson has been a large reason for the Ducks' leap forward this year, and he should continue to provide elite value in fantasy going forward.

Stankoven scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Capitals.

It was the first multi-point performance since Nov. 9 for Stankoven. The 22-year-old center has struggled to make a consistent impact so far in his first full season with Carolina, and through 30 games he's managed six goals and 14 points, a pace that's nearly an exact match of his 2024-25 numbers.

Dvorak picked up two assists in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Golden Knights.

It's the second straight multi-point performance for Dvorak, who's skating on the top line at even strength for the Flyers and is on pace for a career-best campaign. The 29-year-old center has never reached 40 points in an NHL season, but over the last 16 games he's delivered a surprising four goals and 15 points.

Eichel notched two assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Flyers.

It's the fourth straight multi-point performance for Eichel, who helped set up two Mark Stone tallies in the OT win. Eichel is steaming toward the first 100-point campaign of his career if he can stay healthy, and through 30 games he's produced 12 goals and 40 points. Curiously, he's still looking for his first power-play tally in 2025-26, but he's hardly been invisible with the man advantage, collecting 15 assists -- second in the NHL to Mikko Rantanen's 17 power-play helpers.

Jenner produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Senators.

Making his return from a 14-game absence due to an upper-body injury, Jenner got the Blue Jackets on the board late in the first period before helping to set up a Dante Fabbro tally early in the second. Jenner was having a productive start to the season prior to getting injured, and through 17 contests this season he's contributed four goals and 12 points with 34 hits, 34 shots on net, 14 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating.