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Vegas Golden Knights
Alex Pietrangelo will not play for the Golden Knights against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, BSSD, BSSC).
The defenseman took a puck to the head in the third period of a 4-1 victory against the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.
"He didn't feel great," Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said after the morning skate Saturday. "List him as day to day for now and hopefully he comes around. Right now, he's out tonight."
Kaedan Korczak will play in Pietrangelo's place, alongside Nicolas Hague.
Pietrangelo is the third regular defenseman currently out for the Golden Knights, along with Alec Martinez (upper body) and Zach Whitecloud (upper body).
William Carrier skated on his own and should be returning soon, Cassidy said. The forward did not play Thursday after he sustained an upper-body injury in a 4-1 win in the season opener against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. -- Paul Delos Santos
Edmonton Oilers
Mattias Ekholm will make his season debut when the Oilers host the Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, CITY).
The defenseman missed the season-opening 8-1 loss at Vancouver on Wednesday with a hip/groin injury sustained during offseason training. Ekholm was out the entire preseason because of the injury.
"I feel pretty good," Ekholm said Saturday. "It's been making progress, and I had a really good week and after that it's been trending in the right direction."
Ekholm said he will have to monitor the injury and his playing time. He averaged 21:28 of ice time last season with Edmonton and the Nashville Predators.
"A groin is not like when you break a bone, it's healing and then it's fine," Ekholm said. "It's something you have to monitor. I've never had it before, so I'm probably the wrong guy to ask, but I would shocked if it in one day it was 100 percent and it was all over and never coming back."
Ekholm is expected to be paired with defenseman Philip Broberg on Saturday.
"We'll see how he handles things," Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said. "I think it's important to put some things in perspective; missing training camp is not ideal for anybody, regardless of the caliber of player. I think he's put a lot of good work in. I think we did right by the player by not forcing him into a situation that he wasn't ready for. He's done a lot of really good rehab work with our medical department, and I know he's excited."
Dylan Holloway will also play Saturday. The forward left with 9:37 remaining in the third period Wednesday after blocking a shot from Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers. The shot hit Holloway on the left wrist. -- Derek Van Diest
Detroit Red Wings
Robby Fabbri is day to day and did not play against the Lightning on Saturday.
The forward did not practice Friday because of an undisclosed injury; he scored a goal and had two shots on goal in 14:44 of ice time in a season-opening 4-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.
Fabbri was limited to 28 games last season because of several injuries.
Forward Zach Aston-Reese was recalled from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League prior to the game Saturday, but the Red Wings used 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
San Jose Sharks
Mikael Granlund was placed on injured reserve Friday because of a lower-body injury.
The forward played 15:36 in a season-opening 4-1 loss against the Golden Knights on Thursday, but reaggravated an injury he sustained in training camp.
"He is not feeling great today so we put him on IR and hopefully it won't be for long," Sharks coach David Quinn said Friday. "You could tell he was half of himself. A lot of uncharacteristic things that happened yesterday from his end of it."
Granlund was acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins in the three-team trade for defenseman Erik Karlsson in August. He had 41 points (10 goals, 31 assists) in 79 games with the Penguins and Nashville Predators last season.
Forward Jacob Peterson was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League with the Sharks hosting the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday (10 p.m. ET; ALT, NBCSCA).
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tyler Motte is out indefinitely for the Lightning because of an upper-body injury.
The forward was injured in a season-opening 5-3 win against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. He played 7:55 in his Tampa Bay debut after signing a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Lightning on Sept. 9.
Forward Alex Barre-Boulet was recalled from Syracuse of the American Hockey League on Thursday.
Dallas Stars
Roope Hintz did not play for the Stars in their season-opening 2-1 win against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday because of an upper-body injury.
With four days between their first game of the season and second game next Tuesday, coach Peter DeBoer will use caution with the top-line center to ensure he's fully healthy.
"We're not going to jeopardize anything long term to rush him in," DeBoer said at practice Wednesday.
Hintz, who sustained the injury during the preseason, practiced Monday in a no-contact jersey and had a scheduled maintenance day Tuesday. He was a full participant in practice Wednesday but did not appear in his usual spot on the top power-play unit.
Tyler Seguin centered the top line with Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski on Thursday in Hintz's absence -- Taylor Baird
