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Johnson was sent to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday.

Johnson was acquired by Pittsburgh from Buffalo on Monday in exchange for Caleb Jones and Daniel Laatsch. The 25-year-old Johnson has been a healthy scratch in three straight games since the trade, so a move to the minors will give him an opportunity to get some ice time.

Spurgeon (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.

Minnesota also recalled forward Hunter Haight and defenseman Carson Lambos from AHL Iowa on Sunday. Spurgeon has missed the last two games, and there is no timeline for his return. He has earned one goal, four assists, seven shots on net, 14 blocked shots and five hits in six appearances this season.

Foerster is questionable for Monday's game against Colorado due to a hand injury, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Foerster sustained the injury when he blocked a shot during Saturday's 3-1 win over Ottawa. He was able to complete that game, but he then missed Sunday's practice. The status of Sean Couturier (undisclosed) and Owen Tippett (upper body) is also unclear heading into Monday's action, so Philadelphia might need to call up at least one forward from the minors.

Couturier (undisclosed) didn't participate in Sunday's practice, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Couturier was banged up in Saturday's 3-1 win over Ottawa and could be a game-time decision against Colorado on Monday. He has contributed three assists, 11 shots on net and 18 hits in 10 appearances this season.

Cooley will patrol the home crease against Carolina on Sunday, per Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM.

Cooley has lost his first two outings of the 2026-27 campaign, surrendering 10 goals on 55 shots. Sunday's matchup will be challenging, as Carolina (7-1-1) is tied for fourth in the league with 3.78 goals per game this season.

Salomonsson (shoulder) has been taken off non-roster injured reserve and reassigned to AHL Manitoba on Sunday.

Salomonsson hasn't played yet this season due to the injury. He had a goal and five points in 32 outings with Winnipeg as well as a goal and nine points in 29 appearances with Manitoba during the 2025-26 regular season.

Toninato was reassigned to AHL Rockford on Sunday, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Toninato has no points, one shots, three hits and one block in three appearances with the Blackhawks this season. He also has a goal in one game with Rockford in 2026-27.

Knight made 28 saves in Saturday's 4-0 loss to the Stars.

The 25-year-old netminder kicked out all 12 shots he faced in the first period to keep Chicago in the game, but the team's defensive issues eventually saddled Knight with another loss. He's started seven of the team's nine games to begin the season, going 3-4-0 with a 3.59 GAA and .888 save percentage, but he could get in the win column a little more often now that Connor Bedard is back on the ice.

Johnston fired five shots on net and added a hit in Saturday's 4-0 win over Chicago.

Making his return from a two-game absence due to an illness, Johnston was second on the Stars in shots behind Jason Robertson's seven, but he couldn't get one past Spencer Knight. Johnston is still looking for his first goal of 2026-27, picking up four assists in six games, but he should open his account soon enough after lighting the lamp 45 times in 82 regular-season contests last season.

Robertson scored the game-winning goal on the power play and added an assist in Saturday's 4-0 victory over Chicago.

The star winger opened the scoring early in the second period, slipping a close-range shot past Spencer Knight on a give-and-go with Mikko Rantanen, and that was all the offense Jake Oettinger would need on the night. Robertson has gotten onto the scoresheet in five of the last six games, and through eight contests to begin the season he's collected three goals and seven points.