Overview
- Coach Rick Bowness said Denton Mateychuk and Miles Wood are expected to play Wednesday against the Flyers.
- Mateychuk was activated from injured reserve after missing six games with an upper-body injury sustained Jan. 11.
- The club placed Zach Aston-Reese and Brendan Gaunce on waivers to open two roster spots, with outcomes to be determined.
- Practice lines point to Mateychuk with Ivan Provorov and on the second power-play unit, with Wood slotting on the fourth line alongside Isac Lundeström and Dmitri Voronkov.
- Mateychuk is in a top-four role during a career offensive season at 8 goals and 13 assists in 44 games, while Wood has 8 goals and 12 points in 32 appearances.