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Hall (rest) is expected to be back in the Bruins lineup on Tuesday.

Hall missed Boston's previous game for rest after returning from a lengthy injury the game before and will return to the Bruins' lineup Tuesday vs. Washington. The 31-year-old left-winger has 16 goals, 20 assists, 147 SOG, 24 PIMs and a +12 plus/minus through 59 games this season.

Taylor Hall
Bergeron (undisclosed) is expected to be back in the Bruins lineup on Tuesday.

Bergeron missed the Bruins' previous game due to an undisclosed injury and is expected to return to Boston's lineup Tuesday vs. Washington. The 37-year-old had 27 goals, 30 assists, 245 SOG, 22 PIMs and a +33 plus/minus through 76 games prior to the injury.

Patrice Bergeron
Skinner was the first goalie off the ice at the Oilers morning skate.

Skinner stopped 22 of 23 shots (.957 SV%) for his fourth-straight win as he beat the San Jose Sharks easily in his previous start. The 24-year-old Edmonton native and rookie has been rock-solid in his first season as the Oilers' starter, with his 27-14-5 record, 2.80 GAA and .912 SV%. He takes on the Colorado Avalanche, who are in the midst of a five-game winning streak and have won eight of their last nine contests.

Stuart Skinner
Benoit-Olivier Groulx has been recalled from San Diego (AHL).

Groulx had 18 goals, 21 assists, 41 PIMs and a -20 plus/minus through 61 games played with San Diego (AHL) and has been recalled to Anaheim for the first time this season. The 23-year-old has previously played in 18 NHL games prior to this season, with a goal, three points and 17 SOG.

Bo Groulx
McLeod (undisclosed) is not expected to play Tuesday.

McLeod has four goals, 22 assists, 90 SOG, 43 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 80 games played this season but will miss Tuesday's contest vs. Buffalo due to an undisclosed injury. The 25-year-old is missing his first game of the season Tuesday.

Michael McLeod
Georgiev will likely start Tuesday vs. the Oilers.

Georgiev allowed three goals on 41 shots (.927 SV%) for his fourth-straight win as he beat the Los Angeles Kings in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been sensational in his first season in the Mile High, with his 38-16-5 record, 2.54 GAA and .919 SV%. He is expected to take on the Edmonton Oilers, who are in the midst of a seven-game winning streak after a 6-1 thrashing of the Sharks' in their last start.

Alexandar Georgiev
The Flyers recalled Adam Ginning from Lehigh Valley (AHL).

Ginning had three goals, 16 assists, 61 PIMs and a +25 plus/minus through 65 games played with Lehigh Valley (AHL) this season and has been recalled by Philadelphia for the first time this season. The 23-year-old was the Flyers' 2018 second-round pick (50th overall).

Adam Ginning
Montembeault will start Wednesday against the Islanders.

Montembeault allowed seven goals on 46 shots (.848 SV%) for his third loss in four games as he was defeated by the Toronto Maple Leafs in his previous start. The 26-year-old has been the better of the two Canadien goaltenders this season, with his 16-17-3 record, 3.36 GAA and .904 SV%. He takes on the New York Islanders, who have won four of their last seven contests and are 23rd in the NHL in goals per game (2.94).

Sam Montembeault
Krejci (lower-body) will miss the final two games of the regular season.

Krejci hasn't played since April 1st due to a lower-body injury and will be forced to miss the final two games of the regular season. The 36-year-old puts the lid on a very successful comeback season after taking 2021-22 off, finishing with 16 goals, 40 assists, 112 SOG, 20 PIMs and a +23 plus/minus through 70 games prior to the injury.

David Krejci
Ullmark will start Tuesday vs. the Capitals.

Ullmark stopped 29 of 30 shots (.967 SV%) for his third-straight win as he beat the New Jersey Devils in his previous start. The 29-year-old has all but locked up the Vezina Trophy this season as he leads the NHL in almost all major categories, with his historical 39-6-1 record, 1.89 GAA and .938 SV%. He takes on the Washington Capitals, who just snapped a six-game losing streak. with a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders in their last start.

Linus Ullmark
Kulikov (lower-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.

Kulikov has been out since March 12th due to a lower-body injury and will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. Chicago. The 32-year-old had only been able to play in four games with Pittsburgh before going down with injury and has three goals, and 13 assists. 82 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 65 games with Anaheim and Pittsburgh this season.

Dmitry Kulikov
Jarry will start Tuesday vs. the Blackhawks.

Jarry stopped 19 of 20 shots (.950 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat the Detroit Red Wings in his previous start. The 27-year-old has had a decent overall season filled with injuries, as he has a 24-12-6 record, 2.89 GAA and .910 SV%. He will take on the lowly Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost three straight and 11 of their last 12 games.

Tristan Jarry
Vanecek was the first goalie off the ice at the Devils morning skate.

Vanecek stopped 16 of 17 shots (.941 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat the Columbus Blue Jackets in his previous start. The 27-year-old has been solid in his first season in New Jersey, with his 32-11-4 record, 2.46 GAA and .910 SV%. He will take on the Buffalo Sabres, who have won their last three games and five of their last six.

Vitek Vanecek
Raanta will likely start Tuesday vs. the Red Wings.

Raanta allowed four goals on 30 shots (.867 SV%) to snap a two-game winning streak as he was defeated by Buffalo in his previous start. The 33-year-old Hurricanes' backup has been solid when called upon, with his 18-3-3 record, 2.28 GAA and .909 SV%. He takes on the Detroit Red WIngs, who have lost three-straight and are 22nd in the NHL in goals per game (2.95).

Antti Raanta
Vasilevskiy will likely start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.

Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 37 shots (.838 SV%) to snap a three-game winning streak with a loss to the New York Rangers. The 28-year-old has been solid yet again this season as he nears his third career 60 GP season, with his 34-21-4 record, 2.63 GAA and .916 SV%. He takes on the Toronto Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games and are ninth in the NHL in goals per game (3.39).

Andrei Vasilevskiy
The Senators have recalled Maxence Guenette from Belleville (AHL).

Guenette had four goals, 34 assists, 23 PIMs and a -17 plus/minus in 69 games with the Belleville Senators (AHL) and has been recalled to Ottawa Tuesday for the first time in his career. The 21-year-old has yet to see any NHL action in his career and was Ottawa's 2019 seventh-round pick (187th overall).

Max Guenette

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