Carrick has been in and out of the lineup this season and his status is uncertain for Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. The 34-year-old Carrick is averaging 7:23 time-on-ice and has a -3 plus/minus in four games this season.
Nikita Zadorov will re-enter Boston's lineup on Tuesday, sending Aspirot to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 27-year-old Aspirot is averaging 16:58 time-on-ice and has zero points in four games this season.
Jonathan Aspirot will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Zadorov to re-enter the lineup. The 31-year-old defenseman is averaging 19:52 time-on-ice, recording three assists, 31 hits, and 29 penalty minutes in eight games this season.
Jones played a career-high 28 games with the Minnesota Wild last season, scoring three points (1G / 2A), but has spent most of his career in the AHL. The 27-year-old forward has nine points (7G / 2A) this season in seven games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).
Impressive early-season performances from Stuart Skinner and Clay Stevenson made Connor Hellebuyck's (suspension) absence an afterthought, but recent struggles are keeping Winnipeg's crease uncertain. Skinner is coming off a season-worst performance, allowing four goals on 28 shots (.857 SV%) in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. The 27-year-old goalie has a 2.76 GAA and .906 SV% in five games (3-0-2). The Jets enter Tuesday's contest as +128 road underdogs against a St. Louis Blues team that has lost five of their last seven (2-4-1).
Hofer delivered a dazzling 25-save shutout in the Blues' season opener, validating Head Coach Jim Montgomery's decision to bench veteran Jordan Binnington, but Hofer has struggled since. The 26-year-old Hofer is coming off a season-worst performance, allowing five goals on 39 shots (.872 SV%) in a 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues. He has a 2.43 GAA and .906 SV% in five games (2-2-1). The Blues enter Tuesday's contest as -142 home favourites against a Winnipeg Jets team that has lost three of their last four (1-2-1).
Gudas played 12:27 time-on-ice in last Monday's 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, but was battling an undisclosed injury and has not played since. The hard-hitting defenseman is averaging 13:08 time-on-ice, recording zero points and 13 hits in six games. He will return to Florida's lineup on Wednesday in Ottawa.
Nick Blankenburg will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Rifai to re-enter the lineup. The 28-year-old Rifai made his season debut last week, his fourth-career NHL game, and played 9:04 time-on-ice.
Marshall Rifai will draw into Toronto's lineup on Tuesday, sending Blankenburg to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 28-year-old Blankenburg has one goal and is averaging 13:25 time-on-ice in five games this season.
Markstrom is off to a decent start in his second stint with the Florida Panthers, posting a 2.21 GAA and .897 SV% in six games (3-1-1), but will likely miss several games as he returns from injury. Expect Akira Schmid to see most of the action during Markstrom's absence, but Head Coach Paul Maurice said he expects recently recalled Cooper Black to see some action as well.
Zuccarello battled a shoulder injury for most of training camp and returned to the sidelines shortly after the season started with an undisclosed ailment. The 39-year-old forward has one assist in three games with the Kings and will return to the lineup on Tuesday. Zuccarello is expected to assume his spot on the top powerplay unit.
Esa Lindell (lower body) will likely miss a couple of games, allowing Capobianco to enter the lineup. The 29-year-old Capobianco appeared in one games this season, but was used sparingly as a seventh defenseman, playing just 2:59 time-on-ice. He had five points (2G / 3A) in 33 games last season.
Head Coach Glen Gulutzan said Lindell will miss "about a week" with a lower-body injury. The 32-year-old Finnish defenseman is averaging 20:49 time-on-ice and has 18 blocks in eight games this season. He has only missed two games combined in the past four seasons. Kyle Capobianco will enter the lineup as Lindell's replacement.
The Stars have struggled offensively at times to start the season, but can attribute a winning 4-3-1 record to the outstanding play of Jake Oettinger. In six games this season (3-2-1), the 27-year-old Oettinger has already posted three shutouts, with an outstanding 1.00 GAA and .952 SV%. He stopped all 19 shots in his previous game, a 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. The Stars enter Tuesday's contest as -162 home favourites against a Boston Bruins team riding a league-best five-game winning streak.
Roy has missed the past six games with a lower-body injury, but he has been a full participant at the past two practices and will return to action on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings. The 31-year-old Roy averaged 20:37 time-on-ice, recording 19 points (2G /17A), 116 hits, and 146 blocks in 79 games last season.
Adam Engstrom will return to Montreal's lineup on Tuesday, and Reinbacher will be a healthy scratch. Reinbacher, the fifth-overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, made his season debut in Montreal's previous game, playing 9:09 on ice and recording a -1 plus/minus.
David Reinbacher will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Engstrom to re-enter the lineup. The 22-year-old Engstrom is averaging 11:01 time-on-ice and has zero points in four games this season.
The Kings have played the fewest games in the league so far, but they remain the NHL's only winless team, with a 0-4-2 record. The team has struggled offensively, scoring just 12 goals this season, which leaves Kuemper little room for error as he battles his own adversity. The veteran 36-year-old goalie has an ugly 4.53 GAA and a .847 SV% in four games (0-3-1). The Kings enter Tuesday's contest as +139 road underdogs against the Washington Capitals, Kuemper's former team. Last season, Kuemper had a 2.07 GAA and .918 SV% in two games against the Capitals (0-2-0).
After a breakout 2025-26 season that continued with an impressive postseason run, Dobes has struggled early in 2026-27. The 25-year-old Czech goalie has allowed five or more goals in three of four games, giving Jacob Fowler more action in recent weeks. Dobes has an ugly 4.63 GAA and .842 SV% in four games (1-2-1). Still, the Canadiens enter Tuesday's contest as significant -202 home favourites over a San Jose Sharks team coming off a 3-1 loss last night to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
After trading Jacob Markstrom in the offseason, the Devils are rolling with a makeshift goalie tandem of Jake Allen and Nico Daws. The 36-year-old Allen has started 35 or fewer games in six of his past seven seasons, and his 2026-27 start hasn't been overly reassuring. Allen has allowed four or more goals in three of five games (3-2-0), posting a 3.18 GAA and .876 SV%. Still, the Devils enter Tuesday's contest as slight -110 home favourites against a Colorado Avalanche team that lost 3-2 last night to the Philadelphia Flyers.
