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Montembeault will start Tuesday in Winnipeg.
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Kuemper will start Tuesday vs. the Islanders.
The Lightning have signed Bennett MacArthur to a three-year, entry-level contract.
MacArthur is an undrafted free agent out of the QMJHL. MacArthur is in his third QMJHL season and has scored 25 goals with 18 assists (43 points) in 26 games with Acadie-Bathurst Titan.
Yamamoto (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Yamamoto suffered an undisclosed injury in Florida and missed Sunday's game in Carolina. Yamamoto was originally not expected to play tonight but he was on the ice for warmups and skated on the second line with Leon Draisaitl. He'll be a game-time call in Philadelphia, where warmups will start at 6:30 PM ET.
Nugent-Hopkins is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Nugent-Hopkins has returned to Edmonton to be re-evaluated but it sounds like he's going to miss approximately 2-to-3 weeks with an upper-body injury he suffered over the weekend. Brad Malone was called up from the AHL and will serve as a bottom-6 centre on Tuesday with Nugent-Hopkins unavailable.
Copp (concussion) is expected to be back in the Jets lineup on Tuesday.
Copp missed six games with a concussion but skated on the third line in the Jets' morning skate and is expected to play vs. the Canadiens. Copp has scored 12 goals with 16 assists (28 points) in 47 games this season but has no points in his last seven games.
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Koskinen will start Tuesday in Philadelphia.
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Raanta will start Tuesday in Detroit.
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Murray will start Tuesday in Tampa.
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Hellebuyck will start Tuesday vs. the Canadiens.
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Koskinen is in the starter's net at the Oilers morning skate.
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Raanta is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes morning skate.
Christiansen will draw into the Blue Jackets lineup on Tuesday.
Christiansen has appeared in three games with the Blue Jackets this season and will replace Adam Boqvist (upper-body) in the lineup on Tuesday. The 22-year-old defenseman has spent most of the season in Cleveland (AHL), where he has six goals and 20 assists (26 points) in 39 games.
Boqvist (upper-body) will not play on Tuesday.
Boqvist was not on the ice for the Blue Jackets' morning skate and will not be available for Tuesday's game vs. New Jersey. Boqvist had been filling in for Zach Werenski (upper-body) on PP1. With both of them out, either Dean Kukan or Jake Christiansen will likely take over that role.
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Merzlikins will start Tuesday vs. the Devils.
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Murray is in the starter's crease at the Senators morning skate.
Cernak (undisclosed) is expected to play on Tuesday.
Cernak left Saturday's game in Nashville with an undisclosed injury and did not return. However, Cernak was on the ice for Monday's practice and is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Senators. Cernak is goalless in his last 11 games, registering three assists, 12 shots, 35 hits and 16 blocked shots.
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Hart is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Oilers.
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Nedeljkovic was the first goalie off of the ice at the Red Wings morning skate.
Kase (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Monday.
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