Petry missed Monday's practice but travelled to New York and head coach Claude Julien expects him to play vs. the Islanders. Petry has played well recently, scoring two goals with two assists (four points) in his last six games.
Miller will get a rare night off tonight in Winnipeg with Lawrence Pilut replacing him on the Sabres' blueline. Miller has been held pointless with a minus-6 rating in his last six games.
Pilut will replace Colin Miller in the lineup and will suit up for his first NHL game since February 9th. Pilut has no points while playing 16:04 ATOI in 11 NHL games this season.
Khudobin gave up three goals on 29 shots in the Stars loss in St. Louis on Saturday. With Ben Bishop day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Khudobin will make his 25th start of the season tonight. He has been excellent in his last seven starts, going 5-0-2 with a 2.07 GAA and .934 SV%. He draws a tough matchup tonight vs. an Oilers team that is getting healthy and is coming off of an 8-goal performance last night in Nashville.
Polak will come out of the lineup vs. the Oilers with Stephen Johns returning from a three-game absence due to an upper-body injury.
Johns has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but will replace Roman Polak vs. the Oilers. Johns has picked up five points (2G / 3A) while averaging 2.7 hits and 1.3 blocked shots in 13 games this season.
Mayhew has played in four straight games, failing to record a point in 14:40 ATOI. He'll come out of the lineup with Luke Kunin (upper-body) returning from a five-game absence.
Kunin has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury but is expected to replace Gerald Mayhew in the lineup on Tuesday. It's unclear how the Wild's lines will shake out with this change but Kunin re-enters the lineup with 11 points (4G / 7A) in his last 19 games.
Binnington allowed two goals on 17 shots in the Blues win over the Islanders last Thursday. Binnington is on a five-game winning streak, posting a 1.58 GAA, .928 SV% and two shutouts. The 26-year-old heads into New York at 9-7-2 with a 3.22 GAA and .900 SV% on the road this year--in his first start vs. the Rangers, he allowed two goals on 23 shots in a 5-2 win (Jan.11).
Price allowed four goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens loss to the Rangers on Thursday. Price has had identical results in back-to-back games, giving up a combined eight goals on 68 shots (.882 SV%). After getting Saturday night off, Price will face the Islanders for the second time this season on Tuesday. He made 21 saves in 4-2 win in the first meeting (Dec.3).
Hutton allowed three goals on 27 shots in the Sabres loss in Vegas on Friday. Hutton has lost two straight and three of his last four starts while posting 3.57 GAA and .902 SV%. With no better options, while Linus Ullmark is out, Hutton will start for the ninth time in 11 games. He gets set to face a Jets team that is 5-2-0 while scoring 3.57 goals per game in their last seven home games.
It sounds like Ben Bishop is dealing with a minor lower-body injury, so Oettinger is expected to serve as Anton Khudobin's backup on Tuesday. Oettinger has gone 12-16-4 with a 2.62 GAA and .912 SV% in 35 AHL games this season.
Stars head coach Rick Bowness said that Bishop has a "lower-body situation" and is getting the night off. Jake Oettinger was recalled from Texas (AHL) and is expected to backup Anton Khudobin vs. the Oilers.
Marchand missed the Bruins morning skate and will be a game-time decision vs. the Lightning. With Marchand under the weather, Jake DeBrusk moved to the top line in the morning skate.
Crawford allowed two goals on 40 shots in the Blackhawks win in Florida on Saturday. Crawford was fantastic on their Florida-swing, winning both games while stopping 74 of 78 shots (.949 SV%). He'll look to stay hot tonight vs. the Ducks, who have lost five of their last seven (2-4-1) while scoring just 2.43 goals per game.
Hellebuyck allowed three goals on 22 shots in the Jets loss in Edmonton on Saturday. Hellebuyck has been terrific this year but has lost three of his last four (1-3-0) despite posting a strong 2.31 GAA and .919 SV%. Tonight he'll face a Sabres team that has lost four of their last six (2-4-0) while averaging 2.83 goals for and 3.67 goals against per game.
Cholowski played in the last three games with the Red Wings, playing just 12:00 TOI last night vs. the Avalanche. With the Red Wings off until Friday, Cholowski goes back to Grand Rapids, where he has 12 points (3G / 9A) in 27 games.
Koskinen allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Oilers loss in Vegas last Wednesday. Koskinen has struggled recently, losing four of his last five games (1-4-0) while posting a 3.23 GAA and .901 SV%. He's gone 1-0-1 while allowing six goals on 71 shots (.915 SV%) in his first two starts vs. the Stars in 2020.
While has missed the last three games with an undisclosed injury but will play tonight in Pittsburgh. White, who has 17 points (6G / 11A) in 56 games this season, is expected to be on the third line with Nick Paul and Jayce Hawryluk and should see some time on PP1 as well.
