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Giordano (hamstring) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.

Giordano has missed the last nine game but was on the ice for the Flames morning skate and is listed as a game-time decision for tonight's game in Boston. If he plays, Giordano is expected to be on the top-pair with T.J Brodie and relegated to the second power-play unit after Monday's addition of Erik Gustafsson.

Mark Giordano
The Red Wings have recalled Gustav Lindstrom under emergency conditions.

Lindstrom was sent down on Monday to maintain his eligibility for the AHL playoffs. Lindstrom will appear in his 11th straight NHL game but is still looking for his first career point. He has averaging 16:19 TOI/gm and is a minus-7 with 10 PIMS.

Gustav Lindstrom
Crawford will start Tuesday in St. Louis.

Crawford allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Blackhawks loss in Dallas on Sunday. With Robin Lehner traded to Vegas, Crawford becomes the unquestioned No.1 in Chicago again. Crawford has lost five of his last six starts (1-4-1) despite posting a great 2.33 GAA and .930 SV%. Crawford has had a tough time vs. the Blues this year, going 0-2-0 while allowing eight goals on 68 shots (.892 SV%).

Corey Crawford
Bonino (illness) is expected to return to the Predators lineup on Tuesday.

Bonino has missed the last two games with an illness but it looks like he'll play tonight vs. the Senators on Tuesday. Bonino, who has 34 points (17G / 17A) in 59 games this season, will centre the fourth line with Colin Blackwell and Colton Sissons.

Nick Bonino
Yamamoto is week-to-week with an ankle injury.

This is a huge blow for the Oilers, who loaded up at the deadline on Monday. Since Yamamoto came up from the AHL, the trio of Draisaitl, Nugent-Hopkins and Yamamoto have been red-hot. Yamamoto had 18 points (7G / 11A) in his last 16 games but will likely miss at least a couple of weeks. The newly acquired Tyler Ennis could be a replacement for Yamamoto.

Kailer Yamamoto
Kuemper will start Tuesday vs. the Panthers.

Tonight will be Darcy Kuemper's first start since December 19th. During his one-game AHL conditioning stint, Kuemper stopped 26 of 28 shots in a loss. Kuemper has gone 6-6-1 with a 2.39 GAA and .925 SV% on home ice this season and tonight he faces a Panthers team that is 3-7-1 while averaging 2.64 goals for and 3.82 goals against in their last 11 games.

Darcy Kuemper
Andersen will start Tuesday in Tampa Bay.

Andersen allowed six goals on 47 shots in the Maple Leafs loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday. Andersen has struggled since returning from injury, going 1-4-0 with a 3.85 GAA and .873 SV% in five games. Andersen was pulled in his first start vs. the Lightning, giving up seven goals on 28 shots in a 7-3 loss.

Frederik Andersen
Johns is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

Johns will come out of the lineup due to an upper-body injury, which is reportedly not related to his previous issue with headaches. Roman Polak will replace Johns on the blueline.

Stephen Johns
Skjei will make his Hurricanes debut on Tuesday.

Skjei was acquired from the Rangers for a first-round pick on Monday and will replace Brett Pesce (shoulder) on Tuesday. Skjei, who will skate with Jaccob Slavin on the top-pair, has 23 points (8G / 15A) while averaging 1.5 blocks and 1.7 hits in 60 games with New York this season.

Brady Skjei
Trocheck will make his Hurricanes debut on Tuesday.

Trocheck was acquired from the Panthers on Monday and will draw right into Erik Haula's spot on Tuesday. Trocheck, who has 36 points (10G / 26A) in 55 games this season, will have Nino Niederreiter and Martin Necas on his wings in his debut. He'll likely see PP2 time as well.

Vincent Trocheck
Korpisalo will start Tuesday in Minnesota.

Korpisalo allowed one goal on 15 shots after replacing an injured Elvis Merzlikins in the Blue Jackets overtime win over the Senators last night. Tonight will be his first start since December 29th and he comes in at 18-10-4 with a 2.48 GAA and .914 SV% on the season. Tonight he faces a Wild team that has gone 6-3-1 while scoring 2.90 goals per game in their last 10 games.

Joonas Korpisalo
Couture (ankle) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.

Couture was a surprising participant in the Sharks' morning skate and will be a game-time decision tonight. Head coach Bob Boughner said that they'll see how his ankle responds this afternoon before deciding if he'll play in Philadelphia.

Logan Couture
Dell will start Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Dell allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Sharks loss in New York on Saturday. Dell has lost three of his last four starts while posting a 3.79 GAA and .884 SV%. Tonight he faces the Flyers, who are 6-1-0 while averaging 3.71 goals per game in their last seven home games.

Aaron Dell

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