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Erik Brannstrom is expected to miss at least one week with an undisclosed injury, so wolfing will be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Wolanin has been out with a lower-body injury since January 27th.

Brannstrom was hurt in Monday's loss to the Oilers and all miss at least one week. With Brannstrom out, Christian Wolanin will draw back into the Senators' lineup in the rematch vs. Edmonton.

Koskinen allowed six goals on 28 shots in the Oilers loss in Calgary on Saturday. Mike Smith made his return to the Oilers crease last night, so Koskinen will start the second-half of the back-to-back with the Senators. Koskinen has gone 2-3-0 with a 3.67 GAA and .882 SV% in his first five starts on the road this season.

17 days after being acquired from the Blue Jackets, Dubois will make his Jets debut on Tuesday. Dubois will start on a line with Kyle Connor and Trevor Lewis and is expected to see PP2 time. Dubois had one goal on seven shots in five games with Columbus before the trade.

With Zack Kassian out week-to-week with an upper-body injury, Chiasson will play Tuesday vs. the Senators. Chiasson was a healthy scratch for the last two games but re-enters the lineup with no points, six shots and a minus-4 rating in seven games this season.

Kassian was hurt in a fight with Erik Gudbranson early in Monday's win in Ottawa. Head coach Tippett called him week-to-week, so look for Alex Chiasson to draw into the Oilers lineup on Tuesday.

It's unclear whether or not Boqvist will actually play on Tuesday, since the Blackhawks have played pretty well as of late. If he does play, he will most likely replace Nicolas Beaudin.

Lomberg has not played since the Panthers' season opener but will draw back into the lineup on Tuesday. It's unclear who Lomberg will replace but this is likely a response to Givani Smith's fight with Aaron Ekblad on Sunday.

Bobrovsky allowed six goals on 41 shots in the Panthers' loss to the Predators last Thursday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak to open the season for Bobrovsky, who has given up a combined 15 goals on 126 shots (.881 SV%). Tonight he faces a Red Wings team that beat Chris Driedger on Sunday but have lost eight of their last nine games.

Grzelcyk has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury but appears to be on track to play Wednesday. Grzelcyk, who had three assists in five games before getting hurt, would most likely be back on the Bruins' top power-play unit.

DeBrusk has missed the last seven games with a lower-body issue but was back on a line with Charlie Coyle on Monday, so look for him to return to the lineup on Wednesday. DeBrusk had just one assist in six games this season.

Samsonov missed the last eight games on the COVID-19 reserve list but was back on the ice for Monday's practice and should be available on Tuesday. Samsonov may not start, as the Capitals will likely want him to get a couple of practices under his belt before he returns to the crease.

Kuznetsov has missed the last eight games on the COVID-19 reserve list but was back on the ice for practice on Monday. Kuznetsov took reps on the fourth line, so it looks like Washington may ease him back in the lineup after a bout with COVID-19.

On the day where the Capitals activated Ilya Samsonov and Evgeny Kuznetsov from the list, Vrana was the latest player to be added to the list by the Capitals. There's a chance that Kuznetsov will replace Vrana in the lineup on Tuesday.

Radulov missed Sunday's game vs. Chicago and is not expected to be available for Tuesday's rematch. Luckily for the Stars, Joel Kiviranta is expected to return to the Stars lineup to replace Radulov.

Kiviranta has been out since the Stars season opener on January 22nd but was back on the ice on Monday and is a game-time decision on Tuesday. Kiviranta, who had one goal and one assist before leaving the season opener, is expected to skate with Joe Pavelski and Jamie Benn if he plays.