The Red Wings have activated Trevor Daley (lower-body) from IR.
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The Red Wings have activated Frans Nielsen (undisclosed) from IR.
The Red Wings have reassigned Evgeny Svechnikov to Grand Rapids (AHL).
The Ducks have reassigned Isac Lundestrom to San Diego (AHL).
The Stars have recalled Denis Gurianov from Texas (AHL).
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Bernier will start Tuesday in Vancouver.
Bernier stopped 33 of 35 shots in the Red Wings win in Montreal last Thursday. Bernier has played very well in his first two starts, going 2-0-0 while stopping 52 of the 57 shots (.912 SV%). He draws a solid matchup against the 2-2-0 Canucks, who are averaging 3.00 goals per game.
Grimaldi (lower-body) is expected to be back in the Predators lineup on Tuesday.
Grimaldi has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but was back on the fourth line at Monday’s practice and waiving Daniel Carr is a good sign that Grimaldi will play Tuesday. He has one assist and seven shots in three games this season.
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Gaudette is expected to be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Gaudette has appeared in the last three games, playing 11:30 ATOI with one assist, but is expected to be replaced by Tyler Motte on the fourth line on Tuesday.
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Motte will make his season debut on Tuesday.
Motte is expected to replace Adam Gaudette when the Canucks host the Red Wings on Tuesday. Motte had nine goals and seven assists (16 points) in 74 games with the Canucks last season. He will skate on the fourth line with Jay Beagle and Tim Schaller.
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Fleury will start Tuesday vs. the Predators.
Fleury gave up two goals on 38 shots in the Golden Knights win in Los Angeles on Sunday. Fleury has won two in a row while stopping 69 of the 73 shots (.945 SV%) that he has faced. Fleury is 2-1-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .924 SV% in his first three starts on home-ice but draws a tough matchup vs. a Predators team that is leading the NHL in goals (4.60 GF/pg) though their first five games.
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Rinne is expected to start Tuesday in Vegas.
Rinne gave up five goals on 26 shots in the Predators win over the Capitals last Thursday. Rinne has won each of his first three starts while posting a 3.00 GAA and .894 SV%. Nashville is the highest-scoring team in the league right now but a road-start in Vegas is a tough assignment. It will be Rinne’s first road start of the season. He was 11-10-3 with a 2.72 GAA and .915 SV% outside of Nashville last year.
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Capobianco will make his season debut on Tuesday.
Capobianco will be replacing Niklas Hjalmarsson, who is expected to miss at least three months with a fractured leg. Capobianco has no points in his first three career NHL games but had seven goals and 25 assists (32 points) in 40 AHL games last season.
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Kuemper will start Tuesday in Winnipeg.
Kuemper stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Coyotes win over the Golden Knights last Thursday. Antti Raanta made his season debut in Colorado on Saturday but they’ll come back to Kuemper tonight in Winnipeg. Kuemper is 1-2-0 with a 1.35 GAA and .957 SV% in his three starts this season and stopped 34 of 35 shots in a win in his only start vs. Winnipeg last season.
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Fleury is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Predators.
Fleury gave up two goals on 38 shots in the Golden Knights win in Los Angeles on Sunday. Fleury has won two in a row while stopping 69 of the 73 shots (.945 SV%) that he has faced. Fleury is 2-1-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .924 SV% in his first three starts on home-ice but draws a tough matchup vs. a Predators team that is leading the NHL in goals (4.60 GF/pg) though their first five games.
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Mrazek is in the starter's crease at the Hurricanes morning skate.
Mrazek gave up two goals on 19 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Islanders last Friday. Mrazek has opened the 2019-20 season at 3-0-0 while posting a 2.57 GAA and .882 SV%. He was 11-9-2 with a 2.43 GAA and .914 SV% on the road last year. The Kings offence has surprised this season, averaging 4.00 goals per game through five games.
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Stewart will make his Flyers debut on Tuesday.
Stewart, who signed a one-year deal with the Flyers this morning, will replace Connor Bunnaman on the Flyers fourth line in Calgary. The last time that Stewart was in the NHL, he had one goal and two assists (three points) in seven games with Calgary.
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Bunnaman is expected to be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Bunnaman has appeared in all three games this season but will come out of the lineup with Chris Stewart set to make his Flyers debut. Bunnaman has no points and just three shots while averaging 9:01 TOI/gm.
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Campbell was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.
Campbell allowed four goals on 32 shots in the Kings win over the Predators on Saturday. Campbell has won both of his starts despite allowing a combined seven goals on 61 shots (.885 SV%). Jonathan Quick continues to struggle, so Campbell could continue to carve out a larger role in the Kings’ crease. Campbell draws a tough home matchup with the 5-1-0 Hurricanes in-town.
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Price will start Tuesday vs. the Lightning.
Price allowed three goals on 29 shots in the Canadiens win over the Blues on Saturday. Price has surrendered at least three goals in all four of his starts this season, posting a 3.38 GAA and .901 SV% in his first four starts. The veteran netminder was 1-2-0 with a 3.01 GAA and .907 SV% in three starts against the Lightning a season ago.
McCann is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
McCann missed Monday’s practice with a lower-body injury and head coach Mike Sullivan called him “day-to-day” after the session. The injury bug continues to bite the Penguins, who could be without McCann, Evgeni Malkin, Alex Galchenyuk, Nick Bjugstad and Bryan Rust on Thursday.
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