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Lettieri, 24, has not recorded a point in 18 games with the Rangers this season, but has 27 points (12G / 15A) in 29 AHL games.

Kampf is expected to miss at least 2-3 more weeks, so he was moved to IR to open up a roster spot. Expect Dylan Sikura to remain with the Blackhawks while Kampf is out.

Markstrom missed Monday’s game due to an injury but appears set to return to the crease on Wednesday. Markstrom was on the ice for the morning skate and should face a Ducks team that has basically fallen apart. Markstrom is 2-2-1 with a 2.58 GAA and .927 SV% in his last five starts.

Nichushkin was back in the Stars lineup on Tuesday but played just 7:42 TOI and will come back out of the lineup on Thursday.

Gurianov was a healthy scratch on Tuesday but will replace Valeri Nichushkin on Thursday. Gurianov has four points (1G / 3A) in 18 games this season.

Khudobin stopped all 30 shots that he faced in the Stars shutout win in Florida on Tuesday. Khudobin has played extremely well since the Christmas break, going 4-3-1 with a 1.50 GAA, .954 SV% and two shutouts in eight starts. In his first start against the Lightning (Jan.15), Khudobin stopped 19 of 21 shots in a 2-0 loss.

Bishop will miss his fourth straight game with an upper-body injury, so Anton Khudobin will start after posting a shutout on Tuesday. Monitor Bishop’s status leading up to Saturday’s game in Carolina.

The Ducks will not have Johnson or John Gibson for Wednesay’s game, which means that Kevin Boyle will make his NHL debut with Ryan Miller returning as his backup.

Ducks’ interim head coach and GM Bob Murray said that Gibson was moved to IR after being “whacked a whole bunch on one play” and is just “not right anywhere up there.” The Ducks are also without Chad Johnson right now, so Ryan Miller will return as the backup for Kevin Boyle, who will be making his NHL debut.

Miller, who has been out since December 9th, will serve as Kevin Boyle’s backup on Wednesday. Boyle will be making his NHL debut because John Gibson and Chad Johnson are both injured.

Boyle allowed two goals on 26 shots after replacing Chad Johnson in the Ducks 6-2 loss in Philadelphia last Saturday. The 26-year-old was 19-7-0 with a 2.72 GAA and .909 SV% in 30 games with San Diego (AHL) before being called-up. Tonight he faces a Canucks team that has lost four of their last five games while being outscored 19-to-11.

With David Pastrnak out for a few weeks, Kuhlman gets his first career NHL call-up. The undrafted free-agent has 12 goals and 13 assists (25 points) in 50 games in his first full AHL season.

Aston-Reese has been out since January 8th but skated on the Penguins fourth-line and second power-play unit in Wednesday’s morning skate. Aston-Reese is expected to replace Dominik Simon in the lineup vs. the Oilers.

Murray was outstanding on Monday, stopping 50 of the 51 shots that the Flyers threw at him in a 4-1 win. Dating back to his mid-December return to the crease, Murray has gone 12-4-0 with a 2.18 GAA, .935 SV% and two shutouts. He is a must-start against an Oilers team that has lost seven of their last eight.

Murray was outstanding on Monday, stopping 50 of the 51 shots that the Flyers threw at him in a 4-1 win. Dating back to his mid-December return to the crease, Murray has gone 12-4-0 with a 2.18 GAA, .935 SV% and two shutouts. He is a must-start against an Oilers team that has lost seven of their last eight.

Markstrom did not play Monday vs. the Sharks due to a lower-body injury and that led to 19-year-old Mikey DiPietro getting lit up. The injury is obviously minor as the Canucks hope to have their No.1 goalie between the pipes tonight. They went out and acquired Marek Mazanec from the Rangers on Tuesday and he would likely start if Markstrom is unavailable.

Sutter was scratched from the lineup on Monday and is expected to miss some time with a lower-body issue. Adam Gaudette was recalled on Tuesday to take Sutter’s spot on the roster and likely in the lineup.

With Brandon Sutter out with a lower-body injury, Gaudette earns another call-up in 2018-19. The 22-year-old has scored three goals with four assists (seven points) in 32 games with the Canucks this season. During his time in the AHL, Gaudette has 11 points (5G / 6A) in 14 games.

Dubnyk gave up two goals on 34 shots in the Wild’s loss to the Islanders on Sunday. Dubnyk has lost four of his last five starts (1-3-1) with a 2.59 GAA and .910 SV%. The Wild are in trouble after trading Nino Niederreiter and losing Mikko Koivu to a season-ending injury, making Dubnyk a risky option vs. a hot Flyers squad—he was pulled after allowing five goals on 20 shots in a 7-4 loss in his first start against Philadelphia.