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Khudobin will start Tuesday vs. the Predators.
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Murray will start Tuesday in New Jersey.
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Binnington will start Tuesday vs. the Maple Leafs.
Aberg (lower-body) will return to the Wild lineup on Tuesday.
Aberg has missed the last eight games but will play vs. his former team on Tuesday. The 25-year-old has collected three assists in five games since being acquired by the Wild, giving him 11 goals ad 11 assists (22 points) in 42 games this season.
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Gabriel will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Gabriel brings a physical brand of hockey to the Devils fourth line but will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday because Blake Coleman (upper-body) is returning from a four-game absence.
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Kinkaid will start Tuesday vs. the Penguins.
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Hart will start Tuesday vs. the Lightning.
Coleman (upper-body) will return to the Devils lineup on Tuesday.
Coleman missed the last four games with an upper-body injury but will play Tuesday vs. the Penguins. Coleman has been held pointless in his last six games but has a quality campaign, scoring 18 goals on 155 shots (11.6 SH%) with 11 assists (29 points) in 55 games.
The Islanders have assigned Michael Dal Colle to Bridgeport (AHL).
Dal Colle has just four points (2G / 2A) in 20 games with the Islanders during his rookie campaign. With Andrew Ladd set to return from injury, the 22-year-old heads back to Bridgeport, where he has 28 points (16G / 12A) in 29 games this year.
The Islanders have recalled Thomas Hickey from Bridgeport (AHL).
Hickey, who had just four assists in 32 games before getting hurt, tore it up during his AHL conditioning stint, scoring two goals with two assists in two games.
The Islanders have recalled Andrew Ladd from Bridgeport (AHL).
Ladd had a great conditioning stint, picking up one goal and four assists (five points) in two games with the Sound Tigers. Ladd returns to the Islanders, where he had three goals and four assists (seven points) in 14 games.
The Blue Jackets have recalled Adam Clendening from Cleveland (AHL).
Clendening has not registered a point in four games with the Blue Jackets this season but leads all defensemen in Cleveland with 28 points (3G / 25A) in 33 games. Clendening could draw onto the Columbus blue line in game-2 of a back-to-back on Tuesday.
The Blue Jackets have assigned Kole Sherwood to Cleveland (AHL).
Sherwood appeared in the last two games, making his NHL debut Saturday in Chicago. With Brandon Dubinsky returning to the Blue Jackets’ lineup on Tuesday, Sherwood goes back to Cleveland. The 22-year-old has 11 goals and three assists (14 points) in 34 AHL games.
The Blue Jackets have placed Markus Hannikainen (illness) on IR.
Hannikainen’s move to IR is retroactive to February 14th, so he will miss tonight’s game in Montreal but is eligible to be activated ahead of Friday’s game in Ottawa. His move to IR opens up a roster spot for Brandon Dubinsky to be activated from IR.
The Blue Jackets have activated Brandon Dubinsky (hip) from IR.
Dubinsky has missed the last seven games with a hip issue but is set to play in the tail-end of the Blue Jackets’ back-to-back on Tuesday. Dubinsky has just 11 points (5G / 6A), a minus-11 rating, 34 PIMS and 39 shots in 37 games this season.
The Flyers have activated Brian Elliott (lower-body) from IR.
Elliott has been sidelined by a lower-body injury since November 15th but has been activated and recalled from his conditioning stint with Lehigh Valley (AHL). Elliott was 1-1-0 with a 3.47 GAA and .877 SV% in during his two games with the Phantoms. Elliott likely won’t see too much playing time moving forward with Carter Hart playing very well and Cam Talbot getting acquired from Edmonton.
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Dubnyk will start Tuesday vs. the Ducks.
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Kuemper will start Tuesday in Edmonton.
Oshie is on the ice for warmups; expected to play in Los Angeles.
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Copley will start Monday in Los Angeles.
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