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Puljujarvi will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
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Vasilevskiy leads the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
Vasilevskiy made 34 saves on 35 shots in the Lightning’s win in Montreal on Saturday. Vasilevskiy has been absolutely outstanding this season and comes in having won four of his last five starts while posting a 1.80 GAA, .936 SV% and one shutout. He is also 4-2-0 with a 1.99 GAA and .935 SV% on home-ice and the Lightning will host an Oilers team that played last night.
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Howard leads the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
Howard allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Red Wings 4-3 win over the Devils last Thursday. Jonathan Bernier gave him a breather on Saturday, so look for Howard to start vs. the Canucks tonight. After starting the season 0-2-2 with a 3.99 GAA and .883 SV%, Howie is now 3-3-0 with a 2.51 GAA and .929 SV% in his last six outings.
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Merrill is expected to be back in the Golden Knights lineup on Tuesday.
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Engelland is expected to come out of the Golden Knights lineup on Tuesday.
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Andersson will draw into the Rangers lineup on Tuesday.
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Lettieri will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Ritchie (illness) remains day-to-day, will not play on Tuesday.
Methot (lower-body) remains day-to-day, will not play on Tuesday.
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Schneider will start Tuesday in Ottawa.
Schneider allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Devils loss in Detroit last Thursday. It was an inauspicious return to the crease for Schneider, who will make his second start of the season tonight. Schneider faces a Senators team with a little skill but even more internal issues. Still, the Sens have been able to score 3.21 (12th) goals per game through 14 games this season.
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Lundqvist will start Tuesday vs. the Canadiens.
Lundqvist stopped 39 of 40 shots in the Rangers win over the Sabres on Sunday. Lundqvist has won two straight while stopping an impressive 70 of 74 shots (.946 SV%). Tonight King Henrik will try to keep things rolling vs. the Habs on home-ice. Lundqvist is 3-3-0 with a 2.15 GAA and .935 SV% in six starts at Madison Square Garden.
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Dubnyk is expected to start Tuesday in San Jose.
Dubnyk stopped 15 of 16 shots for an easy win in St. Louis on Saturday. Dubnyk has been great this season and comes into Tuesday’s game with wins in five of his last six starts while posting a stellar 1.68 GAA and .940 SV%. Tonight he faces a Sharks team that he was 2-0-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .914 SV% against last season.
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Bishop will start Tuesday in Columbus.
Bishop allowed three goals on 32 shots in the Stars win in Washington on Saturday. Bishop has been impressive in his last five starts, going 4-1-0 while allowing just 11 goals on 147 shots (.925 SV%). Tonight he faces a sputtering Blue Jackets team on the road, where he has gone 2-2-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .911 SV% this season.
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Campbell was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.
Campbell allowed one goal on 27 shots in the Kings win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. In his last three starts, Campbell has gone 2-1-0 while allowing eight goals on 82 shots (.902 SV%). Tonight he faces a banged up Ducks team that has lost seven of their last eight while being outscored 256-to-16.
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Fleury will start Tuesday in Toronto.
Fleury stopped all 34 shots that he faced in the Golden Knights shutout win over the Hurricanes on Saturday. It was a nice bounce-back for Fleury, who allowed five goals in his previous outing. He draws a tough matchup in Toronto on Tuesday and comes in at 2-3-0 with a 2.81 GAA, .890 SV% and one shutout on the road this season.
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Markstrom will start Tuesday in Detroit.
Markstrom allowed six goals on 29 shots in the Canucks win over the Avalanche last Friday. Markstrom has won three in a row while allowing a combined 10 goals on 94 shots (.894 SV%). He could extend his winning streak to four against Red Wings team that is averaging the fifth fewest goals per game (2.64) in the league.
Gravel is expected to be back in the Oilers lineup on Tuesday.
Gravel has appeared in just two games with the Oilers and will play in his first game since October 25th. Gravel has averaged just 10:35 TOI/GM this season.
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Yamamoto is expected to be back in the Oilers lineup on Tuesday.
Yamamoto has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but is expected to replace Jesse Puljujarvi in the lineup on Tuesday. Yamamoto has just one goal, one assist and 12 shots on goal in 11 games this season.
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Rattie is expected to draw back into the Oilers lineup on Tuesday.
Rattie will play his first game since October 18th after missing the last seven games with injury and healthy scratch. Rattie is expected to retain his spot on a line with Connor McDavid and has one goal, one assist and 11 shots in five games this season.
Injury
MacKenzie is out indefinitely after undergoing shoulder surgery.
MacKenzie has not played since the Panther season opener on October 6th and will miss multiple months after undergoing shoulder surgery. The Panthers have plenty of options to continue to replace MacKenzie.
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