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Bennett will draw into the Blues lineup and play with Schwartz and Schenn on Monday.
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Sbisa (undisclosed) is day-to-day and will not travel on the Golden Knights road trip.
Dansk (lower-body) will not travel on the Golden Knights upcoming road-trip.
Fleury (concussion) will not travel on the Golden Knights upcoming road-trip.
Subban (lower-body) will travel on the Golden Knights upcoming road-trip.
Subban has been out since October 21st but looks like the closest of the three injured goalies to returning to the crease. He is the only one that will travel to Edmonton but is not expected to start on Tuesday. Subban’s return is not imminent until Dylan Ferguson is returned to the WHL.
Weber (lower-body) missed Monday’s practice; doubtful for Tuesday.
Hartnell missed Monday’s practice and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, which suggests that he will not play on Tuesday. With Weber likely out, look for Anthony Bitetto to return to the blueline vs. Washington.
Hartnell (lower-body) missed Monday’s practice; doubtful for Tuesday.
Hartnell missed Monday’s practice and is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, which suggests that he will not play on Tuesday. With Hartnell out, either Nick Bonino will return from injury or Pontus Aberg will draw back in.
Goalie Start
Allen will start Monday in Calgary.
Allen was yanked after allowing four goals on 18 shots in the Blues’ loss to the Islanders on Saturday. This was one of Allen’s worse start of the season and will get an opportunity to bounce-back tonight in Calgary. The 27-year-old stopped 23 of 25 shots in a 5-2 win in his first start against the Flames this season.
Goalie Start
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday vs. the Coyotes.
Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 22 shots in the Jets’ loss in Vegas on Friday. Despite Steve Mason recording the win in Arizona the following night, Hellebuyck will take on the Coyotes tonight on home-ice. Friday was the 24-year-old’s first regulation loss of the season and comes into Tuesday at 4-0-1 with a 2.61 GAA and .919 SV% at the MTS Centre.
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Elie is expected to be a healthy scratch on Monday.
Elie has appeared i the last five games, recording one goal on seven shots, but is expected to be scratched tonight with Tyler Pitlick ready to return to the lineup.
Goalie Start
Smith will start Monday vs. the Blues.
Smith allowed three goals on 42 shots in the Flames’ win over the Red Wings last Thursday. Smith has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.76 GAA and .917 SV%. Smith comes into tonight at 5-5-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .905 SV% in 10 starts on home ice but has a tough matchup vs. the visiting Blues.
Hamonic (lower-body) will return to the Flames lineup on Monday.
Hamonic returns after a three-game absence but doesn’t bring a lot of fantasy relevance to the table. He doesn’t see any power-play time because of the other talented defensemen in Calgary and comes into Monday with just one goal and one assist in 13 games with the Flames.
Wennberg (undisclosed) is doubtful to travel to Montreal for Tuesday's game.
Wennberg has reportedly been dealing with some kind of injury recently so he may not be in the lineup in Montreal on Tuesday. If Wennberg doesn’t play, Sonny Milano will draw back into the lineup and their lines will likely be shuffled.
Kulemin underwent surgery for an upper-body injury and will miss six months.
Kulemin was hurt in against the Oilers last Tuesday and will miss the rest of the 2017-18 season after undergoing surgery. Josh Ho-Sang was recalled after Kulemin was moved to IR and this injury could allow the rookie to remain with the team.
Goalie Start
Lundqvist will start Wednesday in Chicago.
Lundqvist allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Rangers win over the Oilers on Saturday. Lundqvist has won six in a row while posting a 2.66 GAA and .913 SV% since getting a new mask on October 31st. Tonight he will go for seven in a row in Chicago—the veteran has gone 2-1-0 while allowing a combined 12 goals on 121 shots (.901 SV%) in four road starts this season.
Patrick (upper-body) id doubtful for Tuesday in Minnesota; possible to play Thursday in Winnipeg.
Patrick has missed his last eight games with an upper-body injury and is expected to miss his ninth game on Tuesday. Monitor his status leaving up to Thursday’s contest.
Nylander (illness) missed Monday’s practice; expected to be ready for Thursday’s game vs. New Jersey.
Nylander missed today’s practice, but the Maple Leafs are off until Thursday, so expect him to be fine and ready to go against New Jersey.
Pitlick (upper-body) is expected to return to the Stars lineup on Monday.
Pitlick has missed the last games but is expected to replace Remi Elie in the lineup tonight. Pitlick has registered two goals and two assists in his first 14 games of the season.
Methot (lower-body) did not travel to start the Stars three-game road trip.
Methot will miss his third consecutive game with a lower-body injury that he suffered November 6th vs. the Jets. The Stars have plenty of blueline depth so this injury shouldn’t affect them too much. He has no fantasy relevance has he’s failed to pick up a point with just 13 shots in 15 games this season.
Goalie Start
Lehtonen is expected to start Tuesday in Florida.
Lehtonen allowed one goal on 28 shots in the Stars win over the Sabres on November 4th. Ben Bishop started five of the last six games, but Lehtonen will go tonight in Florida after Bishop started last night’s loss in Carolina. Lehtonen has gone 1-2-0 with a 2.39 GAA and.909 SV% on the road this season.
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