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Slepyshev will play for the first time since January 6th and will replace Mike Cammalleri vs. the Sabres. Slepyshev has picked up one goal and two assists (three points) in 18 games this season.

Cammalleri will be replaced by Anton Slepyshev in the lineup on Tuesday. Cammalleri has just one assist in his last 11 games and eight points (2G / 6A) in 26 games since being traded to Edmonton.

Pesce has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury but it looks like he’ll be back in tonight. Pesce is still searching for his first goal of the season but has nine assists in 39 games.

Chlapik replaced Mark Stone (lower-body) in the lineup on Monday but played just 7:58 TOI before leaving the game. The upper-body ailment will keep him out tonight so the Senators need to call-up another forward or go with with seven defensemen tonight.

Stone will miss his second straight games with a lower-body injury that he suffered vs. the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Filip Chlapik who replaced Stone last night, is also hurt so the Senators may have to call up another forward or roll with seven defensemen tonight.

Talbot allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Oilers win over the Canucks on Saturday. Talbot has now won his last two starts while stopping 59 of 63 shots (.937 SV%). Talbot will look to get on a roll and drag the Oilers back into playoff contention and he draws a great matchup tonight vs. the Sabres. Buffalo is an ugly 6-14-6 on the road this season.

Anderson allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Senators loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Mike Condon started last night so Anderson will be in goal tonight in St. Louis. Anderson has gone 3-3-1 with a 3.73 GAA and .908 SV% in seven starts in January. One of those losses came last Thursday vs. the Blues—he allowed three goals on 36 shots in a 4-1 loss.

Domingue allowed two goals on 36 shots in the Lightning’s win in Detroit on January 7th. It was a great debut for Domingue, who will likely make his second start with the Lightning tonight in Nashville. His opponent comes in having won five in a row while averaging 2.80 goals for per game.

The Blues want to get Gunnarsson back in the lineup after he has sat as a healthy scratch for the last two games, so he will suit up as a seventh defnseman. No other Blues defenseman warranted coming out, so Magnus Paajarvi will sit out up front.

Paajarvi has not recorded a point in his last 15 games and has just four points (2G / 2A) in 44 games this season. Paajarvi will come out of the lineup and Carl Gunnarsson will suit up as the seventh defenseman.

Reimer allowed three goals on 36 shots in the Panthers win over the Golden Knights last Friday. Unfortunately for Reimer, he has allowed at least three goals in five of his last six starts. The 29-year-old has gone 5-8-3 with a 2.93 GAA and .913 SV% in 16 road starts this season and Dallas is 16-6-1 on home ice.

Elliott stopped 27 of 28 shots in the Flyers overtime win in Washington on Sunday. Elliott made a number of huge saves to earn his fourth win in five starts (4-1-0) while allowing 16 goals on 140 shots (.886 SV%). Elliott allowed three goals on 28 shots in a 4-3 win in his first start against the Red Wings.

Saros stopped all 43 shots that he faced in the Predators shutout win over the Golden Knights last Tuesday. Pekka Rinne started the last two games, but Saors is expected to see the Lightning tonight. Saros has gone 4-1-2 with a 1.14 GAA, .967 SV% and three shutouts in his last seven starts. Tampa Bay comes in on the tail-end of a back-to-back after a 2-0 win in Chicago last night.

Tennyson has done much this season. He did not register a point in 14 games with the Sabres earlier this season and has just one assist in 23 games with the Americans.

Kapanen has picked up 12 goals and 10 assists (22 points) in 27 games with the Marlies this season. Kapanen had two goals in six games with Toronto earlier this season.

Gauthier had a rough night against the Avalanche last night and has just one goal and a minus-4 rating in nine games during his callup. Kasperi Kapanen has been recalled to take his roster spot.

Rust has been out since December 27th but he is expected to replace Ryan Reaves in the lineup on Tuesday. Rust collected four goals and 14 assists (18 points) in 38 games before getting hurt.

Ward allowed two goals on 25 shots after replacing Scott Darling in the Hurricanes loss to the Golden Knights on Sunday. Ward has gone 2-3-1 with a 3.24 GAA and .881 SV% in January and is an impressive 2-0-0 with a 0.50 GAA, .980 SV% and one shutout in his first two starts vs. the Penguins.

Hutton was pulled after allowing three goals on 12 shots in the Blues loss to the Coyotes on Saturday. It was a rare bad outing for Hutton, who is 4-1-1 with a 2.29 GAA and .923 SV% in January. Tonight he will face the Senators for the second time in a week—he stopped 20 of 21 shots in a 4-1 win in Ottawa last Thursday.