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The Panthers have sent Henrik Haapala to Springfield (AHL).

Haapala spent five games with the Panthers and even saw some power-play one time, but picked up just one assist during that time. Haapala returns to the AHL where he has seven points (2G / 5A) in 11 games with Springfield.

Henrik Haapala
Subban will start Tuesday vs. the Ducks.

Subban allowed two goals on 33 shots in the Golden Knights win over the Coyotes on Sunday. Since returning to the Vegas crease, Subban has three wins with a 2.27 GAA and .919 SV% in four starts and one relief appearance. The 23-year-old starts tonight vs. the Ducks on home-ice where he is 4-1-0 with a 2.06 GAA and .931 SV%.

Malcolm Subban
Quick was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.

Quick allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Kings win in Chicago on Sunday. After ending a lengthy posting streak, Quick has now won four in a row while allowing just five goals on 104 shots (.952 SV%). The 31-year-old has gone 5-5-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .930 SV% in 11 starts at the STAPLES Center this season.

Jonathan Quick
Jarry is projected to start Tuesday vs. the Rangers.

Jarry stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Penguins’ win over the Sabres on Saturday. Since taking over for the injured Matt Murray, Jarry has stopped 66 of the 67 shots (.985 SV%) that he has faced. Overall, the 22-year-old has gone 4-0-2 with a 1.99 GAA and .937 SV% in five starts and one relief appearance this season.

Tristan Jarry
Moulson has cleared waivers and been assigned to Rochester (AHL).

Moulson, 34, failed to record a point in 14 games with the Sabres this season, leading to him being placed on waivers on Monday. Moulson struggled since signing with the Sabres prior to the 2014-15 season, registering just 94 points (35G / 59A) in 253 games. He will play in the AHL for the first time since 2008-09.

Matt Moulson
Hellebuyck will start Tuesday in Detroit.

Hellebuyck stopped all 21 shots that he faced in the Jets’ shutout win over the Senators on Sunday. Hellebuyck has started six straight games, winning four of them with a 2.42 GAA, .910 SV% and one shutout. He is a must-start in Detroit against a Red Wings team that is on a seven-game losing streak (0-4-3).

Connor Hellebuyck
Lundqvist will start Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

Lundqvist allowed one goal on 33 shots in the Rangers win over the Hurricanes. Lundqvist has been victorious in five of his last six starts while posting a 1.68 GAA, .945 SV% and one shutout. In his first start against the Penguins, Lundqvist allowed five goals on 33 shots in a 5-4-overtime loss.

Henrik Lundqvist
Bishop will start Tuesday vs. the Predators.

Bishop allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Stars win over the Blackhawks on Saturday. Kari Lehtonen started the back-end of their back-to-back, but they’ll come back to Bishop tonight vs. the Predators. Bishop has won four in a row while posting a 2.20 GAA, .930 SV% and one shutout and will look to make it five straight against a Predators team that played last night.

Ben Bishop
Allen will start Tuesday in Montreal.

Allen allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Blues loss in Minnesota on Saturday. The 27-year-old has gone 5-3-2 with a 2.84 GAA and .903 SV% on the road this season and he will be in tough tonight in Montreal as he will go head-to-head with Carey Price, who has won five straight games since returning to the Canadiens’ crease.

Jake Allen
Allen is expected to start Tuesday in Montreal.

Allen allowed two goals on 25 shots in the Blues loss in Minnesota on Saturday. The 27-year-old has gone 5-3-2 with a 2.84 GAA and .903 SV% on the road this season and he will be in tough tonight in Montreal as he will go head-to-head with Carey Price, who has won five straight games since returning to the Canadiens’ crease.

Jake Allen
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The Coyotes have send Marek Langhamer to Tucson (AHL).

Langhamer’s return to the AHL suggests that the Coyotes may be getting Antti Raanta back in time for Thursday’s game in Boston. Langhamer stopped all 10 shots that he faced in relief of Scott Wedgewood on November 25th but that was the only action that he saw. He returns to the Roadrunners where he is 1-0-1 with a 1.59 GAA and .947 SV% in three games.

Marek Langhamer
The Coyotes recalled Kyle Capobianco from Tucson (AHL) on Monday.

Capobianco, 20, was a third round pick (No.63 overall) in 2015 and has earned his first career call-up after posting two goals and 12 assists (14 points) in 17 games with the Roadrunners. The Coyotes recently got Jakob Chychrun back, so there’s no word who Capobianco would replace if he gets into the Coyotes lineup.

Kyle Capobianco
Vasilevskiy will start Tuesday vs. the Islanders.

Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Lightning’s win over the Sharks on Saturday. Vasilevsky has not lost very often on home ice, going 10-1-1 with a 2.38 GAA and .923 SV% in 12 starts at Amalie Arena. In his first start against the Islanders, Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 31 shots in a 5-3 loss.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Oshie left Monday’s game with an upper-body injury and did not return.

Oshie left midway through the second period in the Capitals win over the Sharks last night. Oshie had his head crushed into the corner boards by Joe Thornton and will be re-evaluated on Tuesday. Oshie is a question mark for Wednesday’s game vs. the Blackhawks.

T.J. Oshie
Perron (upper-body) took part in line rushes on Monday; may return to the lineup on Tuesday.

Perron has missed the last five games with an upper-body injury, but was buck at practice yesterday and could play tonight vs. the Ducks. Perron has yet to be cleared to play but a decision will be made after today’s morning skate.

David Perron
Luongo left Monday’s game vs. the Islanders and will undergo an MRI on Tuesday.

Luongo had to be helped off of the ice after suffering a lower-body injury in last night’s game vs. the Islanders. Luongo’s injury is believed to be groin related and it did not look good last night, so Luongo could be sidelined for an extended period of time.

Roberto Luongo

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