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Sutter was forced to leave Monday’s game vs. the Wild after suffering a separated shoulder after contact with Matt Dumba. Sutter has had a rough start to the season, picking up just three goals and one assist (four points) in 13 games. This leaves the Canucks without their shutdown centre. Sutter has started 73.1 percent of his zone-starts in the D-zone, but he has been getting caved in with a 39.8 CorsiFor% and -6.3 CF% rel.

Andersen allowed two goals on 24 shots in the Maple Leafs 3-2 win over the Jets on Saturday. Andersen beat the Jets in back-to-back starts and has now won five of his last seven starts with a 2.45 GAA and .921 SV%. Andersen may not have the goal-support he is used to with Auston Matthews sidelined. He comes in at 2-3-0 with a 2.44 GAA and .917 SV% at Scotiabank Arena this season.

Dubnyk gave up two goals on 32 shots in the Wild’s win over the Avalanche on Saturday. Dubnyk has played exceptionally well this season, especially lately. The 32-year-old has won four straight while posting a 1.25 GAA and .959 SV%. Tonight he faces a Canucks team that is tied for 25th in the NHL in goal-scoring (2.50 GF/PG).

Gaudette was a healthy scratch on Saturday, but was on the second power-play unit in Sunday’s practice. That kind of participation suggests that Gaudette will be back in the lineup vs. the Wild. Gaudette will likely play in the bottom-6 now that Elias Pettersson is back in and re-enters the lineup with just one assist in six games.

Rinne has missed the last four games, but was on the ice for practice again on Monday. The Predators still do not have a timeline for when Rinne will return, so Juuse Saros will probably face the Golden Knights on Tuesday.

Allen was forced to leave Saturday’s game vs. the Blackhawks in the second period after allowing three goals on 19 shots. Allen was replaced by Chad Johnson and Ville Husso was called-up this morning, suggesting that Allen may not be available vs. the Golden Knights on Thursday.

Tanev will miss his third straight game with a hip issue and remains day-to-day. Michael Del Zotto will remain in the Canucks lineup while Tanev is sidelined.

Markstrom surrendered five goals on 35 shots in the Canucks 5-0 loss to the Penguins on Saturday. With Anders Nilsson out for a couple of weeks, Markstrom will get a long run between the pipes for Vancouver. Markstrom has lost three of his last five (2-3-0) with a 3.52 GAA and .893 SV%.

Lovejoy has missed the last three games with a lower-body injury, but will travel to Tampa Bay and could return to the lineup on Tuesday. Lovejoy has just one assist while averaging 15:49 TOI/GM in five games this season.

Bratt has missed the first eight games of the season but is nearing his season debut. Bratt will travel on the Devils upcoming road-trip, but that doesn’t guarantee that he will play Tuesday in Tampa Bay. Monitor his status as the week moves along.

Palat will not play Tuesday vs. the Devils or Thursday vs. the Predators, but could be back Saturday in Montreal. With Palat out, the Lightning shuffled their lines at Monday’s practice, reuniting J.T. Miller-Steven Stamkos-Nikita Kucherov.

Hedman will not play Tuesday vs. the Devils or Thursday vs. the Predators, but head coach Jon Cooper added that there’s a good chance he’ll also miss Saturday and Sunday’s road games. With Hedman out, Ryan McDonagh will take on a huge first-pairing role and Mikhail Sergachev is skating on the top power-play unit.

DeKeyser will miss his seventh straight game with a hand injury, but hopes he’ll be able to play Thursday vs. the Devils or Saturday vs. the Oilers.

McCabe suffered an upper-body injury on Saturday and is questionable for Tuesday’s game vs. the Flames. McCabe has had a solid start to the season, picking up seven points (1G / 6A) in 11 games.

Juulsen missed Saturday’s game in Boston, but practiced on Monday and expects to play tomorrow vs. Dallas. Juulsen has registered just one assist and a plus-9 rating in nine games this season.

Cave has recorded 10 goals (5G / 5A) in eight games with Providence this season. Cave has been recalled to travel as an extra defenseman to Carolina. Cave will likely only play if Torey Krug doesn’t end up making his season debut.

Backes has missed the last four games with an upper-body injury and will not play on Tuesday. Despite returning to practice, Backes won’t play tomorrow but is targeting a return to the lineup on Saturday. Backes has not registered a point in seven games this year.

Krug will likely replace Matt Grzelcyk, who is dealing with a lower-body injury. Krug will be back on the top power-play unit and will look to build off of his 59-point (14G / 45A) campaign, that included 24 power-play points (5PPG / 19PPA).

Grzelcyk suffered a lower-body injury and is not expected to play on Tuesday. Grzelcyk will likely be replaced by Torey Krug, who is expected to make his season debut. Corey Cave was also recalled from Providence (AHL) to give the Bruins an extra defenseman.