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Raanta left Saturday’s game with a lower-body injury and will miss at least one week. Magnus Hellberg was recalled this morning and will serve as Henrik Lundqvist’s backup while Raanta is sidelined.

Zibanejad missed the last 26 games with a broken fibula, but will be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Zibanejad centred the second line with Pavel Buchnevich and Rick Nash on his wings and enters Tuesday with five goals and 10 assists (15 points) in 19 games.

Khaira made his season debut last Thursday, but missed Saturday’s game because of an illness. Khaira had two shots on goal in 8:14 TOI in his season debut. Expect him to replace Matt Hendricks if he can play.

McCarron has one goal and three assists (four points) in 15 games with the Canadiens this season. McCarron played just 7:18 TOI in Saturday and will be replaced by Jacob De La Rose this afternoon.

Larsson missed Saturday's game with a minor lower-body injury, but could play tonight vs. the Coyotes. Larsson has two goals and six assists (eight points) in his first 44 games with the Oilers.

Talbot allowed one goal on 25 shots in the Oilers’ win over the Flames on Saturday. Talbot has won four of his last five starts while allowing a combined 12 goals on 128 shots (.906 SV%). Tonight he will make his fourth start vs. the Coyotes—he is 1-1-1 with a 1.96 GAA and .940 SV% in the first three meetings.

Rask allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Bruins’ win over the Flyers on Saturday. Rask has won three of his last four starts while posting a 1.87 GAA, .913 SV% and one shutout. Rask was pulled after allowing three goals on 13 shots in his first start vs. the Islanders. He is 9-5-0 with a 2.24 GAA and .909 SV% on home ice.

Lehtonen allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Stars loss to the Wild on Saturday. The 33-year-old has allowed 13 goals on 114 shots (.886 SV%) in his last five outings and this afternoon he’ll face a Sabres team that is under .500. Lehtonen is 5-7-2 with a 3.09 GAA and .886 SV% on the road this season.

Nutivaara is dealing with an undisclosed injury that will keep him sidelined for Tuesday's game and allow Scott Harrington to get into the lineup. Nutivaara is considered day-to-day and could be ready to go on Thursday or by the weekend.

Condon allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Senators loss to the Maple Leafs on Saturday. Condon has gone 2-3-0 with a 2.24 GAA and .923 SV% in January and tonight he will make his 19th straight start in St. Louis. Condon has yet to face the Blues this season, but has gone 4-4-0 with a 2.79 GAA and .901 SV% on the road.

Ruhwedel, 26, has registered one goal and one assist in five games with the Penguins this season. With Kris Letang out for weeks, Ruhwedel will draw into the lineup on Monday. He has 16 points (4G / 12A) in 28 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Guentzel, 22, has three goals with one assist in five games with the Penguins earlier this season. The American-born winger leads the AHL with 21 goals and his 42 points (21G / 21A) is good for second. Guentzel has been great with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and will skate with Evgeni Malkin in Monday’s game.

Letang was hurt Saturday vs. the Red Wings and will miss at least a few weeks with a lower-body injury. The Penguins moved him to IR this morning, so he has to miss at least four games, but it sounds like he will miss more time. Justin Schultz’s stock rises again with his movement to the top power play.

Gionta has been with the Islanders since late-December, but will finally make his Islanders debut this afternoon. The 33-year-old had one goal and two assists in seven AHL games before being recalled. Gionta has 50 career points (15G / 35A) in 270 career NHL games. He will replace Cal Clutterbuck in the lineup.

Prince was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace Andrew Ladd, who is out with a minor injury. Prince has five goals and eight assists (13 points) in 32 games this season.

Boychuk was a late scratch on Saturday with an undisclosed injury, but will be back the lineup this afternoon. Boychuk will replace Scott Mayfield in the lineup and comes in with five goals and nine assists (14 points in 39 games this season.

Clutterbuck will come out of the lineup on Monday because of an undisclosed minor injury. With Ladd out, Stephen Gionta will get back into the lineup. Consider Clutterbuck as day-to-day.

Ladd will come out of the lineup on Monday because of an undisclosed minor injury. With Ladd out, Shane Prince will get back into the lineup. Consider Ladd as day-to-day.

Murray allowed four goals on 33 shots in the Penguins’ loss in Ottawa on Thursday. Marc-Andre Fleury started on Saturday, but Murray will get back between the pipes tonight vs. the Capitals. Murray sits at 13-4-1 with a 2.28 GAA and .925 SV% on the season. One of those losses came against the Capitals, who come into tonight on a nine-game winning streak.

Greiss gave up seven goals on 43 shots in the Islanders’ loss in Carolina on Saturday. It was a rough outing for Greiss, who has gone 2-2-2 with a 2.65 GA and .918 SV% in six starts since Jaroslav Halak was sent to the AHL. In his first start vs. the Bruins, Greiss stopped 48 of 50 shots in a 4-2 win. He’ll be looking for a similar outing this afternoon.