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Sgarbossa had one assist and 10 PIMS in three games with the Avalanche during his recall.

Morin, who has been a healthy scratch for the last eight games, has recently voiced his displeasure with his lack of playing time. He told the Hawks to either play him or trade him and right now it looks like they will do neither as he heads back to the AHL.

Carey, 26, has six goals and seven assists (13 points) in 21 games with Lake Erie this season. He had no points in 12 games with Colorado last season .

With Semyon Varlamov out with a groin injury again, Pickard is back and in-line to start on Tuesday. During his last recall, he won three games with a 1.99 GAA and .936 SV% in three starts and two relief appearances. He becomes the Avs’ temporary starter but has an rough matchup tonight with the Predators in town.

Cormier, 24, has 10 points (5G / 5A) in 17 games with St. John’s this season. He has totalled one goal and four assists in 49 career NHL games. He could make his season debut tonight with Evander Kane suspended.

Kane hit Clayton Stoner from behind on Sunday and was given a game misconduct. On Monday the league decided to suspend Kane for two games for the illegal hit from behind. He will miss Tuesday and Thursday’s games but is eligible to return on Saturday vs. the Ducks.

Luongo stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Panthers win over the Sabres on Saturday. Luongo ranks 8th in SV% (.925 SV%) and 14th in the NHL in GAA (2.37) through 20 starts this season. Tonight he goes head-to-head with Martin Brodeur in St. Louis. Bobby Lu is 4-2-4 with a 2.51 GAA and .925 SV% on the road this season.

We won't know until the end of warmups, whether or not Staal will play. But in a quiet night in the NHL you can probably activate him and not miss out on other players if he doesn't play.

Fleury allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Penguins win over the Senators on Saturday. Fleury has won four of his last five with a 1.98 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he goes head-to-head with Henrik Lundqvist, Fleury has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .894 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Rangers.

Luongo stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Panthers win over the Sabres on Saturday. Luongo ranks 8th in SV% (.925 SV%) and 14th in the NHL in GAA (2.37) through 20 starts this season. Tonight he goes head-to-head with Martin Brodeur in St. Louis. Bobby Lu is 4-2-4 with a 2.51 GAA and .925 SV% on the road this season.

Fleury allowed two goals on 29 shots in the Penguins win over the Senators on Saturday. Fleury has won four of his last five with a 1.98 GAA and .932 SV%. Tonight he goes head-to-head with Henrik Lundqvist, Fleury has gone 1-1-0 with a 3.36 GAA and .894 SV% in his first two starts vs. the Rangers.

Weaver suffered the concussion on Saturday in Dallas. He played just 1:33 before retiring to the dressing room for the evening. Expect Bryan Allen to be in the lineup for Weaver on Tuesday.

Varlamov is still battling a groin injury that cost him to miss six games from November 15th-December 3rd. There is no word on who will be called up, but if it is Calvin Pickard, he will get the start. Groin injuries with goalies are tricky, so Varly could be held out for awhile.

Darling stopped 32 of 33 shots in his return to the Blackhawks goal on Saturday. He has won three of four games with a 1.73 GAA and .943 SV% with Chicago this season. He makes for a good spot-start option tonight vs. a low-scoring Devils team.

Bolland has been sidelined since October 17th with a groin injury. The free-agent acquisition has has a rough first two months, appearing in just four games with the Panthers.

Green will miss his seventh straight game with an upper-body injury. The Capitals are back in Washington on Thursday, so monitor Green’s status leading up to their game vs. the Blue Jackets.

Enroth surrendered five goals on 35 shots in the Sabres’ 5-0 loss to the Lightning on Thursday. The Sabres were dominated the second time around vs. Tampa Bay, but Enroth did all he could. He will be in tough again tonight with the defending Cup Champs in the building.

Barkov’s movement to IR is retroactive to last Monday, which means he can return to the lineup whenever he is 100 percent. He will miss his fourth straight game tonight.

Backstrom stopped all three shots that he faced in relief of Darcy Kuemper on Friday. Backstrom has made six starts and three relief appearances this season—he has gone 3-2-1 with a 1.97 GAA and .917 SV% so far. He draws a tough assignment tonight with the red-hot Isles in town.

Suter has missed the last two games with mumps, but was on the ice for the Wild’s practice on Monday and is expected to return to the lineup on Tuesday. He has 13 points (1G / 12A) in 23 games this season.