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Stillman was a surprise addition to Tuesday night's lineup as the Hurricanes are opting to dress seven blue-liners. Tyson Jost will sit in his place.

Jost took full part in warmups but was a surprise scratch as the Hurricanes are opting to dress seven defenceman. Riley Stillman will draw into the lineup in his place.

Harkins will slot in for the suspended Trevor Zegras. Harkins has two goals and four assists in 39 games this season.

Mintyukov will slot in for Olen Zellweger, who is listed as a healthy scratch on Tuesday. Mintyukov will skate with Jacob Trouba on the team's second defensive pair and will likely quarterback the second power-play unit.

Zellweger was a surprise scratch on Tuesday, with the team not announcing his absence prior to warmups. Pavel Mintyukov will draw into the lineup in his place.

Ethan Del Mastro will draw back into Chicago's lineup on Tuesday against the Utah Hockey Club, sending Brodie to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 34-year-old Brodie is averaging 15:48 time-on-ice and has nine points (2G / 7A) and a -20 plus/minus rating in 52 games this season.

T.J. Brodie will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Utah Hockey Club, allowing Del Mastro to re-enter the lineup. The 22-year-old Del Mastro is averaging 15:13 time-on-ice and has one point (0G / 1A) in seven games this season.

Colton Dach will draw back into Chicago's lineup on Tuesday against Utah HC, sending Reichel to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 22-year-old Reichel is averaging 12:11 time-on-ice and has 16 points (5G / 11A) in 50 games this season.

Lukas Reichel will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday against Utah HC, allowing Dach to re-enter the lineup. Dach made his NHL debut on January 3rd and was a regular in the Blackhawks lineup for the entire month before being reassigned to the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) at the beginning of February. The 22-year-old forward has four points (1G / 3A) in 13 games with the Blackhawks this season.

Fischer has not played since February 2nd but will re-enter the lineup on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild. The 27-year-old Fischer is averaging 11:21 time-on-ice and has seven points (1G / 6A) in 41 games this season.

Chisholm will likely return to Minnesota's lineup on Tuesday when they host the Detroit Red Wings, his first action since before the break for the 4Nations Face-Off. The 25-year-old Chisholm is averaging 17:29 time-on-ice and has 11 points (2G / 9A) in 48 games this season.

Mark Jankowski is battling an undisclosed injury and will not play on Tuesday against the Florida Panthers, opening a roster spot for Bellows to enter the lineup for his team debut. The 26-yeaer-old Bellows has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, tallying 29 points (14G / 15A) in 41 games with the Milwaukee Admirals.

Beck has not played since before the break for the 4Nations Face-Off but he will return to Montreal's lineup on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. The 21-year-old Beck is averaging 9:45 time-on-ice and has yet to record a point through six games this season.

Logan Stankoven will draw back into the Stars' lineup on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, resulting in Back being a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Beck has impressed from a fourth-line role in his first NHL season, averaging 11:47 time-on-ice and scoring 13 points (3G / 10A) in 52 games.

With Lian Bichsel (concussion) sidelined, Smith will re-enter the Stars' lineup on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 36-year-old Smith is averaging 12:44 time-on-ice and has four points (0G / 4A) through 24 games this season.

Oskar Back will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday, allowing Stankoven to re-enter the lineup. After a tremendous start to his rookie season, tallying 14 points (4G / 10A) in his five 15 games, Stankoven only has 11 points (3G / 8A) in his last 39 outings.

Tampa Bay will run an 11-forward, seven-defenseman formation on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers, with Perbix drawing into the lineup to replace Cam Atkinson. The 26-year-old Perbix is averaging 15:25 time-on-ice and has 14 points (4G / 10A) in 50 games this season.

Tampa Bay will run an 11-forward, seven-defenseman formation on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers, with Nick Perbix drawing into the lineup to replace Atkinson. The 35-year-old Atkinson is averaging 8:49 time-on-ice and has eight points (3G / 5A) in 36 games this season.

Oliver Wahlstrom will draw back into Boston's lineup on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, resulting in Brazeau being a healthy scratch. The 27-year-old Brazeau has already played a career-high 54 games this season, recording 20 points (10G / 10A) while averaging 13:04 time-on-ice.

Cole Koepke will draw back into Boston's lineup on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, sending Tufte to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Tufte has played four NHL games this season, averaging 8:04 time-on-ice and scoring zero points.