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Shesterkin was the first goalie off the ice at the Rangers morning skate.

Shesterkin stopped 32 of 33 shots (.970 SV%) for his fourth win in five starts as he beat the Buffalo Sabres his previous time between the pipes. The 2021-22 Vezina Trophy winner will not be repeating his award win this season, but still has a decent 29-11-7 record, 2.63 GAA and .910 SV%. He will face the Washington Capitals, who snapped a two-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders but are 19th in the NHL in goals per game (3.09).

Igor Shesterkin
Carson Soucy will be a healthy scratch Monday vs. Dallas.

Soucy has two goals, nine assists, 47 PIMs, 74 SOG, and a +13 plus/minus through 65 games this season but will be a healthy scratch Monday as the team takes on Dallas. The 28-year-old just set a career-high in games played in a season, surpassing his previous high of 64 last game.

Carson Soucy
Quick will start Thursday in Tampa.

Quick stopped 25 of 28 shots (.893 SV%) for his first win as a member of the Vegas Golden Knights as he beat Montreal in his last start. The 37-year-old veteran netminder has struggled on both teams he's occupied this season, with his 12-13-4 record, 3.48 GAA and .877 SV%. He will look to stay undefeated in Vegas as he takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning, who just snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over Philadelphia last game.

Jonathan Quick
Shesterkin will start Thursday in Montreal.

Shesterkin allowed four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%) as he snapped a two-game winning streak with a loss to Boston in his last start. The 27-year-old will not be receiving the Vezina Trophy for a second straight season as he has a 27-11-7 record, 2.67 GAA and .909 SV%. He will face the Montreal Canadiens, who are looking to snap their current four-game losing skid after a 4-3 shootout loss to Carolina last game.

Igor Shesterkin
Jonny Brodzinski has been recalled from Hartford (AHL).

Brodzinski had 12 goals 18 assists, 33 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 34 games played with Hartford (AHL) this season and has been recalled Tuesday to New York. The 29-year-old returns to the Rangers, where he had a goal and an assist across 16 games earlier this season in his previous NHL stint.

Jonny Brodzinski
Connor Mackey and Brett Ritchie has been traded to Arizona for Troy Stecher and Nick Ritchie.

Mackey had two goals, three points, nine PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 10 games with the Calgary Flames and has been traded alongside Brett Ritchie for Troy Stecher and Nick Ritchie. The 26-year-old has 29 career NHL games across 19 games played.

Connor Mackey
J.T. Miller will not play Thursday vs. Minnesota despite being a game-time decision originally (lower body).

Miller missed the Canucks' previous two games due to a lower-body injury and will not play Thursday vs. Minnesota. The 29-year-old has 20 goals, 34 assists, 163 SOG, 42 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 59 games this season.

J.T. Miller
The Golden Knights have acquired Jonathan Quick from the Blue Jackets for Michael Hutchinson and a 2025 7th Round Pick.

Quick joins his third team this week as he was dealt from Columbus to Vegas for Michael Hutchinson and a 2025 7th Round Pick Thursday. The 37-year-old was 11-13-4 with a 3.50 GAA and .876 SV% with the Los Angeles Kings this season and did not have a chance to play in any games during his brief stint in Columbus.

Jonathan Quick
The Sharks have signed Derrick Pouliot to a one-year contract.

Pouliot had two goals, 16 assists, 42 PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 26 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) and has signed a one-year contract with the Sharks on Thursday. The 29-year-old has played in 213 NHL games across eight seasons, picking up eight goals and 52 points across that span.

Derrick Pouliot
Conor Sheary will return to the Capitals lineup Wednesday after the birth of his child.

Sheary was away from the team for the birth of his second but has returned to Washington and is expected to rejoin the lineup Wednesday as they take on Anaheim. The 30-year-old has 12 goals, 18 assists, 119 SOG, and 20 PIMs through 62 games this season.

Conor Sheary
Sam Carrick will draw back into the Ducks' lineup Wednesday vs. Washington.

Carrick was a healthy scratch for the Ducks' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Wednesday vs. Washington. The 31-year-old has three goals, two assists, 42 SOG, 68 PIMs and a -19 plus/minus through 43 games this season.

Sam Carrick