Helm (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Tuesday in San Jose.
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Makar (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Tuesday in San Jose.
Goalie Start
Delia led the Canucks onto the ice for warmups.
Delia stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) for his second-straight win as he beat the Chicago Blackhawks in his previous start. The 28-year-old has struggled when called upon but is still managing to get the win most nights, with his 9-4-2 record, 3.26 GAA and .883 SV%. He will face the Seattle Kraken, who have won three of their last five games and are fourth in the NHL in goals per game (3.51).
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Froden will draw into the Kraken lineup on Tuesday.
Bjorkstrand returned to Seattle for personal reasons, will not play Tuesday.
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Jones led the Kraken onto the ice for warmups.
Tanev (upper-body) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play Tuesday.
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Amadio is scratched Tuesday in Nashville.
Stephenson (illness) is back in the Goldne Knights lineup on Tuesday.
Thomas (upper-body) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play Tuesday.
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Lankien led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Victor Olofsson will be a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. Florida.
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Joseph Woll will start Tuesday vs. Columbus.
Woll stopped 23 of 25 shots (.920 SV%) for his third-straight win in his last start as he topped the Nashville Predators. The 24-year-old has been recalled to replace the injured Matt Murray (head) and has been sensational during his short showings this year, with his 3-1-0 record, 2.03 GAA and .934 SV%. He takes on the Columbus Blue Jackets, who snapped a four game-losing skid with a 4-3 overtime win over Ottawa last game.
Brady Tkachuk is warming up Tuesday and is expected to play (undisclosed).
Mathieu Joseph is warming up Tuesday and is expected to return to the Senators' lineup (undisclosed).
Joseph was tangled up with Tim Stutzle in the morning skate and left early but will play Tuesday. The 26-year-old has three goals, 15 assists, 58 SOG, 36 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 51 games this season.
Tage Thompson is warming up Tuesday and is expected to play (upper-body).
Thompson has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but is expected to play Tuesday after participating in warmups vs. the Panthers. Thompson has just two goals and no assists in his last six games but has three assists in three games vs. the Panthers this season.
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Leevi Merilainen will start Tuesday vs. Carolina.
Merilainen was 18-13-7 with a .918 SV% and 2.02 GAA with Karpat (Liiga) this season and has earned his first NHL callup and start Tuesday. The 20-year-old was the Senators' 2020 third-round pick (71 overall) and will be making his NHL debut vs. Carolina, who has won their last two games and are third in the NHL in shots per game (34.9).
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Devon Levi will start Tuesday vs. Florida.
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Vitek Vanecek will start Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh.
Vanecek allowed four goals on 21 shots (.810 SV%) for his fourth loss in five games as he was defeated by the Winnipeg Jets in his previous start. The 27-year-old netminder has had a solid first season in New Jersey; becoming the first Devils' goaltender to reach 30 wins since Martin Brodeur, with his 30-11-4 record, 2.52 GAA and .908 SV%. He takes on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have won three of their last five games after a 4-2 win over Philadelphia last game.
Cale Makar will be a game-time decision Tuesday vs. San Jose (undisclosed).
Makar has 17 goals, 49 assists, 176 SOG, 30 PIMs and a +16 plus/minus through 60 games this season but will be a game-time decision as Colorado takes on San Jose Tuesday. It is unclear the reason why Makar is out but head coach Jarred Bednar did mention "a couple of guys will be out tonight".
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