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Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 38 shots (.842 SV%) for his third-straight loss as he was rocked by the Carolina Hurricanes in his last start. The 28-year-old is in contention for leading the NHL in wins for a sixth-straight season with his 28-16-3 record, 2.68 GAA and .915 SV%. He takes on the Philadelphia Flyers, who just snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Detroit last game.



Raanta stopped 17 of 18 shots (.944 SV%) for his sixth straight win and 12th in 13 games as he beat Arizona in his previous start. The 33-year-old Hurricanes' backup has proven losses to be rare this season with his impressive 16-2-3 record, 2.26 GAA and .909 SV%. He will hope to keep his win streak alive as he takes on the Montreal Canadiens, who have lost three-straight games and are 30th in the NHL in shots per game (27.8).





Silovs beat Nashville Tuesday with a 29 save performance (.906 SV%) and moved his season record to 3-2-0 with a 2.75 GAA and .908 SV% but has been reassigned to Abbotsford (AHL) Tuesday. The 21-year-old returns to the minors, where he has a 21-10-4 record, 2.55 GAA and .903 SV%.

McGinn was dealt alongside a 2024 third-round pick at the trade deadline for Dmitry Kulikov and will make his Anaheim Ducks' debut Tuesday vs. Seattle. The 29-year-old has 10 goals, six assists, 77 SOG, and 21 PIMs through 60 games played this season with Pittsburgh.

Imama has five goals, seven assists, 75 PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through 39 games with Tucson (AHL) and has been recalled to the Coyotes for the first time this season. The 26-year-old has played in four NHL games, with a goal and a -2 plus/minus rating in his career.

Grubauer stopped 21 of 23 shots (.913 SV%) for his third-straight victory as he beat Colorado in his previous start. The 31-year-old has struggled this season despite his recent success, with his 11-11-3 record, 2.96 GAA and .895 SV%. He takes on the Anaheim Ducks, who have won four of their last five games but still are 31st in the NHL in goals per game (2.51).

Poehling hasn't played since February 14th due to an upper-body injury and was placed on the long-term injured reserve Tuesday retroactive to that date. The 24-year-old had five goals, six assists, 45 SOG, four PIM and a +6 plus/minus through 38 games prior to is injury.

Nylander has 25 goals and 25 assists with a +8 plus/minus through 54 games played with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and has been recalled on an emergency basis to Pittsburgh Tuesday. The 25-year-old has played in 84 career NHL games prior to this season, with 13 goals, 19 assists, and a -11 plus/minus.


Pilut has three goals, 16 assists, 22 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 30 games with the Rochester Americans (AHL) and has been recalled Tuesday by Buffalo. The 27-year-old defensemen returns to Buffalo, where he had a goal, three points, and a -4 plus/minus rating through 17 games earlier in the season.

Pouliot had two goals, 19 assists, 42 SOG and a -9 plus/minus through 28 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) and will make his San Jose debut Tuesday. The 29-year-old has played in 213 NHL games previously, with eight goals, 52 points and a -29 plus/minus.

MacDonald left the Sharks previous game after just 1:55 TOI due to an undisclosed injury and will not play Tuesday against his old team in Colorado. The 30-year-old defensemen has a goal, four assists, 53 SOG, 17 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 48 games played between Colorado and San Jose.

Kahkonen allowed eight goals on 30 shots (.733 SV%) in his worst start of the season as he was rocked by Washington in his previous start for his fifth-straight loss. The 26-year-old Sharks' backup has struggled all season, as shown by his 8-14-5 record, 3.68 GAA and .882 SV%. He takes on the Colorado Avalanche, who have lost three straight after a 3-2 overtime loss to Seattle last game and are eight in the NHL in shots per game (33.1).

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