Wideman has been a healthy scratch for the Canadiens' previous two games but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday as they take on the Chicago Blackhawks. The 33-year-old has four assists, 24 SOG, 61 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus through 30 games this season.
Xhekaj suffered an undisclosed injury in Sunday's win over the Oilers and will not play Tuesday vs. Chicago. Chris Wideman will replace him on the blueline and likely on the second power-play unit.
Bayreuther has been a healthy scratch for the Blue Jackets' previous two games but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday as they take on the New Jersey Devils. The 28-year-old has two goals, four assists, 27 SOG, 15 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 22 games this season.
Gavrikov is one of the Blue Jackets' key trade pieces before the March 3rd Trade Deadline and will be a healthy scratch Tuesday as the team protects their asset. The 27-year-old's Columbus tenure will end with has three goals, seven assists, 61 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 52 games this season.
Sorokin allowed six goals on 34 shots (.824 SV%) in what was one of his worst starts of the season as he was downed by the Vancouver Canucks last game. The 27-year-old has been a wall all year, yet still has only a 17-17-4 record, despite his incredibly impressive 2.41 GAA and .923 SV%. He takes on the Ottawa Senators, who have won five of their last six games after a 4-3 overtime victory over Calgary on Monday.
Allen stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak as he beat Edmonton in his previous start on Sunday. The 32-year-old has done well to help the Canadiens improve their final draft pick position, with his 11-17-2 record, 3.53 GAA and .892 SV%. He will face the Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost three of their last four games and are second last in the NHL in both shots (26.7) and goals (2.45) per game.
Snively has five goals, three assists, four PIMs and a +2 plus/minus in Hershey (AHL) but was recalled Tuesday after it was announced Alex Ovechkin would be stepping away from the team for personal reasons. It is Snively's second call up, having an assist through his first six game earlier this season with the Capitals.
Sorokin allowed six goals on 34 shots (.824 SV%) in what was one of his worst starts of the season as he was downed by the Vancouver Canucks last game. The 27-year-old has been a wall all year, yet still has only a 17-17-4 record, despite his incredibly impressive 2.41 GAA and .923 SV%. He takes on the Ottawa Senators, who have won five of their last six games after a 4-3 overtime victory over Calgary on Monday.
Ovechkin will not be available for Tuesday's game against the Hurricanes, and there's no timeline for when he's expected to return to the team. Anthony Mantha is expected to draw into the lineup on for Ovechkin on Tuesday.
Foligno left Monday's game with a lower-body injury after blocking a shot on the inside of his knee in the second period. Expect an update on Foligno's status prior to Wednesday's game vs. the Avalanche. Sam Steel would draw into the lineup to replace Foligno.
Anderson stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) as he snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Dallas in his previous start. The NHLs oldest active player has been incredibly solid when called upon this season, with his 8-6-2 record, .918 SV% and 2.73 GAA. He takes on the Los Angeles Kings, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-0 win over Pittsburgh last game.
Copley was perfect in his previous start, stopping all 25 of 25 shots as he shut out the Pittsburgh Penguins for his second career shutout. The 31-year-old remains incredibly hard to defeat, as shown by his 16-3-1 record, 2.77 GAA and .901 SV%. He will take on the Buffalo Sabres, who have lost their last three games after a 7-2 loss to Calgary last game.
Kallgren has a 5-4-2 record, 3.29 GAA and .878 SV% with the Toronto Marlies (AHL) and has been recalled to the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday. This is the 26-year-olds second stint with the big club, going 3-2-4 with a 2.67 GAA and .898 SV% across 10 games his last time with the Maple Leafs.
MacEwen last played on January 26th and was forced to leave the game after just 1:50 TOI due to a fractured jaw which has led to him now being placed on the injured reserve attractive to that date. The 26-year-old had four goals, five assists, 63 SOG, 54 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus prior to his injury.
Ersson had a 15-10-1 record, .911 SV% and 2.58 GAA with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) and has been recalled for a second time Monday to the Philadelphia Flyers. The 23-year-old was exceptional in his previous NHL stint this season, going an undefeated 5-0-0 with a 2.37 GAA and .918 SV%.
Bellows had three goals, 10 points, 16 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) and was recalled Monday to Philadelphia. It is his second stint with the Flyers, picking up a goal and six PIMs through 15 games played previously with the team this season.
Bisson-Paquette has three goals, nine assists, 31 PIMs and a +2 plus/minus through 41 games with Ontario (AHL) this season and has been recalled to the Los Angeles Kings Monday. If he sees NHL action it will be the first of his career.
Friedman has a goal, 17 SOG, 11 PIMs and a +1 plus/minus through 11 games this season but is out for the time being due to an upper-body injury. It is a tough loss for Friedman, who had just been finding himself regularly back in the Penguins lineup.
