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Juraj Slafkovsky has been placed on the injured reserve Tuesday (lower body).

Slafkovsky left the Canadiens' last game vs. the New York Rangers after just 9:04 TOI with a lower-body injury and has been placed on injured reserve Tuesday. It is another chapter in a very disappointing opening season for the 2022 1st overall pick, who had four goals, six assists, and 42 SOG through his first 39 games prior to his injury.

Juraj Slafkovsky
Rem Pitlick has been recalled from Laval (AHL).

Pitlick has five goals, 17 assists, 20 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 18 games with Laval (AHL) but has been recalled Tuesday by Montreal. In 14 games with the Canadiens, the 25-year-old has one goal, 10 PIMs and a -4 plus/minus so he'll be hoping to improve on those totals.

Rem Pitlick
Hellberg will start Tuesday in Arizona.

Hellberg stopped four of five shots (.800 SV%) in a relief role Monday as he played the third period in a loss vs. Colorado. The 31-year-old travelling netminder has been mediocre this season, with his 3-3-0 record, 2.69 GAA and .901 SV%. He takes on the struggling Arizona Coyotes, who are in the midst of a nine-game losing skid.

Magnus Hellberg
Kuemper led the Capitals onto the ice for warmups.

Kuemper allowed three goals on 25 shots (.880 SV%) for his second straight loss as he was defeated by Philadelphia in his previous start. The 32-year-old has been having a very solid first season in Washington, with his 12-11-4 record, 2.54 GAA and .918 SV%. He will take on the New York Islanders, who just snapped a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over Montreal in their last game.

Darcy Kuemper
Gibson led the Ducks onto the ice for warmups.

Gibson allowed six goals on 39 shots (.846 SV%) for his fifth loss in six starts as he was defeated by New Jersey in his previous start. It has been a season to forget for the 29-year-old, who is 7-19-3, with a 4.14 GAA and .894 SV%. He will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have lost their previous two games and eight of their last ten.

John Gibson
Logan Thompson will start Monday vs. Dallas.

Thompson allowed four goals on 37 shots (.892 SV%) for his second-straight loss in a defeat to Edmonton in his last start. The 25-year-old rookie has been fantastic this season, with his 18-11-1 record, 2.71 GAA and .913 SV%. He takes on the Dallas Stars, who have lost their last two games but are seventh in the NHL in goals (3.43).

Logan Thompson
Jake Oettinger starts Monday vs. Vegas.

Oettinger stopped 29 of 31 shots (.935 SV%) to snap a two-game winning streak as he was beaten in overtime by the New York Rangers in his previous start. The 24-year-old has been phenomenal through the first half of the season, with his 19-6-4 record, .924 SV% and 2.28 GAA. He takes on the Vegas Golden Kngihts, who are first in the Pacific Division and have won four of their last six games.

Jake Oettinger
Jaroslav Halak will start Monday vs. Columbus.

Halak stopped 17 of 18 shots (.944 SV%) for his fourth win in five starts as he beat Montreal his previous time out. The 37-year-old backup has struggled through the first half of the season, with his 4-6-1 record, 2.85 GAA and .896 SV%. He takes on the Columbus Blue Jackets, who just snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over Detroit last game.

Jaroslav Halak
Mac Hollowell underwent surgery for a fractured kneecap and will be out for a minimum of 12 weeks.

Hollowell has not played since Dec. 3rd due to a fractured kneecap and has now undergone surgery for the injury which is expected to keep him out of the lineup for a minimum of 12 weeks. The 24-year-old had two assists, four SOG and a +3 plus/minus through six games prior to the injury.

Mac Hollowell
Nicholas Robertson had season-ending shoulder surgery and will be out for six months.

Robertson has not played since Dec. 8th and will now miss the remained of the season after undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery. The 21-year-old is expected to miss six months after scoring two goals and five points in 15 games prior to the injury.

Nicholas Robertson
Vanecek led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.

Vanecek stopped 31 of 33 shots (.939 SV%) for his fifth straight victory as he beat the Anaheim Ducks in his last start. It has been an incredibly successful first campaign in New Jersey for Vanecek, with his 17-5-2 record, 2.35 GAA and .914 SV%. He takes on the San Jose Sharks who have lost four of their last five games after a 7-1 loss vs. Edmonton last game.

Vitek Vanecek
Vasilevskiy led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.

Vasilevskiy stopped 23 of 25 shots (.920 SV%) for his sixth win in seven starts as he beat St. Louis in his last start. The 28-year-old has been a force yet again this season, with his 19-10-1 record, 2.50 GAA and .917 SV%. He will be looking to stop the Seattle Kraken's impressive eight-game winning streak after they beat Chicago 8-5 last game.

Andrei Vasilevskiy
Grubauer led the Kraken onto the ice for warmups.

Grubauer allowed three goals on 35 shots (.914 SV%) to snap a two-game losing streak with a victory over Buffalo in his last start. The 31-year-old has struggled yet again in his second season in Seattle, with his 4-7-1 record, 3.49 GAA and .885 SV%. He will face the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have won their last three games and are fifth in the NHL in goals per game (3.59).

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