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Kirill Kaprizov will draw back into the Wilds lineup Tuesday vs. Winnipeg (rest).

Kaprizov missed the Wilds' previous game due to rest related reasons but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday vs. Winnipeg. The 25-year-old is having a sensational season, with his 39 goals, 35 assists, 253 SOG, 45 PIMs and +6 plus/minus through 66 games played this season.

Kirill Kaprizov
Fleury will start Tuesday vs. the Jets.

Fleury allowed four goals on 31 shots in the Wild's loss in Pittsburgh last Thursday. Fleury has now allowed at least three goals in five of his last six outings while going 3-2-1 with a .907 SV%. Tonight he faces a Jets team that has won four of their last five games while averaging 4.2 goals per game.

Marc-Andre Fleury
Dmitry Kulikov has been activated off the long-term injured-reserve and is expected to play Tuesday (lower-body).

Kulikov has been out since March 12th due to a lower-body injury and is expected to rejoin the lineup Tuesday vs. Chicago. The 32-year-old had only been able to play in four games with Pittsburgh before going down with injury and has three goals, and 13 assists. 82 SOG, 30 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 65 games with Anaheim and Pittsburgh this season.

Dmitry Kulikov
Nyquist (rest) is expected to be scratched on Tuesday.

Nyquist returned from a lengthy injury absence for a two-game debut with the Wild over the weekend and will be out of the lineup Tuesday for rest related reasons. The 33-year-old has 11 goals, 14 assists, 99 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -10 plus/minus through 50 games between Columbus and Minnesota this season.

Gustav Nyquist
Jujhar Khaira will be out Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh (undisclosed).

Khaira has five goals, eight assists, 54 SOG, 31 PIMs and a -11 plus/minus through 50 games this season but will miss Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh due to an undisclosed injury. The 28-year-old is considered day-to-day as we round the end of the regular season and will be replaced by Ian Mitchell in the Blackhawks lineup.

Jujhar Khaira
Petr Mrazek will start Tuesday vs. Pittsburgh.

Mrazek allowed seven goals on 31 shots (.774 SV%) for his eighth loss in nine decisions as he was handed the defeat by the Seattle Kraken in his last start. The 31-year-old has had a season to forget in 2022-23, with his 9-22-3 record, 3.71 GAA and .892 SV%. He will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have won four of their last six contests and are fifth in the NHL in shots per game (34.3).

Petr Mrazek
Conor Timmins will draw back into the Maple Leafs' lineup Tuesday as a forward.

Timmins has been a healthy scratch since April 2nd but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay as a forward. The 24-year-old has two goals, 12 assists, 17 SOG, eight PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 25 games with Toronto and Arizona this season.

Conor Timmins
Henrik Borgstrom has been recalled from Hershey (AHL) and will make his Capitals debut Tuesday.

Borgstrom had eight goals, 13 assists, 10 PIMs and a -4 plus/minus through 54 games with Hershey (AHL) this season and has been called up to Washington to make his Capitals debut Tuesday. The 25-year-old has previously played in 110 NHL games, picking up 13 goals, 13 assists, and 104 SOG.

Henrik Borgstrom
Kieffer Bellows will be out Tuesday vs. Columbus (illness).

Bellows has three goals, 32 SOG, six PIMs and a -8 plus/minus through 28 games with with Philadelphia and the New York Islanders and will be out Tuesday vs. Columbus due to illness. He will be replaced by Adam Ginning in the Blue Jackets' lineup.

Kieffer Bellows
Calle Jarnkrok will return to the Maple Leafs' lineup Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay (head).

Jarnkrok has missed the Maple Leafs' previous two games due to a head injury but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay. The 31-year-old centre had 19 goals, 18 assists, 104 SOG, 14 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 71 games prior to his injury.

Calle Jarnkrok
Antti Raanta will start Tuesday vs. Detroit.

Raanta allowed four goals on 30 shots (.867 SV%) to snap a two-game winning streak as he was defeated by Buffalo in his previous start. The 33-year-old Hurricanes' backup has been solid when called upon, with his 18-3-3 record, 2.28 GAA and .909 SV%. He takes on the Detroit Red WIngs, who have lost three-straight and are 22nd in the NHL in goals per game (2.95).

Antti Raanta
Michael Hutchinson will start Tuesday vs. Philadelphia.

Hutchinson allowed four goals on 28 shots (.857 SV%) for his fifth-straight loss as he was defeated by the New York Rangers in his previous start. The 33-year-old has been historically bad through his 13 game stint with Columbus, with his 1-6-2 record, 4.53 GAA and .868 SV%. He will take on the Philadelphia Flyers, who are in the midst of an ugly seven game losing streak and are 29th in the NHL in goals (2.64).

Michael Hutchinson
Alex Ovechkin will remain out Tuesday vs. Boston (upper-body).

Ovechkin missed the Capitals' previous two games due to an upper-body injury and will not play Tuesday vs. Columbus. The 37-year-old is day-to-day with the injury and has 42 goals, 32 assists, 290 SOG and a -14 plus/minus through 72 games played this season prior to his injury.

Alex Ovechkin

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