Athanasiou will miss his first game of the 2022-23 season Tuesday due to a family funeral. The 28-year-old has produced at his usual rate in his first season in Chicago, with six goals, three assists, 49 SOG and 20 PIMs through 26 games played.
“Upon approval of the Commissioner, a Player who is unavailable to play due to reasons other than injury, illness or disability will be designated a Non-Roster Player, and during such period of his designation as such he will not count against the Club’s Active Roster limit and his Club may replace such Player.” Arvidsson will not count towards the team's 23-man roster limit, and they used his spot to call-up Rasmus Kupari from the AHL.
Kupari will head back to the Los Angeles Kings for a second time this season due to Viktor Arvidsson (personal) getting designated non-roster player status. Kupari collected two goals, three assists, six PIMs and 12 SOG in 16 games played this season. Prior to his call-up, he had five goals, and nine points with 22 PIMs through 11 games with Ontario (AHL).
Spence has been recalled as a replacement for the injured Drew Doughty Monday. In 22 games with the Ontario Reign (AHL), he has two goals and 21 points with 18 PIMs and will be looking to make his season debut the next time the Kings take the ice.
Petry is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury after it was announced Monday that he would be missing the Penguins' contest vs. the Stars. The 35-year-old has had a solid first season in Pittsburgh, with three goals, 12 points, 18 PIMS, 44 SOG and a +4 plus/minus through 28 games this season.
Oettinger stopped 24 of 26 (.923 SV%) Detroit Red Wing shots to pick up his second straight victory in his previous time out. The 23-year-old has been as steady as they come this season, with his 11-3-3 record, 2.52 GAA and .915 SV%. He will face the surging Pittsburgh Penguins, who are in the middle of a five-game winning streak.
Weegar will be a game-time decision Monday due to illness but will hope to make it back into the lineup to build off his six assists, 22 PIMs and 50 SOG through 28 games that he has collected.
Toropchenko has spent the last five games with Springfield (AHL) on a conditioning assignment having put up a goal, two assists and four PIMs in his short stint. He will return to the St. Louis Blues, where he had one goal, six PIMs and a -3 plus/minus in 15 games prior to the injury.
Markstrom stopped 24 of 26 shots (.923 SV%) as he picked up his third straight loss in a defeat to Columbus in his last start. The 32-year-old has been slowly losing his grasp on the Flames' starting job due to his 8-7-2 record, .891 SV% and 2.93 GAA. He draws the Montreal Canadiens, who have lost three of their last four games and rank 29th in the NHL in shots on goal per game (29.0).
Tarasov has not been great in the AHL with Cleveland, as shown by his .850 SV% and 4.29 GAA through four starts but has still earned himself the call-up to Columbus Monday. He has been solid with the Blue Jackets through seven appearances this season, with a 2-3-1 record, .912 SV% and 3.17 GAA.
Talbot was not on the ice for the Senators' morning skate and is considered a game-time decision. It sounds like Talbot is dealing with an illness and will start if he's able to but will give way to Anton Forsberg if he's not 100 percent. Monitor Talbot's status as the Senators hit the ice for warmups at 7:00 PM ET.
Greaves did not see any NHL action in his short stint with the Blue Jackets and will head back to Cleveland (AHL) where he has struggled so far this season. In 10 games, he has a 4-3-4 record, a .878 SV% and a 4.10 GAA.
Fleury allowed four goals on 37 shots (.892 SV%) for his second straight loss as he was defeated by Edmonton in his previous start. The 38-year-old has struggled despite his 9-7-1 record this season, with a .892 SV% and 3.16 GAA. He takes on the Edmonton Oilers who have won three of their last four games and have the league's number one powerplay with a 30.7% conversion rate.
Jarry stopped 28 of 31 shots against (.903 SV%) as he picked up his eighth win in nine starts with a victory over Buffalo his last time out. The 27-year-old has been on a tear as of late, which has led to his 12-3-3 record, .919 SV% and 2.76 GAA. He will take on Dallas, who have won their last two games in overtime and rank third in the NHL in goals per game (3.75).
Allen allowed three goals on 34 shots (.912 SV%) in a loss vs. Los Angeles in his previous start. The 32-year-old has struggled with his starter's workload yet again, posting an 8-10-0 record with a 3.40 GAA and .896 SV%. He takes on the Calgary Flames, who are on a two-game losing skid after dropping their last game 5-4 to Toronto in overtime.
DeBrincat has point in five straight games (1G/4A) but is a game-time decision Monday as Ottawa hosts Anaheim Monday. If the 24-year-old is forced to miss some time, it will be a big loss for the Senators, as he has seven goals, 22 points, 93 SOG and 12 PPP through 27 games this season.
Stauber was with the Blackhawks as merely a placeholder while Petr Mrazek dealt with his groin injury. Due to that Stauber did not get to make his NHL debut during his time with Chicago and will head back to Rockford (AHL) Monday where he has a 3-2-0 record, 3.34 GAA and .892 SV% in six games between the pipes.
Mrazek hasn't seen NHL action since Dec. 3rd due to a groin injury which caused the 30-year-old to head to the injured reserve. He rejoins Chicago's lineup Monday having struggled mightily through an injury-filled campaign as he has a 2-5-1 record with a 4.05 GAA and .884 SV%.
Vanecek was pulled in his previous start after allowing four goals on 17 shots (.765 SV%) as he took the no-decision in his worst start of the season vs. the Islanders. The 26-year-old has been exceptional for the Devils in his first season, with a 12-2-1 record, 2.30 GAA and .916 SV%. He will take on the New York Rangers, who have won their last three contests after beating Colorado 2-1 in a shootout in their last game.
Tufte earned his first promotion of 2022-23 to the Dallas Stars Monday after putting up seven goals and 16 points with 39 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 21 games this season with Texas (AHL). Tufte was a first-round pick (25th overall) in 2016 and has scored one goal and four PIMs across ten previous career NHL games prior to his call-up Monday.
