Ryan will take a seat as Markus Niemelainen draws into the Oilers' lineup Tuesday. Ryan has struggled in two games this season, collecting only one shot while averaging only 9:30 ATOI.
It's unclear what is ailing Iafallo, but he will miss the second half of the Kings' back-to-back. Arthur Kaliyev, who was a healthy scratch last night, is expected to replace Iafallo.
Edler was a late scratch on Monday after taking a puck to the face in warmups. He will remain out on Tuesday, so look for Sean Walker to remain in the lineup. Edler is day-to-day.
Petersen draws his second start of the season as the 2-2-0 Kings head to Nashville to take on the equal-in-record Predators on the road. Petersen won his opening start Saturday albeit playing incredibly shakey stopping 29 of 35 shots on way to a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Wild.
Markstrom draws back into the Flames crease Tuesday as they host the Vegas Golden Knights in a battle of the undefeated in Calgary. Markstrom stopped 22 of 25 shots in an impressive opening-night win over the Colorado Avalanche. He will look to keep the Flames in the win column yet again against a Vegas team that has only given up five goals in their first three games.
The seven-year veteran will hit the shelf after a one-game showing where he played only 12:12 TOI. He takes a seat as Nick Holden draws back into the lineup for the Senators.
The 35-year-old veteran will earn his second game of the season Tuesday drawing into the lineup for Nikita Zaitsev. Holden failed to put up any points in his opening game across 13:50 TOI.
Bogosian, still hasn't been cleared for contact but could be back in the lineup by late October. Bogosian's return will not be imminent until he ditches the non-contact jersey.
Cirelli, who is on long-term IR, is expected to be out until late November. Returning to the ice was the first step in his return to the lineup. The next step will be ditching the non-contact jersey.
Myers is dealing with a minor injury and needs some rest/recovery time, so he'll come out of the lineup vs. the Flyers. Nick Perbix will make his NHL debut in Myers' place.
Perbix was a sixth-round pick in 2017 and turned pro last year after four years at St. Cloud State. The 24-year-old has eight points (2G / 6A) in 14 career NHL games to-date.
Vasilevskiy starts his third game of the season as the Lightning host the Flyers in Tampa Tuesday. The Russian netminder will be looking to pick up his second win of the season after leading the NHL in victories in each of the last six seasons. After an opening night loss, Vasilevskiy bounced back with an impressive 26 save, 5-2 victory Saturday over Columbus and will hope to keep his success going as they take on the undefeated Flyers Tuesday.
Perbix was a sixth-round pick in 2017 and turned pro last year after four years at St. Cloud State. The 24-year-old has eight points (2G / 6A) in 14 career NHL games to date.
Vlasic missed the first three games of the season with an undisclosed injury and has been sent to the AHL with Jake McCabe set to return to the lineup soon.
Laine was expected to be out for 3-to-4 weeks with an elbow injury, but head coach Brad Larsen said that Laine is improving. Laine was able to return to the ice on Monday and Larsen said he'll miss at least the next couple of games.
Boqvist had failed to record a point while playing 16:48 ATOI in the first three games of the season. On Tuesday, he will be a healthy scratch to make room for Nick Blankenburg to make his season debut.
In 2021-22, Blankenburg turned pro after finishing up his senior season at the University of Michigan. He spent seven games with the Blue Jackets down the stretch, scoring one goal with two assists. The 5-foot-9, 177 lbs. defenseman will replace Adam Boqvist in the lineup vs. the Canucks.
Carter Hart will look to keep his undefeated record intact as he leads the surprising 2-0-0 Philadelphia Flyers into Tampa Bay to take on the Lightning. Hart has made 28 or more stops in each of his victories while allowing no less than two goals. Tampa has struggled to find the net in their first three games, surpassing two goals only once so far this season in their only win.
Elvis Merzlikins will draw his second start of the season as the winless Columbus Blue Jackets host the Vancouver Canucks in the battle of zero-win teams. After missing the first two games of 2022-23 due to illness, Merzlikins was shelled in his return to action allowing five goals on 25 shots in a 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues. He will hope to right the ship and get Columbus into the win column for the first time in four games.
Blackwood draws the home Start Tuesday as New Jersey takes on Anaheim in an attempt to get their first win of the young season. The 25-year-old struggled in his only start of the season against the Philadelphia Flyers, allowing four goals on 20 shots in a 5-2 opening night loss. He will look to correct the ship after a .892. SV% in 2021-22.
