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Hellebuyck is expected to start Tuesday vs. the Wild.
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The Blue Jackets placed Eric Robinson (knee) on IR.
Robinson suffered an MCL sprain in his right knee on January 31st and will miss roughly six weeks. Brendan Gaunce was recalled from the AHL and will replace Robinson in the lineup on Tuesday. Cole Sillinger will take on a PK role in his absence.
Gaunce will make his Blue Jackets debut on Tuesday.
Gaunce and Trey Fix-Wolansky will make their Blue Jackets debuts on Tuesday with both Eric Robinson and Emil Bemstrom unavailable. Gaunce was a first-round pick of the Canucks in 2012 and has 16 points (6G / 10A) in 118 career NHL games with Vancouver and Boston. He leads Cleveland in goals (16) and points (28) in 39 AHL games this season.
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Copley will start Tuesday vs. the Blue Jackets.
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Merzlikins will start Tuesday in Washington.
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Copley was the first goalie off of the ice at the Capitals morning skate.
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Forsberg will start Tuesday vs. the Hurricanes.
The Lightning have signed Pat Maroon to a two-year contract extension worth $2.0 million ($1.0M AAV).
Maroon's new deal will keep him in Tampa through the 2023-24 season. The 33-year-old winger has scored seven goals with six assists (13 points) and 83 hits in 45 games this season.
Fix-Wolansky was recalled from Cleveland (AHL) and is expected to make his NHL debut on Tuesday.
Fix-Wolansky was a seventh-round pick in 2018 and is set to replace Emil Bemstrom (COVID-19) in the lineup on Tuesday. The 22-year-old has scored nine goals with eight assists (17 points) in 22 AHL games this season.
The Blue Jackets placed Emil Bemstrom on the COVID-19 protocol list.
Bemstrom will not be available for Tuesday's game in Washington, so Trey Fix-Wolansky was recalled from the AHL and is expected to make his NHL debut.
The Blues have signed Logan Brown to a one-year contract worth $750K.
Brown was the No.11 overall pick in 2016 but had a tough time finding a permanent spot in the Senators' lineup. He was traded to St. Louis for Zach Sanford in late September and has six points (3G / 3A) in 17 games with the Blues. During his time in the AHL, he registered 17 points (6G / 111A) in 19 games.
Wedgwood is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
Wedgewood did not travel to Vancouver with the team after suffering an upper-body injury in Monday's practice. With Wedgewood out, Ivan Prosvetov was recalled from Tucson (AHL) and will likely serve as Karel Vejmelka's backup on Tuesday.
Ovechkin has cleared COVID-19 protocol and is expected to play on Tuesday.
Ovechkin missed the final game before the All-Star break but has cleared COVID-19 protocol and is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Blue Jackets. However, he will not be eligible to travel to Montreal for Thursday's game.
The Blues are reportedly signing Robert Bortuzzo to a two-year contract extension worth $1.9 million ($950K AAV).
Bortuzzo was set to become a UFA at the end of the season but gets $950K AAV on his new two-year contract. Bortuzzo doesn't provide a lot of offence but is a rugged, penalty-killing defenseman for the Blues. Bortuzzo leads the team in Hits/60 (7.91) and is second in Blk/60 (5.04) in 37 games this season.
Armia cleared COVID-19 protocol and is expected to play on Tuesday.
Armia missed seven games while in COVID-19 protocol but was on the ice for Monday's practice and is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Devils. Armia skated in the bottom-6 in Monday's session and has not scored a goal in 16 games.
Caufield cleared COVID-19 protocol and is expected to play on Tuesday.
Caufield missed seven games while in COVID-19 protocol but was on the ice for Monday's practice and is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Devils. Caufield skated in the bottom-6 in Monday's session and has not scored a goal in 12 games.
Dvorak (upper-body) was a full participant in Monday's practice.
Dvorak missed the final three games prior to the All-Star break but may be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Dvorak skated as the No.3 centre in Monday's session, a good sign that he'll play vs. New Jersey.
Foligno (upper-body) was a full participant in Monday's practice.
Foligno skated on the fourth line in Monday's practice session and may be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Foligno has picked ups just one goal and six assists (seven points) in 26 games this season.
Skinner was recalled from Bakersfield (AHL).
Mike Smith will start Tuesday vs. Vegas but Skinner will likely start Wednesday with Mikko Koskinen landing in COVID-19 protocol. Skinner has gone 8-0-2 with a 1.97 GAA and .928 SV% in 10 AHL games and 5-6-0 with a 2.85 GAA and .908 SV% in 12 NHL games this season.
The Oilers have placed Mikko Koskinen on the COVID-19 protocol list.
Koskinen will not be available for the Oilers' next three games, including a back-to-back on Tuesday/Wednesday. The Oilers will get Mike Smith back from injury and Stuart Skinner was recalled from Bakersfield, so look for them to split the back-to-back vs. Vegas and Chicago.
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