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Nick Leddy(Defenseman)(D)|San Jose Sharks SJS

Injury

Leddy (eye) will be back in the Blues lineup on Tuesday.

Leddy missed Sunday's game in Nashville with an eye injury but will replace Calle Rosen in the lineup on Tuesday. Since joining the Blues, Leddy has scored two goals with five assists (seven points) in 14 games.

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Jeremy Rutherford 2022-04-19T16:35:40.694Z

Jeremy Swayman(Goalie)(G)|Boston Bruins BOS

Goalie Start

Swayman is expected to start Tuesday in St. Louis.

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Joe Haggerty 2022-04-19T16:33:49.238Z

Semyon Varlamov(Goalie)(G)|New York Islanders NYI

Injury

Varlamov (illness) will be available for Tuesday's game vs. the Panthers.

Varlamov missed his scheduled start on Friday due to an illness but will be available to serve as Ilya Sorokin's backup on Tuesday. Outside of a couple of tough outings, Varlamov has been pretty good recently, going 5-3-0 with a .922 SV% in his last eight games.

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Hailey Hunter 2022-04-19T16:30:05.877Z

Connor Hellebuyck(Goalie)(G)|Winnipeg Jets WPG

Goalie Start

Hellebuyck will start Tuesday in New York.

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Mike McIntyre 2022-04-19T16:27:16.736Z

Grant Hutton(Defenseman)(D)|Free Agent FA

Injury

Hutton (illness) is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Panthers.

Hutton missed Sunday's game in Toronto due to an illness but was back on the ice this morning and is expected to play Tuesday vs. the Panthers. Hutton will either replace Sebastian Aho or Zdeno Chara in the lineup.

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Hailey Hunter 2022-04-19T16:25:03.701Z

Petteri Lindbohm(Defenseman)(D)|Free Agent FA

Line Change

Lindbohm will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.

Lindbohm has not been a regular in the Panthers lineup but he has appeared in seven games since joining the team. He collected his first assist on Sunday but will come out of the lineup against the Islanders on Tuesday. Robert Hagg will be his replacement.

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Jameson Olive 2022-04-19T16:21:48.946Z

Robert Hagg(Defenseman)(D)|Vegas Golden Knights VGK

Line Change

Hagg will be back in the Panthers lineup on Tuesday.

Hagg served as a healthy scratch on Sunday but will replace Petteri Lindbohm in the lineup on Tuesday. Since joining the Panthers, Hagg has one assist in 11 games while averaging 12:43 TOI/gm.

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Jameson Olive 2022-04-19T16:20:10.360Z

Alex Nedeljkovic(Goalie)(G)|San Jose Sharks SJS

Injury

Nedeljkovic (illness) is questionable for Tuesday's game in Tampa.

Nedeljkovic missed the morning skate due to illness and head coach Jeff Blashill called him a game-time decision. Either way, it sounds like Thomas Greiss gets the start and Magnus Hellberg will serve as his backup if Nedeljkovic is unavailable.

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Helene St. James 2022-04-19T16:10:33.957Z

Thomas Greiss(Goalie)(G)|Free Agent FA

Goalie Start

Greiss is expected to start Tuesday in Tampa.

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Helene St. James 2022-04-19T16:05:31.707Z

Martin Jones(Goalie)(G)|Free Agent FA

Goalie Start

Jones will start Tuesday in Toronto.

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Sam Carchidi 2022-04-19T16:06:46.768Z

Ville Husso(Goalie)(G)|Anaheim Ducks ANA

Goalie Start

Husso will start Tuesday vs. the Bruins.

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Jeremy Rutherford 2022-04-19T16:01:37.675Z

Mitchell Chaffee(Right Wing)(RW)|Tampa Bay Lightning TBL

Line Change

Chaffee will make his NHL debut on Tuesday.

Chaffee was an undrafted free agent out of UMass-Amherst, who has scored 22 goals with 15 assists (37 points) in 45 games with Iowa (AHL) this season. Chaffee will draw into the lineup on Tuesday with both Tyson Jost and Jordan Greenway still unavailable and Marcus Foligno moved into COVID-19 protocol on Monday.

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Anthony LaPanta 2022-04-19T15:43:26.695Z

Cam Talbot(Goalie)(G)|Detroit Red Wings DET

Goalie Start

Talbot will start Tuesday in Montreal.

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Anthony LaPanta 2022-04-19T15:38:51.944Z

Ville Husso(Goalie)(G)|Anaheim Ducks ANA

Goalie Start

Husso is in the starter's crease at the Blues morning skate.

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Jeremy Rutherford 2022-04-19T15:37:32.507Z

Sergei Bobrovsky(Goalie)(G)|Florida Panthers FLA

Goalie Start

Bobrovsky will start Tuesday against the Islanders.

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Jameson Olive 2022-04-19T15:37:02.379Z

Carey Price(Goalie)(G)|San Jose Sharks SJS

Goalie Start

Price will start Tuesday vs. the Wild.

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John L 2022-04-19T15:36:21.137Z

Andrei Vasilevskiy(Goalie)(G)|Tampa Bay Lightning TBL

Goalie Start

Vasilevskiy will start Tuesday vs. the Red Wings.

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Erik Erlendsson 2022-04-19T15:15:06.955Z

Jordan Harris(Defenseman)(D)|Boston Bruins BOS

Line Change

Harris will be back in the Canadiens lineup on Tuesday.

Harris will play Tuesday after being a healthy scratch for the last two games. Harris will replace Corey Schueneman in the lineup and comes in with no points in his first five career NHL games.

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Marc-André Perreault 2022-04-19T15:06:09.302Z

Mathieu Perreault(Center)(C)|Free Agent FA

Line Change

Perreault will be back in the Canadiens lineup on Tuesday.

Perreault will play for the first time since March 29th, replacing Joel Armia (personal) in the lineup vs. the Wild. Perreault has only appeared in 20 games this season, scoring three goals with three assists (six points).

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Marc-André Perreault 2022-04-19T15:04:57.208Z

Laurent Dauphin(Center)(C)|Arizona Coyotes ARI

Line Change

Dauphin will draw into the Canadiens lineup on Tuesday.

Dauphin has been a healthy scratch for the last four games but will replace Jake Evans (illness) in the lineup on Tuesday. Dauphin has picked up two goals and four assists (six points) in his last 13 games.

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Marc-André Perreault 2022-04-19T15:03:55.469Z

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