Joseph was banged up early in Sunday's game in Minnesota and he is not expected to play Tuesday in St. Louis. With Joseph out, Gabriel Fortier was recalled from the AHL and will make his NHL debut in Joseph's place.
Fortier will replace Mathieu Joseph on the Lightning's second line with Anthony Cirelli and Alex Killorn. Fortier has four goals and seven assists (11 points) in 17 AHL games this season.
Thompson hurt his shoulder vs. the Hurricanes on Friday and is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery on Tuesday. Even with Kevin Hayes back in the mix, Thompson's injury likely means that Morgan Frost will remain with the team.
Gaudette was recently claimed off of waivers from the Blackhawks and will make his debut on Wednesday. Gaudette centred the third line with Alex Formenton and Zach Sanford in Tuesday's practice.
Batherson was activated from the COVID-19 protocol list on Tuesday and will return to the lineup on Wednesday. Batherson was back on the top line with Josh Norris and Brady Tkachuk in Tuesday's practice and has seven goals and nine assists (16 points) in 14 games this season.
Haula was a healthy scratch on Sunday but will replace Anton Blidh in the lineup on Tuesday. Haula has had a slow start to his Bruins career, scoring just one goal and two assists in 17 games.
DeBrusk was a healthy scratch on Saturday but will return to the lineup on Tuesday with Brad Marchand suspended. DeBrusk recently requested a trade so any game in the lineup right now could be his last in a Bruins uniform. DeBrusk has scored three goals with three assists (six points) in 17 games this season.
Blidh will be replaced by Jake DeBrusk in the lineup on Tuesday. Blidh is day-to-day but has not yet been ruled out for their remaining two games this week.
Bozak is not expected to be available for Tuesday's game vs. the Lightning. This would leave the Blues without Bozak, David Perron, James Neal and Klim Kostin. Logan Brown was recalled on Monday and will suit up for Kostin, a seventh defenseman may be deployed to replace Bozak.
Hughes returns to the lineup one week ahead of schedule. Hughes had a great start to the season, scoring two goals with one assist in his first two games and will be back on the top power-play unit vs. the Sharks.
McCarron has split his season between the AHL and NHL. He's pointless in six games with the Predators but has one goal and two assists (three points) in nine AHL games.
Pinto underwent surgery to repair the dislocation he suffered on November 13th and there is no timetable for his return.
Keith was originally listed as day-to-day but was moved to IR on Tuesday to open up a roster spot for Markus Niemelainen to be recalled. Keith is eligible to be activated from IR whenever he's back to 100 percent.
