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Liljegren played in eight straight games but will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday. Rasmus Sandin will draw back into the lineup to replace him.

Carrier has missed the last two games while nursing an undisclosed injury and was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list on Monday. Expect him to miss his third straight game on Tuesday.

Martinez will miss his second straight game on Tuesday but his status beyond then has not been determined. Monitor his status leading up to Thursday's game vs. the Red Wings.

Compher suffered an upper-body injury early in Saturday's game vs. the Sharks. He is expected to miss at least one month, with leaves the Avalanche without Nathan MacKinnon and Compher down the middle. With both of them out, Mikko Rantanen moved to centre in Monday's practice with Logan O'Connor moving up to RW1.

Lindblom has gone without a point and a minus-3 rating in his last 11 games. Lindblom will be scratched to "get a reset" according to head coach Alain Vigneault. Expect Patrick Brown to replace him in the lineup.

Ellis previously missed nine games with a lower-body injury but returned to the Flyers lineup in Dallas on Saturday. Ellis registered one assist in 18:45 TOI but re-injured himself and is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks.

Larsson is among the Coyotes' ice-time leaders and has recently been centring their top line with Phil Kessel. This would leave a huge hole for the Coyotes in their meeting with the Blues on Tuesday.

Noah Dobson stayed on late during the Islanders' optional morning skate, suggesting that he will be a healthy scratch on Monday. If Dobson sits, look for Aho to make his season debut in Tampa. Aho has six points (2G / 4A) in 25 career NHL games.

Dobson skated late with the scratches during Monday's morning skate, which signifies he could come out of the lineup for the first time this season. If Dobson does sit, Sebastian Aho would make his season debut. Dobson has no points, a minus-1 rating and 11 shots on goal in his last six games.

Cizikas missed Saturday's practice due to illness and is questionable to play Monday against the Lightning. He was able to skate Sunday, which is a good sign that he'll be available, but he remains a game-time decision

Boqvist missed six games with a lower-body injury and was a healthy scratch on Saturday. Monday will be his first game since October 23rd and comes in pointless with a minus-3 rating in five games.

Danforth was an undrafted free agent out of Sacred Heart University. The 28-year-old forward will skate on the fourth line with Jack Roslovic in his debut and comes up with five goals (2G / 3A) in eight AHL games.

Merzlikins allowed five goals on 41 shots (.878 SV%) in the Blue Jackets loss to the Rangers on Saturday. It was a rare rough outing for Merzlikins, who is 5-2-0 with a 2.42 GAA and .929 SV% in seven starts this season. In five career starts vs. the Red Wings, Merzlikins is 2-2-1 with a 1.60 GAA and .945 SV%.

Vasilevskiy stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Lightning's win over the Panthers on Saturday. The win snapped a brief two-game losing skid for Vasilevskiy, who is now 4-0-2 with a 1.63 GAA and .944 SV% in his last six starts. Tonight he faces an Islanders team that is 5-4-2 and ranks 27th in goal-scoring (2.45 GF/gm).

Pilon was a third-round pick in 2016 and appeared in one NHL game with Washington a season ago. Through 13 AHL games this season, the 23-year-old has leads Hershey with 11 points (5G / 6A).

Merzlikins allowed five goals on 41 shots (.878 SV%) in the Blue Jackets loss to the Rangers on Saturday. It was a rare rough outing for Merzlikins, who is 5-2-0 with a 2.42 GAA and .929 SV% in seven starts this season. In five career starts vs. the Red Wings, Merzlikins is 2-2-1 with a 1.60 GAA and .945 SV%.