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Nico Hischier(Center)(C)|New Jersey Devils NJD

Injury

HIschier (lower-body) will be back in the Devils lineup on Tuesday.

Hischier missed the last three games with a lower-body injury but will play Tuesday in Vancouver. Hischier figures to replace Mason Geertsen in the lineup and should be back in his second-line centre role.

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Amanda Stein 2022-03-15T19:16:06.088Z

Tyson Jost(Center)(C)|Nashville Predators NSH

Trade

The Wild have acquired Tyson Jost from the Avalanche for Nico Sturm.

Jost was selected No.10 overall in 2016 but has struggled to produce offensively, largely due to his role. Jost has played primarily as a bottom-6 forward this season due to the impressive depth in Colorado. Jost could play a more offensive role in Minnesota and heads there with six goals and eight assists (14 points) in 59 games this season.

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@mnwildPR 2022-03-15T18:45:00.798Z

Nico Sturm(Center)(C)|Minnesota Wild MIN

Trade

The Avalanche have acquired Nico Sturm from the Wild for Tyson Just.

The Avalanche frees up $1.275 million in AAV with this swap and acquire a bigger centre to play in their bottom-6. Sturm was an undrafted free agent out of Clarkson University, who has scored nine goals with eight assists (17 points) in 53 games with the Wild this season.

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@mnwildPR 2022-03-15T18:42:50.185Z

Jonathan Quick(Goalie)(G)|New York Rangers NYR

Goalie Start

Quick was the first goalie off of the ice at the Kings morning skate.

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Zach Dooley 2022-03-15T18:38:20.840Z

Tobias Bjornfot(Defenseman)(D)|Florida Panthers FLA

Injury

Bjornfot (undisclosed) will not play on Tuesday.

It's unclear when Bjornfot picked up an injury but he will not play Tuesday vs. the Avalanche. The injuries continue to pile up for the Kings, who will replace Bjornfot with Christian Wolanin.

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Patrick O'Neal 2022-03-15T18:16:31.551Z

Elias Pettersson(Center)(C)|Vancouver Canucks VAN

Injury

Pettersson (upper-body) will not play on Tuesday.

Pettersson remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will miss his second straight game on Tuesday. Head coach Bruce Boudreau said Pettersson's injury is not a long-term issue and they hope he'll be able to play on Thursday.

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Farhan Lalji 2022-03-15T18:15:22.634Z

Josh Manson(Defenseman)(D)|Colorado Avalanche COL

Line Change

Manson will make his Avalanche debut on Tuesday.

Manson was acquired from the Anaheim Ducks on Monday and will immediately step into the Avalanche lineup on Tuesday. The Avalanche played a man down in their last game, so he won't replace anyone. Without a morning skate, it's unclear who he will skate next to in his debut.

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Peter Baugh 2022-03-15T18:12:25.274Z

Joe Thornton(Center)(C)|Free Agent FA

Injury

Thornton (undisclosed) is expected to be back in the Panthers lineup on Tuesday.

Not only does it look like Thornton will be back in the lineup, it looks like he'll play on the top line with Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe. Thornton has just four goals and two assists (six points) in 24 games this season but will be amped up to face his former team in San Jose.

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George Richards 2022-03-15T17:41:40.034Z

Thatcher Demko(Goalie)(G)|Vancouver Canucks VAN

Goalie Start

Demko was the first goalie off of the ice at the Canucks morning skate.

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Thomas Drance 2022-03-15T17:20:49.659Z

James Reimer(Goalie)(G)|Free Agent FA

Goalie Start

Reimer (lower-body) will return to the Sharks' crease on Tuesday.

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Sheng Peng 2022-03-15T17:06:21.022Z

Casey DeSmith(Goalie)(G)|Dallas Stars DAL

Goalie Start

DeSmith will start Tuesday in Nashville.

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Matt Vensel 2022-03-15T17:03:06.097Z

Juuse Saros(Goalie)(G)|Nashville Predators NSH

Goalie Start

Saros will start Tuesday vs. the Penguins.

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Brooks Bratten 2022-03-15T16:51:44.575Z

Adin Hill(Goalie)(G)|Vegas Golden Knights VGK

Injury

Hill (lower-body) is doubtful to be available on Tuesday.

Hill woke up on Monday sore with a recurrence of his lower-body injury that forced him to miss an extended period of time. Hill stopped all 29 shots that he faced in a shutout win over the Kings on Saturday.

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Curtis Pashelka 2022-03-15T16:33:24.551Z

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

Goalie Start

Bobrovsky will start Tuesday in San Jose.

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@FlaPanthers 2022-03-15T16:25:03.188Z

Jake Oettinger(Goalie)(G)|Dallas Stars DAL

Goalie Start

Oettinger will start Tuesday in Toronto.

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Matthew DeFranks 2022-03-15T16:23:59.687Z

Andrew Copp(Center)(C)|Detroit Red Wings DET

Injury

Copp (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.

Copp was banged up late in Sunday's game in St. Louis and was not on the ice for Tuesday's morning skate. Copp will be a game-time decision and will be replaced by Adam Brooks if he's unable to go.

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Scott Billeck 2022-03-15T16:19:14.361Z

Marc-Andre Fleury(Goalie)(G)|Free Agent FA

Goalie Start

Fleury will start Tuesday vs. the Bruins.

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Charlie Roumeliotis 2022-03-15T16:16:59.904Z

Anton Forsberg(Goalie)(G)|Los Angeles Kings LAK

Goalie Start

Forsberg will start Wednesday vs. the Blue Jackets.

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TSN1200 2022-03-16T11:49:21.089Z

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

Goalie Start

Varlamov starts Tuesday In Washington.

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Andrew 2022-03-15T15:54:57.262Z

Artturi Lehkonen(Left Wing)(LW)|Colorado Avalanche COL

Injury

Lehkonen (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.

Lehkonen missed Sunday's game in Philadelphia with an upper-body injury but he will be a game-time decision on Tuesday. Lehkonen will replace Ryan Poehling (out indefinitely) if he's able to play. Mathieu Perreault will likely draw in if Lehkonen is unavailable.

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Eric Engels 2022-03-15T15:40:54.845Z

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