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Hellebuyck will start Wednesday vs. the Maple Leafs.
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Gaudette was added to the COVID-19 protocol list on Tuesday.
Gaudette was on the ice for the start of Tuesday's practice but was pulled immediately once the results of his test came back positive. Gaudette will undergo further testing to determine if it was a false positive but this doesn't bode well for him playing on Wednesday.
Cozens (upper-body) is questionable to play Wednesday.
Cozens left Monday's game vs. the Flyers with an upper-body injury and did not return. The Sabres did not provide much of an update on Cozens' status but said they didn't believe that it was season-ending. The fact that they even mentioned that, suggests that Cozens is going to miss some time, so don't expect to see him Wednesday.
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Saros led the Predators onto the ice for warmups.
Trocheck is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play Tuesday.
Panik is not on the ice for warmups and will be scratched on Tuesday.
Eller is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play in New York.
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Vanecek led the Capitals onto the ice for warmups.
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McElhinney led the Lightning onto the ice for warmups.
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Pickard led the Red Wings onto the ice for warmups.
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Blackwood led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.
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Vanecek is expected to start Tuesday in New York.
Carlo (upper-body) will return to the Bruins lineup on Tuesday.
Carlo has been out since March 5th but says he's 100 percent and will play on Tuesday. Carlo will provide a huge defensive boost to the Bruins' top-4 but comes in with just two goals and one assist in 21 games.
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Khudobin will start Tuesday in Nashville.
Saros (undisclosed) will be available for Tuesday's game vs. Dallas.
Saros was not available for the Predators game in Chicago on Sunday but will at least be available to backup on Tuesday. Saros has been red-hot as of late but Pekka Rinne is coming off of a 27-save performance in a win on Sunday, so it's unclear who Nashville will turn to.
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Lehtonen will make his Blue Jackets debut on Tuesday.
Lehtonen was acquired from the Maple Leafs on March 12th and is finally expected to make his Blue Jackets debut on Tuesday. In his first season in the NHL, Lehtonen has three assists in nine games.
Line Change
Highmore will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Highmore replaced Dylan Strome in the lineup on Sunday but they will swap spots on Tuesday. This marks the fifth time in seven games that Highmore will be a healthy scratch.
Strome (personal) will return to the Blackhawks lineup on Tuesday.
Strome missed Sunday's game vs. the Predators due to the birth of his child but is set to play on Tuesday. It's unclear who he'll line up with, but he skated with Kirby Dach and Mattias Janmark in his most recent game. Strome has one goal on six shots in five games since returning to the Blackhawks lineup on March 18th.
Barkov (lower-body) is not expected to play Tuesday but should return on their four-game homestand.
Barkov is expected to miss his fourth straight game on Tuesday but head coach Joel Quenneville expects him to play either Thursday, Saturday or Sunday. With Barkov out, Noel Acciari is expected to centre a line with Carter Verhaeghe and Anthony Duclair.
Trocheck (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday.
Trocheck has missed the last eight games with an upper-body injury but could return to the lineup on Tuesday. Trocheck has skated between Andrei Svechnikov and Jesper Fast for the last two days, so all signs are pointing towards him playing in Chicago.
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